my 3 yr old

[jrmuscle]

ok my boy is turning 3 in august and every time we go to his check ups hes the perfect weight i know not a bad thing but his ribs show and the doc said he could gain some weight and i dont know how to make sense of what the doc says muti vitamin gummies? more starchy foods? and also more rice?
ok he recommended these things to add healthy weight but i dont know about starchy foods my boy is picky! he wsont even eat potatoes french fries but damn hell eat a whole head of lettuce a hamburger and raw brocolli. so what i need to know is how can i get his ribs to look less i hate to say it but 3rd world country like i said tho he eats alot and still perfect weight. thanks

 

[King-kong]

I would not be concerned at all. I knew plenty of lean kids growing up and they all turned out normal. As long as he is eating quality foods when he eats you should be fine. They have a bmi chart for children on the web and my sons school (6y.o.) sent home a borderline obesity notice two years in a row. He is skin and bones - ribs and all -and when I did the calculations he is in the low-normal range. I found out later that they used a height of 2 inches less and supposedly do this to obtain more funding.

 

[fsm]

Hah! People used to stop my mom on the street and accuse her of child abuse cause I looke like a little war refugee. She was a wonderful cook and there was always plenty to eat, but I guess I was picky. Didn't stop me from being over-weight later though.

 

[jrmuscle]

thanks i feel that way too

i know hes normal too i think hes going to be alot like me tall and lean then bam all muscle lol thanks guys

 

[pesty4077]

ok my boy is turning 3 in august and every time we go to his check ups hes the perfect weight i know not a bad thing but his ribs show and the doc said he could gain some weight and i dont know how to make sense of what the doc says muti vitamin gummies? more starchy foods? and also more rice?
ok he recommended these things to add healthy weight but i dont know about starchy foods my boy is picky! he wsont even eat potatoes french fries but damn hell eat a whole head of lettuce a hamburger and raw brocolli. so what i need to know is how can i get his ribs to look less i hate to say it but 3rd world country like i said tho he eats alot and still perfect weight. thanks

Jr, my 14 year old boy is 5'7" at 111 pounds and eats like a horse. I be more worried if he is over weight. Just keep feeding him when he is hungry and will be fine.

 

[madmick]

I was the always smallest skinniest kid most of my life. Even at HS graduation I was around 150. My mom used to cry cause I just did'nt want to eat. Now I average around 230 at 5'9. I really would'nt worry about it.

 

[Steve123]

From one dad to another...When the kid is hungry, he will eat. Trust me! It is amazing. I have one that has been eating everything in sight since he was a featus, 13 now, plays football and wants to be the next Matt Light (probably eats a much too).

I have another one who eats exactly enought to survive. Both are very healthy.

The little man will eat when he wants to!

 

[STEVO 47]

I was told by our family physician that it's not that important
for youngsters to eat only good quality foods to point. As long as they
eat through out the day and not continuously sucking on
lollypops. things should be fine. Now my little girls ribs show
abit too but not to the extreme. I would say if it's bad enough
to catch your attention, I would recommend seeing another
doctor. it could be something intestinal or even a parasite
Which i doubt

 

[jrmuscle]

no not a parasite

hes a good strong lad i just think the doc got me stirred up a lil bit

 

[arnoldismyhero]

hes a good strong lad i just think the doc got me stirred up a lil bit

I am not a doctor, but I can say this. When I was a kid, my ribs used to show like crazy. Now they are covered in muscle. He will eat when hungry. I used to eat just enough to survive. Keep him lean, especially later on. He will thank you when the girls aren't calling him a fatass.

 

[Tnoel]

Dude my 4 1/2 year old basically eats nothing -- pizza, cereal, french fries, peanut butter and jelly, and any kind of crap food he can get his hands on. On top of it he was 7 weeks premature. Still sits where he needs to be -- doctor said he will eat when he's ready. He will eat yogurt so I keep a healthy supply in the house. In addition, he likes protein drinks -- I'll make him one whenver he wants it. All that to say -- he'll be fine.

BTW -- my 2 year old eats like a horse. No visible ribs showing on him. All kids are different.