[lslepekis]

hi all,
i need to give my 1 year old more fats in her diet. she only gained one pound in 3 months and fatty food isnt really something we have a lot of in the house. its lacking in her diet. what are some healthy foods with fats besides yogrut, cottage cheese, butter, avacado and cows milk? also is cows milk, yogrut and cottage cheese similar nutrition/fat wise? if i give my daughter yogrut, cheese and cottage cheese does she need the cows milk too? she is breastfeeding.
thanks so much,
leah

 

[mumkimum]

No reason to insist on cow milk that I could think of.

Coconut milk, olives &/or olive oil, ricotta cheese.

 

[cathe]

Grind nuts/seeds in a coffee grinder or blender (almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkins seeds, flax, etc.) and stir into oatmeal, rice, applesauce, whatever she's eating. Great minerals as well as essential fatty acids.

 

[ilovemygirl]

I had a very lengthy discussion with dd's doctor about this. I was concerned because we are vegan. We use coconut and olive oil to cook with. DD eats a lot of cashew butter (you could use any nut butter though), pumpkin seeds and hummus. She drinks a cup of almond or hemp milk once a day. The doctor is more than satisfied with this for her fat intake.

 

[weliveintheforest]

you can make yummy spreads with soaked sunflower and pumpkin seeds blended up in the food processor.
if you eat eggs, egg yolks are good.

 

[Nourishing Bodies]

These are all great suggestions. I use them as well. When my daughter was 1, her doctor told me that she needed more fats in her diet. I told her I was giving her all of the fats we mentioned above. She was NOT satisfied. She wanted her to eat JUNK FOOD! Well, as you can imagine, I've never returned to her office. Follow your instincts and good for you for asking for fat suggestions.

 

[cathe]

That's funny -- you reminded me of when I was pg with my first dd--I wasn't putting on enough weight so my midwife told me to go eat some creampuffs--no healthy fat suggestions--just creampuffs.

 

[Jadzia]

Does she like pasta? My son just loves plain pasta coated with Earth Balance. Butter or olive oil over pasta would also be good.

 

[MoonStarFalling]

Flax, hemp, pine nuts, egg yolks if you eat them. Cows milk isn't necessary.

 

[Ianthe]

I add oils to my DS's diet, and he loves avocados, and will eat a half of one to himself.

Hummus, and add lots and lots of oil to it

Nut butter sandwiches
Avocado sandwiches
Add nut butter and ground nuts to oatmeal, or any other kind of hot cereal
Fruit shakes made with coconut milk and nut butter