Is anyone else dieting with an underweight dc?

[m0therofdragons]

So far I'm giving dd full fat milk and additional cheese or yoghurt but is anyone else in the same position? Grateful for any tips. Dd knows she's slim but is not aware I'm trying to help her gain weight. All along my attempts to lose weight myself she's not been affected (and I've failed) but now I'm going to slimming world and I'm trying new family meals. She's enjoying them as she does eat a good variety of food but I'm worried she's filling up on low calorie food. Don't want to become healthier at the expense of dd!

Could you give her what you have but just bulk it out slightly with extra carbs, pasta, rice, potato etc?
Also you could give her snacks in between meals to up her calories, handful of nuts, peanut butter on wholemeal toast, full fat yoghurts etc.
Also, milkshakes are good - my DSS loved ones made with full fat milk, peanut butter and banana.

She drinks lots of milk but seems to have gone for water recently as she can do that herself as milk is high up in our annoying new fridge (integrated in new house). I need to start getting her milk. Peanut butter and normal butter are probably the only things she won't eat but she loves bagels so has them after school. Hard to get more snacks in when she's at school other than fruit.

Milkshake is a good idea - will make some to go with her breakfast. Thank you 😊

Ds is very thin. I do sw.

But i make sure ds has a filling breakfast, snack after school (can be anything from toast to crackers to fruit) and i also pour him a glass of milk when he gets in.

I add things to his dinner that he likes. Extra potatos etc. He also has supper. Usually ceral.

We also get him those belvita breakfast biscuits if he isnt eating much.

Has your dd tried the flavoured peanut butters? Ds doesnt like peanut butter but eats those. And as before milkshakes are a good one.

We have to be careful with ds because if you fill him up too much he then eats very little for a few days. So it doesnt help him long term. Dh is the same is exactly the same.

There is no need for your eating to be a detriment to your dd.

I have DC who need a very high fat, high protein diet who are underweight and need 3 meals and 3 snacks. I comfort eat and need to lose weight. Not a good combination when I end up eating cake etc meant for them.

Their food is enriched with olive oil and cream, cheese, butter, milk or dairy free alternatives for the one with multiple allergies. I sometimes use milk powder as well. For example, we had scrambled eggs for breakfast. Theirs had extra cheese, cream, olive oil, butter and salt in whereas mine didn't. They also had toast, I had tomatoes.