Forums: March 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Vegan Children
Created on: 03/16/10 09:26 AM Views: 1078 Replies: 4
natcristo Joined: 03/01/10 Posts: 46	Vegan Children Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 9:26 AM I have a 6 month old and he is a big healthy guy of 19 pounds (lean) and I have introduced lentils and veggies and fruit (organic) but if I want him to be vegan is he to little? Vegetarian to start? Anyone know of some good books on the topic? love any input Thanks Natasha www.beautifulbeads.ecrater.com
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
wen24 Joined: 02/26/10 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6	RE: Vegan Children Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:06 PM I have been vegetarian since just before I became pregant for my first child (seven years ago). I have not completely raised my children vegan but very close to it since birth. I am proud to say my six year old is a super energetic and healthly beautiful girl. The book that helped me was one from the PCRM called Healthy Eating for Life for Children. From the time my children went on to food I pureed legumes for them and made many healthy veggie soups. Today my girl, although allowed to make her own choices, eats a mostly vegetarian diet. Feel good about the choices you are making for your children - you will see it shine through in them!!
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
essie Joined: 02/26/10 Posts: 163	RE: Vegan Children Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:29 PM Susan Levin posted some links to VegFamily in answer to a similar question. I don't have kids, so I'm not all that familiar with the site, but it's very popular. I do know the most recent annual position papers on vegetarian diets from the American Dietetic Association say that "well-planned vegan diets are appropriate for all stages of life, including infancy, pregnancy," etc. There's a chapter on vegan nutrition for children in Becoming Vegan, a totally awesome book by two RDs, Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina. Hope that helps. I wish I'd been vegan all my life! Lucky kids!
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
mommyof2nc Joined: 12/31/09 Location: North Carolina Posts: 172	RE: Vegan Children Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:21 PM You can certainly raise your kids to be vegan! I have a very good friend who grew up vegan (from birth - other than breastmilk, of course ) and she's one of the healthiest people I know. She runs marathons and actually just qualified for the Boston Marathon a few months ago. She has a 2-year-old daughter that she's raising on a vegan diet, as well, and her daughter is right in the middle of the growth charts for height and weight. My friend's brother and his family are also still vegan, though I haven't kept in touch with him. My son has a friend who is almost vegan - he's Indian and he and his family eat basically vegan, though they do eat dairy products - for religious reasons. They are all really healthy, as well. It seems like none of them ever get sick, compared to others in my son's class. LOL I would think since you weren't raised vegan, then you should get a good reference book or two, just to be sure you're getting all the essential nutrients into your child's diet, and work from there. Good luck!
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom
natcristo Joined: 03/01/10 Posts: 46	RE: Vegan Children Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 8:14 AM Thanks so muc for all your advice!! Natasha www.beautifulbeads.ecrater.com
	Quote | Send PM | Link | Top | Bottom

New Topic Reply Subscription Options

Page: 1

There are 90 active user sessions right now.
Registered Users Online: PametegeApags