Mom2Max asked:


My son is 17 months old. His pedi told me since his weight was on track, I could feed him 2% milk instead of whole – his stance is that children don’t HAVE to have all that fat.
I realize opinions are conficting – and in 10 years – there will be new rules to parent by.

Now to the point :
My son has discovered Fage yogurt and is in love. The whole yogurt says the container has 45% of the daily allowance of sat fat. This would be for a full grown adult, not a 26 lb toddler. Is this alright to feed a child – or should I opt for a more reduced fat version? I’m not going all Anna Nicole and wanting a ‘thin’ baby. I just know the problems with obesity and high fat diets and wish to curb any problems before they begin.
He is pretty active. I was just wondering if other parents watched the fat intake of children so young – when it is said that Sat fats help with brain development. I have no problem buying reduced fat ones. I just didn’t want to unnecessarily give him ‘diet’ food.

Alice

Sunshine asked:


Someone had told me about a special diet that friends had used for their three overweight boys, who also had problems with anger and bad attitudes. Not only did the boys lose weight, but their attitudes completely improved. I remember that certain raw vegetables was one of the good things. It was a diet that did not use special diet foods. Hopefully, some of you have had experience with successful children’s diets and can help. I’m searching for help for my seven-year-old grandson, who is 3′ 11 1/2″ tall and weighs 82 pounds. Thank you!

Darrell