Malnutrition

[bednobs]

My daughter doesn't eat very well, she's not particularly adventurous with food and dislikes various textures. she has an un-varied diet. She wont take vitamin tablets
is there anything you can buy that's tasteless (or can be hidden in food/drink) that has iron and various other minerals and vitamins in?

[anneasquith]

Would she eat home made ice lollies ?

[Islay]

Does she like milkshakes bednobs?

[Sqad]

If she is well in herself bednobs, active, bright, mischievous and cheeky, then she is perfectly normal and doesn't require all those supplements that you mention.
Kids can thrive on what you and i would call an "un-varied diet", so don't worry and waste your money on supplements.

[Islay]

Sqad I was going to suggest adding marvel milk powder to milkshakes as it is full of protein and calcium - it was the food supplement I was advised to take as its not an actual supplement is 'normal' food and readily and cheaply available

[bednobs]

nah, she doesn't like milk and hasn't done since she was about 18 months old.
she does eat fruit, but i was particularly concerned about calcium (although she does eat cheese) and iron which i dont think fruit has in
thans for your answers though everyone :)

[anneasquith]

Most chemists have liquid vitamins available for children.

[Sqad]

Islay....fair enough.
However in my opinion adding calcium supplements in any form to children, may lay them open to developmental problems in later life and particularly the effect on their kidneys.
She seems to be doing satisfactorily based on bednobs post.
I wouldn't give her any supplements if she were my child.

[Islay]

I took these as I could not swallow the adult ones have to say they were very nice!!

http://www.boots.com/haliborange-3-12-years-calcium-and-vitamin-d-bones-and-teeth-30-strawberry-flavour-softies-10114809

[bednobs]

she has that child's inbuilt ability to detect ANYTHING healthy at 50 paces and AVOID AVOID AVOID. This includes tablets made to be like sweets. I thank you all for your answers, especially to sqad who has put my mind at rest

[EcclesCake]

Fortisip offer fruit drinks. Unfortunately I haven't tried the fruit one so cannot advise further.

I cannot think what the name is but there is a product that you can add to soup, casseroles any wet dishes really that add the essentials to a plate of food for those with a poor appetite.

I'll check on the name of the powder additive and let you know.

[Islay]

Is it complan Eccles?

[pixie374]

I really wouldn't worry either, bednobs, if she seems healthy and has energy... Just keep offering a balance without any big deal and she may start eating other things. Mine all had some phases too when I did wonder, but it doesn’t last.

[tamborine]

Virol aka malt extract in health food shops, might appeal to her.

[jennyjoan]

Bednobs - I don't know what age she is but believe me as she gets older she will eat a variety of food so no need to add supplements. Sqad is correct.

[Georgiesmum]

Were you thinking of Build Up?

[mikey4444]

It seems to me that your daughter has a much deeper problem....an eating disorder if you like, especially when it comes to "different textures"

You might be better placed dealing with that through your GP, than finding nefarious ways around the problem.

[Mamyalynne]

I doubt that Mikey at age 4/5 they make quite a thing of textures, eating fruit and cheese and being in good health, I'm sure she'll be fine.

[Jackdaw33]

Fortisip is crap. Ensure is much better and tastier. I know, having been fed Fortisip in hospital. Cheap and nasty.

[Cloverjo]

Like Mikey, I think, I had assumed bednobs' daughter was almost grown up.
As she's still little, don't fuss about her food or eating, and she'll be fine.

[Hopkirk]

Bananas