When good kids go veggie
If your child suddenly refused to eat meat, how would you handle it? Make him sit at the table until he ate his chicken? Send him to bed without any dessert? Or educate yourself about keeping vegetarian children healthy?
The mother in this article about raising vegetarian kids chose the latter approach. Luckily for her, feeding children a healthy vegetarian diet is easy:
Foods that appeal to kids include veggie burgers and hot dogs. Soy milk fortified with vitamin D and calcium is also a good bet. Yeast flakes are an easy way to add vitamin B-12 to your child’s diet, and while veggies like spinach provide a punch of zinc and iron, parents should pair it with vitamin C-rich fruits and veggies to enhance absorption.
The article made me wonder how many other parents would react the same way. The myth that meat is an essential part of a meal still seems to have a stronghold in most American kitchens, although hopefully this is changing. What do you think?
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4 opinions for When good kids go veggie
Ward
Feb 13, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Geez, if more parents were like this one then there might be fewer vegetarians. If your parents support you then it isn’t as much fun anymore.
Hsien Lei
Feb 16, 2007 at 10:49 pm
lol Ward has a good point. You have the most cool people leaving comments here!!
What I was gonna say was that my niece didn’t like to eat meat for ages and ages. But since Chinese people like tofu, my sister-in-law gave her that for protein. Delicious and veggie! :)
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Feb 19, 2007 at 7:22 am
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Lisa
Feb 21, 2007 at 2:22 am
What a great approach. I think if your child decides they want to be a vegetarian they should be supported.
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