33:  Healthy, High-Calorie Foods for Kids

I recently had a mom tell me she wanted to help her child gain weight, and when she spoke with her pediatrician, they told her to “just feed ice cream and cookies and not worry about it.” And while technically this advice might work, she didn’t feel great about it. It puts her in the position of choosing between her child’s nutrition OR their weight, which made her second guess. And I’m glad she did!In this week’s podcast episode, I want to set the record straight, because you do not have to choose between healthy foods and helping your child gain weight! There’s a third option, which is to add healthy, high-calorie foods into your child’s days. (While still serving treats, sweets, and desserts when it’s appropriate!)If you’d love to help your child put on weight by eating more calorie-dense foods—or if it’s not about weight, but you’re worried they’re not getting enough calories in the day—this episode will give you ideas, recipes, and tips for adding calories and nutrition to their days.In This Episode, We Discuss…Why certain foods are better than others for weight gain (03:50)Healthy, high-calorie foods that can help kids gain weight (08:15)Reasons other than weight gain to prioritize high-calorie foods (19:50)When the doctor’s recommendation of “let them eat ice cream and cookies” makes sense (21:00)