Nutritionist Visit - #1

As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm very impressed with Peyton's nutritionist, Amy. She's very knowledgeable, and we're really on the same page. What I mean by that is she is very much into sensible, natural-as-possible food. No sugar-loaded Pediasure, etc. I love this woman! The other really cool thing is that her instructions are not just for kids - they're for adults, too!

I have gotten TONS of e-mails about my last post. It's so encouraging to me to know that so many of my friends and family feel the same way I do about this stuff. It makes the journey so much easier! I've decided to post some of the details of my visits with Amy to share with you. Partly because it just gives me an outlet to write about what's going on with Peyton, but also because I know you guys will love this info. And hey - it's free! I'll just pull some of the important parts of our discussions and pass them along to you. Keep in mind that this stuff is coming straight from the horse's mouth. It's not just MY opinion or anything like that. This is what the nutritionist says to do. Most of it is common sense anyway, but it gives a fresh spin on things, I think.

This past week, we discussed some very basic eating and drinking habits. Jason and I do most of these things already, so it was nice not to have to overhaul too much yet. We will meet with Amy the week after next, and in the meantime, Peyton will be doing some food intolerance/allergy testing. This is a MUST anytime you're dealing with food issues of any kind. And in case you didn't know this, I'll tell you! If you or your kids have ANY kind of behavior issues (including ADD/ADHD), I HIGHLY encourage you to have them extensively tested for food intolerance/allergy. It is PROVEN that many kids with ADD/ADHD and similar disorders have food problems.

Ok, here are a few points. I'll post some more tomorrow. :)

1. Eat Breakfast Everyday.
2. Eat Every 3-4 hours with balance.
3. Balance your meals with the BE-Well Method. (I will post the details tomorrow, but it's basically a protein/carb + vegetable combination)
4. Do not eat or drink between meals (she counts a snack as a meal, by the way). Water is ok.
5. Learn to respond to hunger appropriately, with balance, add treats only after a balanced meal or snack has been eaten.
6. Be active between meals.
7. Exercise everyday.

**My favorite (well, and least favorite) point of the week? School lunches are quite possibly the worst thing for kids to eat. Ever. Well, great. I guess it's time to stop slacking off, huh? I told Logan he will only be eating at school 2 days/week from now on. He was bummed, but he understood. He wants to be healthy, too.