Ok for anyone out there that might have an ADHD kiddo and changed their diet. Please share with me a few things to start off with. Since our son is out of school now and we'll be homeschooling I feel it best to try something. Maybe the meds won't be needed.
The main problem we have is that our son will whine at the drop of a hat, shoot ya look at him funny and he'll whine. You ask/tell him to do something htat he doesn't wnat to do and he'll whine or stand there staring at you.
So I need small ideas to start out with to see if we can change things. I know I read less sugar, and well he doesn't get harldy any now......lol. But obviously might be some I dunno about, that could be in foods.
Plus I want him to eat healthier snacks. Right now we do like sandwhiches for snacks. I try not to have junk in the house. And I don't like letting him have a can of soda. He does once in awhile. He does drink a lot of water, or lately its been lemonade or powerade LOL Dunno whats up with that one. Anywho.
Any help would be great, I can't afford to do a HUGE change all at once so a little bit here and there would be great. | 
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Jun. 4, 2006 - here are some ideas
- protein or eggs for breakfast, esp. the Omega-3 eggs. My son has an egg and fruit every day almost
- Most ADHD kids have Omega 3/6 deficiencies. You should try CorOmega fish oil packets. He actually likes these as they have a citrusy taste. This is the cheapest place that I know of - http://www.vitacost.com/CoromegaOmega3FishOilSupplement-90Packs - only $19.99 for 90 days worth of supplements. No fish burp, either! I take them because they are supposed to help with weight loss. It can take up to 3 months for you to actually see a difference, so you need to plan on using them DAILY for at least that amount of time.
- You might consider testing for wheat/gluten allergies. A lot of these kids behave better once they are on a gluten-free diet. If you have a health store, talk to them about gluten-free items. I'm getting ready to go on a gluten-free eating plan myself and am going to work on this with my son, too. The child can still eat corn and rice products and there are LOTS of gluten-free cookbooks out there. Try Book CloseOuts for discounted cookbooks!
- um, let's see ... what else? Oh, yeah, watch out for the red dye in foods and fruit juices as well as feeding him lots of food with preservatives and nitrates. These kids need to be eating a whole foods diet. My son does this almost automatically because he's so picky to begin with, but when I get the packaged, processed junk food out, he's better behaved. Hormel now makes a lunch meat with no preservatives - saw it at WalMart last week!
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Kris - kjpriceathomeATcharterDOTnet