I've been meaning to post this for a while, so I thought today, "Eat Like Us Day," would be fitting. This is the 3-day food diary I submitted before his visit with the hospital nutrition department. I always felt like he ate a lot every day, but seeing it all written down overwhelmed me!
DAY ONE
Breakfast
1 cup Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice Cereal (Gluten Free Variety)
5/8 cup West Soy brand Plain Rice Beverage
Lunch
1 2/3 cups unsweetened applesauce (Kroger)
39g cooked weight Cook’s brand ready-to-cook ham steak, pan-fried in small amount of bacon grease
Snacks throughout the day
15 g Enjoy Life chocolate chips
5 homemade rice graham crackers, weight = 40g
Dinner
2oz West Soy brand Plain Rice Beverage
15 g (uncooked weight) De Boles spaghetti-style rice pasta, a few drops of canola oil and a pinch of kosher salt
1/2 pound (uncooked weight) bison, fat drained, lightly salted
DAY TWO
Breakfast
1/2 cup Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice Cereal (Gluten Free Variety)
1/4 cup West Soy brand Plain Rice Beverage
3 coconut muffins, homemade
Lunch
35g cooked weight Cook’s brand ready-to-cook ham steak, pan-fried in small amount of bacon grease
4oz apple juice
Snacks throughout the day
10 g of Enjoy Life Boom Choco Boom dark chocolate bar
2 coconut muffins, homemade
Dinner
145g chicken nuggets, homemade
DAY THREE
Breakfast
10g (1 pack) Mrs. Mays Freeze Dried Apple Chips
1 coconut muffin, homemade
103g red grapes
Lunch
1 medium fresh pear
65g chicken nuggets, homemade
4 oz apple juice
Snacks throughout the day
1/2 cup Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice Cereal (Gluten Free Variety)
1/4 cup West Soy brand Plain Rice Beverage
10 g of Enjoy Life Boom Choco Boom dark chocolate bar
12 Edward & Sons Brown Rice Snaps
2 tsp coconut oil (he dips the rice snaps in the coconut)
Dinner
55g roasted turkey tenderloin, cooked with canola oil, kosher salt & black pepper
¼ cup white long grain rice cooked with homemade chicken stock, pinch of salt
Overall, he really needs more calcium. He refuses to drink the new rice milk we had to switch to, and he can't drink the So Delicious coconut milk anymore that he used to love, because it contains guar gum. So he doesn't drink any milk substitute anymore, just has it in the many bowls of cereal he eats every day. Once I ever get his skin cleared up I have a multivitamin and a corn free calcium supplements to trial him on (separately). He is also lacking in vitamin A, primarily. We got some ideas for new foods to trial when safe, and I'm to push peaches (which seem safe for him).
