10 year old weighs 112 pounds

These are some products to keep in your house. Your kids will make the change if they have the other kind. My son did and he's a very picky eater.
sugar free puddings
sf jello
diet sodas
lite yogurt
cheese sticks
sf hot chocolate
fat free ice cream
sf popsicles
cheese rice cakes
baked chips

I would second the keeping healthy food choices, but I disagree with having diet soda in the house. Don't bring soda in at all. Water or milk are the two drink choices my children have and it's *one* glass of milk with a meal and water at all other times.

I also find that while baked chips are a grand idea, it's way too easy to over eat on those. If you don't eat a single serving, you're getting way more calories and carbs than you need. How many kids actually pay attention to single serving size??

My youngest son is 11, 5'0", 120 lbs and ADD also. His medication does NOT stop his hunger (Concerta 18 mg 2x/day). It's just been the last 18-24 months that he started packing on the pounds. I'm waiting for the pre-teen growth spurt, but it doesn't seem to be happening for him. He still wears the same size shoe he has worn for over a year now (size 7). However, he can no longer wear pants comfortably -- if they fit in the length, he can't button them; if he can button them, they're too long. Sweatpants and gym shorts are his friends right now since our weather in Texas is bi-polar. It was 82° yesterday and 55° today.

Good luck with helping your son slim down.

I agree with the others about what is kept in the house. Never forget that you are the adult and YOU control the food.Where he goes and what he spends outside the house needs to be watched also. There are programs for kids to help them make healthy choices, I dont know if any are in your area. Excercise as a family. Maybe you can convince him you need him to go with you to feel safer when you go for walks and take YOUR excercise. Kids learn by example.

What kind of meds is he on for the Mood Disorder and Anxiety?  MANY of these drugs put weight on.....It is an evil that many people that battle MH issues have to deal with all their life.

But try to have healthy food choices for him to choose from.  Exercising as a family would help with SOME of the weight issues plus it has the added benefit to improve one's mood.

My son takes :

Concerta 54 mgs once a day
Seroquel XR 50 mgs in the morning
Vistaril 50 mgs 3 times a day
Luvox 100 mgs twice a day
Seroquel XR 400 mgs in the evening

We see his psychiatrist on a regular basis and the meds are monitored closely! We see him either weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Depending if we are adjusting the meds. Right now this combo. seems to be working.
Seroquel is the med that has caused the weight gain. And yes the dr. warned us about this side effect.

My son loves fruit, most veggies and most meats. He doesn't like bread that well. He does like to snack. I'm in the process of buying better snacks each trip I make to buy food.

~Holli