Dietary Intake During Sickness

The general rule is to keep dietary intake as near to normal as possible.  If appetite is poor small and frequent snacks (every 1-2 hours) of carbohydrate containing foods and drinks should be offered.  If your child is unable to eat it is then necessary to actively encourage sips of fluid containing sugar to replace the normal carbohydrate and to prevent low blood glucose levels. Also encourage plenty of sugar free fluids.  The following may be more easily tolerated during illness.