J's Diet

I was trying to think of a topic to write about as I was feeding my son lunch, and I figured I might as well do a post about what he eats. I'm on a mission to cram as many calories into J as I can before he starts walking. I would like him to get up to 20 pounds by then. His pediatrician in Kansas City had suggested putting oil or butter in his food, so I started blending tons of butter in his veggies. It seems to be working, because he's been gaining a pound a month since I've been doing this (not a lot for most babies, but that's a lot for J). And by tons of butter, I mean I could probably write a Paula Dean baby food book.

Here's what J eats in a typical day:

Breakfast: breast milk, banana, egg cooked in butter
Snack: breast milk, Cheerios
Lunch: chicken and veggies blended with butter, apple juice
Snack: breast milk and he steals some of my lunch
Dinner: veggies blended with butter, some of my dinner, apple juice
Bedtime: breast milk (I'm a bad/lazy mom, I nurse him to sleep most of the time)

I admire people who do all organics. I'm trying, but it's hard with a husband who is cheap and thinks organics are a waste of money.

pretty much

I can buy organics for J as long as the price difference isn't too much. J's eggs, butter, veggies, and apple juice are all organic. Buying these at Costco makes it easier. Organic eggs and butter at Costco are the same price as non organic at Vons, the grocery store we shop at. The organic veggies are actually a lot cheaper than Vons. And the apple juice is a bit more expensive, but my husband is fine with the price because it will take J a long time to go through 2 gallons of juice. The chicken he eats isn't organic, but it is steroid and hormone free. I'm looking at buying him organic bananas because those are only 10 cents more per pound. I haven't looked into organic Cheerios yet. His dinner will never be all organic because he eats what we eat- frozen dinners from Costco or restaurant food.

It probably horrifies some of you mommies that I give him so much butter, but I'm so tired of him being tiny. He is a little over 18 pounds, and he was supposed to weigh this at 4 months, not 12. He's "supposed" to weigh about 27 pounds now. Another reason why I don't mind giving him butter is because I believe the lipid hypothesis/diet-heart hypothesis is a lie that is propagated by the government and Big Pharma.