Miss Peregrine Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 My kids are losing weight.:eek: I have added back in oatmeal and brown rice for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We eat paleo, grain free. They will eventually level out. My son lost a lot of weight, but he was overweight. My daughter only lost 5 pounds. She was slim to begin with. I would suggest increasing their intake of veggies, add potatoes if you can. If they are eating more meat than veggies, then they will lose weight quickly. My son lost weight so fast, that it scared me. But we found out later that he was also having gallbladder issues. He did finally level out, he is very thin and he has only gained about 10 pounds. And his appetite is typical for a growing teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 We have just switched to low grain, my kids are already bean poles, I've kept oats and rice in the diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplain Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yes, that can be an issue. DH and I are grain free, but the kids aren't. They eat rice and some corn, and they get small amounts of a few other GF grains in their GF bread. I tend to agree with Kurt Harris's take on carbs (see quote below). I figure kids fall in the "need to gain weight" category, so he'd probably suggest they eat more rather than fewer carbs. I am agnostic on macronutrient ratios outside of very broad parameters. Archevore eaters typically range from 5-35% carbohydrate, from 10-30% protein and from 50 to 80% fat (mostly from animals) but wider ranges are entirely possible if you are not dieting and you are meticulous about the quality of your animal food sources. If you are trying to lose weight, really minimizing fructose and eating 50-70g a day of carbohydrate as starch is recommended. Skipping breakfast or at least no carbs for breakfast can be very helpful. If you are at your desired weight and healthy, 20% of calories as carbs is plenty for most very active people. It is perfectly acceptable if you don't gain fat with it to eat more starch and less animal fat. source Harris does eat white rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I let mine eat grains as well although I don't usually. My kids are on the small side as well- we do white rice and brown rice pasta occasionally and a few other gf things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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