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From:	Jesse (71.0.181.74)
Subject:	Re: Children and The 80/10/10 Diet
Date:	August 8, 2012 at 7:30 am PST

In Reply to: Re: Children and The 80/10/10 Diet posted by Dr. Doug Graham on August 8, 2012 at 6:51 am:

Dr. Graham, my best friend's daughter is 15 months old
and weaned herself from breast milk shortly after she
turned one. So, my friend has been feeding her
daughter green juices, soft vegetables and fruit
smoothies, with the occasional mashed sweet potatoes
or cooked beans. She has given her eggs and cheese on
occasion, but finds that when she does, her daughter's
bowel movements smell horrible and that is a concern
for her. Majority of my friend's daughter's food
comes from fruit. Since she was 5-6 months of age,
she has been giving her green juice and fruit
smoothies, with breast milk being her main source of
nutrition. Now that she's not breast feeding anymore,
my friend is wondering if her daughter is getting the
right amount of nutrition from her food. That's why I
asked my question.

I think K.D.'s reply was a bit harsh and I agree with
your question to K.D, Dr. Graham. There's so much
misinformation out there about how to feed children.
Most of the children I have met that eat the standard
American diet full of meat and refined carbohydrates
are not healthy. They are sick all the time and a lot
of them are over weight. My friend's daughter is
nowhere near over weight, has never been sick (not
even a sniffle) and is a happy, little girl. She is
thin, but I feel that's actually normal. Toddlers
aren't supposed to be chubby, like most are.

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