It has been such a long time since I had to wake up in the middle of the night more than once to attend a crying child! And feel powerless.....At least a few years ago, I knew what to do: feed, change a diaper, cuddle... and that was it! This time nothing seems to help... ....and apparently the symptoms might last up to one week... One LOOOOOOONG week...
Forget about healthy diet at this stage... The only goal is to make our son drink fluids and eat some food... He was delighted to hear at the pediatrician's office that he could eat icecream. More than once a day. Even for breakfast! Think: a child's dream-come-true... but even icecream is hard for him to get down these days... And no, I did not offer Little Baby's Ice pizza-flavor icecream... (yes, I know some people in Philadelphia are very creative; maybe too creative???) but maybe I should?
Kefir, hot chocolate, and homemade smoothies are his most favorite foods these days... So whatever makes him feed himself a little bit is welcome in his glass!! My home made soupe-aux-légumes did not make it past two teaspoons at lunch yesterday. Hopefully he'll feel better tomorrow to have a few more spoons... or I'll dilute it enough so that he can drink it with a straw!! No matter how willing I am to feed him Kefir yogurt and smoothies, he is like me who shivers from drinking too much cold liquid at once (no ice in my water. EVER). Here he is, drinking his Kefir with a straw (and every sip he swallows without crying makes he happy) but then, 5 minutes later, I see him shiver and soon heading to the bathroom. MI-SE-RA-BLE, I told you...... He feels so miserable that he does not even comment on the menu that we, meanwhile, eat. We do add Kefir and icecream on our menu (our daughter is delighted!)... but we still eat other real food as well! I can't wait for him to feel better. We actually started a list of dishes that he would want to have when he feels better. Think, his birthday is next week and he might have to pass on his birthday cake! On his list are empanadas, galettes des rois, charlotte aux fruits rouge, bagels, moules-frites, fish with wild rice, corn on the cob, candies, fish fingers, pancakes, madeleines and viennoiseries (pains au chocolat, croissant, brioche, etc.) I told him that except for out-of-season corn on the cob and galette des rois, we'll that when he feels better. I get a smile when he thinks about it... So yes, once he feels better, I will take the time to make some of these dishes and remember to purchase the viennoiseries from school on Friday. But that's not until a few more miserable days. Pff...
Here is a dip that I served earlier this week to the three of us who could eat solid food. For Americans who love their bagels-and-lox-for-breakfast, it would feel like breakfast. For those of us who are not eating bagels for breakfast but rather for lunch, it would feel like a nice dip to serve before dinner or to go along with cocktail drinks. Unfortunately, not straw-friendly for our son at this stage. Bon Appétit!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Greek yogurt or Labne (Lebanese cream-cheese style)- A few ounces of smoked salmon, cut in small pieces- 1/2 Cucumber (diced)- Capers (to taste)- Dill- Olive oil- Salt & pepper to taste
- Mix the greek yogurt/labne with the smoked salmon, cucumber, capers and dill.
- Add a one Tbs of Olive oil and salt & pepper to taste
- Serve with buckwheat mini-crepes, pita chips or crackers... or on bagels!
My Personal Comments
- I like it best with Labne but Greek yogurt makes it a little bit lighter. You could, obviously use cream cheese but I personally don't like with cream cheese.
- If you don't have cucumber, you could use celery. The idea is to add something crunchy to the dip.
- If I don't find dill, I use fennel fronds
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Awww sorry to hear about your little one. It's tough to see them in pain or uncomfortable. Wishing him a speedy recovery
ReplyDeleteMy 2 year old daughter also just had foot& mouth, it really is just awful! Especially when they have a lot of sores and dont want to eat or drink. Lots of lukewarm broth helped a bit, good luck:)
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