Is a high fat diet appropriate for toddlers/children?
I have been following Dr Rosendale's diet with success, and eat a strict paleo diet. I try to feed my children a paleo diet, and was wondering whether a high fat diet is appropriate for them, when they are also eating a good amount of carbohydrates (from fruits, sweet potato and some rice). Should I be reducing fat from butter, oils, nuts etc?
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Fiona on 18 Sep, 2012 06:50 AM
Dr. Rosedale is traveling right now. Though I have heard him say to adults not to mix the two, as the carbohydrates will maintain a person burning sugar as their primary fuel, and so then the fat will be stored.
In a child, at least an active child they will burn off the sugar pretty quickly. We have many friends that have their kids eat the same as them, the Rosedale diet with great success. Though it does take a little more effort, and their kids get tempted with others things here and there but for the most part they are probably a good 80% Rosedale.
We even have two awesome kids of friends in California who make their own kyle chips and sell them in the school playground, they also often teach other kids about the detriments of eating bad. Also, 'paleo' can be many different things today, but for the most part it is fresh, organic, grass fed, good oils, veggies.
It can also be too high on protein and to high on some starches. However, it is still so much better than the standard SAD diet and processed foods. Keep up the good work in teaching your kids what food really does, and how their outcomes will be different depending on what they eat.
Remember that carbohydrates are not an essential nutrient, not for you, your kids or any life.
2 Posted by Vicki Aron on 19 Sep, 2012 01:54 AM
Thank you very much for your response.
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Support Staff 3 Posted by Fiona on 19 Sep, 2012 02:11 AM
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4 Posted by Alan on 22 Dec, 2012 08:46 AM
Hi everybody,
I have a friend whose daughter is sick almost every month. This fever that cough and not sleeping well. She was about 4 - 5 years then ( now 7 years old ) and her front tooth never seems to grow. I told her to go with the Rosedale Diet. Her tooth grows. She never has any of this or that sicknesses. She takes lots of VCOs.
Support Staff 5 Posted by Fiona on 22 Dec, 2012 08:52 AM
Alan, that is great news. Do you mind if we add it to our testimonial page?
6 Posted by Alan CK Hooi on 22 Dec, 2012 09:52 AM
Please do.
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