High Fat, High Protien Diet for Children

My son has been struggling (very dramatically) with constipation issues over the last 5 months - and for someone only 14 months old, that's an awfully long time!  I tried increasing his liquid intake, decreasing his milk, increasing fibre, and it wasn't until I started to decrease wheat products that we began to see a difference.  The Doctor was of little to no use in this area when we went in for a check-up several weeks ago, so we booked an appointment with a Naturopath.  Now, I don't put a lot of stock in Naturopaths for a lot of things, but it makes sense to me to see a Naturopath for gastro-intestinal issues, since foods seemed to be the problem and the "proper, Canada Food Guide" recommended diet and information that the Doctor gave me was obviously causing problems for my little man's stomach.

The Naturopath explained to me that young children should really not be eating grain products at all until their molars start to come in.  The front teeth, which H has, are 'cutting' teeth, meant for cutting meats.  The molars are meant for grinding grains.  He also said that fruits often cause a lot of problems for youngsters because although they are high in fibre, the little stomachs don't contain the right enzymes to break down the sucralose, which, due to improper digestion, can irritate the bowels, causing additional pain when pooping.  Similar to fruits, vegetables shouldn't be taken in in high amounts, and when they are consumed they should be cooked, which starts the breaking-down process. 

Legumes are also complicated to digest, so when we do start feeding him legumes and grains, we are supposed to ferment them first in salt water or whey in a dark cupboard so that they're more easily broken down by small stomachs. 

Meats, on the other hand, were meant to be consumed along side fats.  There are nutrients in the fats that aid our bodies in absorbing the protein in the meats that we eat.  He told me that for our whole family, we should buy and cook with regular ground beef, leave the skin on chickens when we eat them, and not to be afraid of fatty cuts of meats. 

As H approaches 18 months and then 24 months, more of these nixed foods will be reintroduced back into his diet.  Having said that, I don't intend on being so strict as to never allow him to have fruits this summer, or cake at someone's birthday party.  I don't think it will ruin him to have that.

So what does that leave us with?  Dairy - preferably Goat products, which we already do, high-fat meats, fish, simple vegetables like cucumbers, cooked vegetables....  That's not an awful lot. The Naturopath recommended that for his growing brain, he eat 2-3 eggs a day.  Raw egg yolks are the healthiest way to consume the beneficial nutrients in eggs (but they need to be extracted carefully so as to have no egg whites on them).  He also suggested to add coconut oil to whatever of his foods that I can. 

So, I'm in need of ideas!  If you follow me on Pinterest, you'll have noticed that I've been crazily pinning flourless baking recipes to try out - I realize that kids don't 'need' to eat desserts, but when we have company over it's great to have something to serve that little H-man can eat, as well. 

Have any of your children been on a diet similar to this one?  Can you suggest take-along snacks that work? 

Throughout the next several weeks, I'll be posting some of the recipes that I've tried out which I've recently pinned to let you know how they go, and what changes I'd make to them in the future.