RE: Digest Number 367

[Guest guest]

This is in response to Yamani at the day care center. OUr daughter has

been vegetarian since birth. While it is true it is difficult for a toddler

to understand being different it is not impossible. We were part of a

daycare where gelatin squiggles was served frequently. She would say why

can't she have it. So we showed her a horse and showed her it's feet and

explained to her that's where it comes from and in our family we do not eat

things which come from animals. We never softened the truth about what meat

was because of her age. I think it is important to start talking to your

toddler - no matter how young he/she is about meat and where it comes from.

Even pre 2 years old many of the other toddlers were being taken to Mc

Donalds. We told our daughter in simple language that McDonalds kills cows.

Cows are our friends. We don't eat our friends. It is just a matter of

explaining it to them on their level. Simple - to the point and unhidden.

Maybe we were lucky but today our daughter is a healthy 8 year old with a

clear understanding of what it means to be vegetarian and is very proud to

be one. The other children sometimes get on her case but I believe that due

to teaching her from the beginning why we believe what we believe, she will

stand strong throughout her life with her vegetarian beleif system. Good

luck to you Yamani and continue to be strong.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 10, 2002 1:09 AM

 

Digest Number 367

 

 

For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at

http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to

http://www.vrg.org/family.

 

 

[Guest guest]

We've tried to explain meat to our daughter but she just doesn't seem to get

it. . If you ask her if she wants to eat rice, she says yes & laughs. If

you ask her if she wants to eat a cow, she says yes and laughs. If you ask

her if she wants to eat the dog, she says yes amd laughs. If you ask her if

she wants to eat her brother, she says yes and laughs. GAHHHHHHHHH.

 

Right now, she's sorting out who eats meat, rather than why. " Mommy eat

meat? " " No, mommy doesn't eat meat. " " Mimom eat meat? " " Yes, mimom eats

meat " . " Doggy eat meat? " " Yes, the doggies eat meat " . That sort of thing.

She occasionally insists that we do eat meat, even though we never have.

 

Sandra

[Guest guest]

Thanks for posting - that Crockpot Veggie Chicken with/ " Cream Cheese " looks

great! I noticed the recipe said to set the crockpot on med-high. My

crockpot has a low setting or a high setting, but not a medium setting.

Which one should I use? I just got my crockpot and have only made two dishes

so far, so still learning! Thanks for any thoughts :-)

 

Amanda

 

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[Guest guest]

The original recipe used frozen chicken and had it on high. I'd say

you could put it on high if you're using something frozen, or use it

on low if you aren't, and just watch it the first time you make it

to see how that goes.

 

-cherrie

 

, " Amanda Beckwith "

<lovethecold@h...> wrote:

> Thanks for posting - that Crockpot Veggie Chicken with/ " Cream

Cheese " looks

> great! I noticed the recipe said to set the crockpot on med-high.

My

> crockpot has a low setting or a high setting, but not a medium

setting.

> Which one should I use? I just got my crockpot and have only made

two dishes

> so far, so still learning! Thanks for any thoughts :-)

>

> Amanda

>

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