Butter on rice?

Turtle143 · September 2012

I meant to post this after Liv had her 15 month check but that day, we saw a different Pediatrician because ours is on sabbatical (probably in her 50s, same age as our regular Pedi) and told us to put butter on her rice. Liv continues to be in the 75-90% for height and still 10% for weight and HC. So "she's very tall and very skinny," she says. Along with the butter and rice suggestion, she mentioned she gets the whole fat on everything which we are doing but I mean...butter on her rice? What do you all think? Not too concerned but since I didn't ask further, now I'm left wondering about this.

gymnst1013 · September 2012

I don't see why not. Butter isn't necessarily a bad thing.

chuicafina · September 2012

Sounds yummy! I'm with Gym. I don't think there's any harm in putting a little butter in her rice. Butter is vilified more than it should be IMO. If it would make you feel better about it, you could always do olive oil instead.

rattlecanqueen · September 2012

I agree with pps. Also, my FAVORITE breakfast is a bowl of hot rice, a pat of butter, ~Tbsp of brown sugar, a handful of raisins, and pour milk over it like cereal! My grandpa used to make it for me, and we'd eat it together! It's so good!

simbaby · September 2012

Maybe it's cause I'm 1/2 Asian, but I never liked that so I don't feed that to LO. He eats sushi rice, plain rice, or Spanish rice.

sunshine336 · September 2012

That's better than the WIC nurse telling me to use half and half instead of milk when preparing M's meals... she got the smile-and-nod and I have not done that! I actually just bought real butter for M (since I get the cheaper spreads for DH and I) so that I can add it to her food occasionally.

Coconut oil is a good healthy fat. Both Maya and I like it spread on toast (just like you would butter), either plain or with applesauce or another pureed fruit. I use coconut oil on her diaper rash too, and when she smells it during a change she'll say, "MMMmmmm"!

cvl105 · September 2012

I think it's fine. A little butter isn't going to hurt her.

Turtle143 · September 2012

Thanks ladies. I actually did jump on it that day and started to put a little bit in her rice. Surprise surprise she seemed to like it. I was just wondering if the advice was somewhat old school but I guess the old school thought really is that butter is soooo bad for you. Big Smile

LauraOTR · September 2012

I used to eat buttered rice all the time as a kid (I was also skinny). I should actually try that for my LO, b/c he's under the 5th percentile for weight (only 5-10th for height also, he's just tiny). I also give him buttered bread, lots of avocado, cream cheese on crackers/bread, cheese chunks, yogurt and recently peanut butter.

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