The product of a low Carbohydrate high fat gestation, Isabelle was breastfed while my wife continued to avoid carbs. When Isabelle started eating solid foods,  we prepared a medley of LCHF baby foods for her. She thrived on her meat sauces and pureed veggies with cheese and butter. Fairly quickly, she progressed to eating the foods we eat. Now, at the age of 2-1/2, when I barbeque a steak, I have to make an extra portion for her. She loves meat and insists on having red wine with it. Of course, all she gets is a small sip but, if we would let her, I think she would down the whole glass. She loves all kinds of foods ranging from olives to French cheeses to smoked salmon and all kinds of meats. Being about average weight and height at birth, she shot up the growth curve and by her first birthday she had hit the 90th percentile for height and 70th for weight. She has that inner intensity and drive that will serve her well in whatever she chooses to do in life.

 

Since she worships her older brother and wants to do everything he does, we started her skiing quite early. She became familiar with the upper slopes on Whistler Mountain at the age of 17 months. During the following summer, she would frequently ask to go skiing again and would often put on her ski boots to clomp around the house. As the new season got underway, at the age of 28 months, she was skiing full runs with me trailing behind holding onto a tether to ensure she didn’t get away. In just a few days of skiing her strength, coordination and stamina improved to the point where she can ski four full non-stop runs before taking a break. She can handle any slope and speed that I allow. So far, she has advanced to skiing the men’s Olympic downhill race course which is ranked at the black diamond level of difficulty. If she falls, she quickly shakes it off and gets back on her feet. It is rare to see a child skiing the big runs at Whistler at such a young age. I think her LCHF baby diet gives her the amazing strength and stamina to do that at her tender age just as it does for me in my advanced years. She loves skiing. I am looking forward to that day in the future when she and I race down Peak-to-Creek non-stop.

 

If she sticks to her LCHF diet, I have a feeling that day won’t be too far off.

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