Low protein diet?

I'm always trying to get my Daughter to eat more. Probably just the Italian in me coming out. It seems that she's always eliminating something from her diet. In the last few months, it's been, no caffeine, no meat, no processed foods.

She eats very little protein if any at all. She doesn't look too thin, but she's thin.

Anyone else eliminate meat, and if so, what effects are you finding? Am I just an overly concerned parent?

My adult kids are both vegetarians. It is very possible to get all the protein you need from vegetable sources, but I think it's a little harder with Crohn's disease if she has difficulty with eating certain foods. They eat a lot of beans, which causes digestive upset for me. I think it might be helpful for her to keep a food diary for a few days and then bring it to a nutritionist. The nutritionist can make sure she is getting all the nutrients she needs and suggest needed changes or supplements. I get too gassy and diarrhea if I eat too many beans or veggies, so while I support a vegetarian lifestyle from an environmental point of view, I think I would have a hard time with it myself.

she definitely needs some type of protein. why did she chose to eliminate those foods? what type of prepared foods? How is she feeling Crohns-wise?
I eliminated most of those things too, especially red meats (very rarely, maybe once in 6 months or more I'll have a little any way) from my diet though I still will eat chicken, turkey, certain fish (salmon) but I am leaning more away from animal protein right now that I'm in remission and can enjoy more plant based foods but I still cant live only on that. I think the more you push it, the more she will probably resist. You can make suggestions but at that age she really has to come to her own decision about it. Maybe finding a way to get her interested in cooking might help and go from there?

I've got something similar to blepharitis called uveitis. I've seen two opthalmologists and both said it was related to the Crohn's. In fact it's been coming back the past week and I've been dealing with it by using old steroid eye drops (one of the eye docs told me I shouldn't do that, but man I'd be at the eye casualty every month if I didn't). I've just had a vedolizumab infusion today, so it'll be mildly interesting to see if that knocks the uveitis on the head. Er anyway... moving on :-/

Red meat doesn't agree with a lot of people; it can be quite indigestible. If that's all your daughter is giving up, it's not that bad. If she likes the taste of it, maybe she can have it on special occasions if she wants to, but it's not something she needs to be eating every week. (It is a good source of iron, however, and people with Crohn's are often low on iron - she should be getting that tested every so often, along with vitamin B12.)

Has she done iron infusions? I get them and they last me a full year now that I'm not flaring. There is also a lot of iron in some leafy vegetables if she can handle them (cocked maybe) More protein is probably a good idea. Is there any kind of plant protein she would eat? I think there are pastas that have protein in them but I can't remember which ones and they may not taste as good. The veg. Stir frys are probably a good choice (just sneak some chicken in there)

I can remember inquiring about iron infusions at one time, but our Doctor wasn't keen on the idea for her. Can't remember her reasoning. She did have some success with a vegetable based iron supplement called ironsmart. Made by Laura Vanderhaeghe.

I've been vegetarian at various points in my life. I feel a lot better only eating fish and eggs, but now that beans are an issue I eat chicken and pork. Red meat, unless it's grass fed, can be considered to be an inflammatory food. Spinach has good iron amounts, and there are a few other veg that do as well.