Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Hi tracey and thanks so much for your help. yes i realy have to be careful here especially with my daughter, i grew up with eating disorders so im really cautious about food issues and for my daughter the battle of the wills and how stubborn she is. i think i do have to be more creative and work on this but my kids were such picky eaters while eating meat that this is going to be vcery interesting. wihs me luck thanks alot Kath - Tracy Childs Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:59 PM Re: New Here - advice please Kath, The best thing I can tell you is that this has to be his choice. Period. You can't force anyone to be a vegetarian, especially a teenager. You don't want your teenager to hate you. I think you should prepare veggie foods and always have an easy alternative for him to perhaps make himself, like a sandwich. Limit the kinds nonveggie items you buy (ie make it boring). At restaurants, I think you will need to allow him to order what he wants. Hopefully, he'll come around. But you can't make him lose weight, and you can't make him choose healthy foods all the time. Perhaps he'll come around some day. Keep encouraging him to try the veggie things that you have prepared. My latest idea for a fun food is Blanketed Franks. By no means are these low fat, but certainly healthier than the alternative. Serve with a mustard sauce (1/2 mayo and 1/2 Gulden's Spice Brown Mustard) Take Yves Tofu Weiners and cut them into smaller pieces, perhaps 4-8 per hot dog. Take crescent roll tubes that you buy at the supermarket and use the dough to cover the hot dogs. Bake on a cookie sheet as instructed on the tube. Also try veggie chili served in a carved out french roll or mini-loaf. Good luck. You've chosen the right path for yourself. Don't expect over-night success with your son. Set your expectations low and you may be surprised some day! Tracy - <kthackham Tuesday, December 10, 2002 12:01 PM New Here - advice please > Hi my name is Kath and I really need all your advice. For years I > have tried to go vegetarian with no success and finally this year > after a bout wuith breast cancer I am making a success out of it. NOw > im moving my family over and having kids and teens I really need some > guidance. My younger one is fine as she is an animal activist and for > her this is all about saving the animals but my teenager hates me > and isnt impressed. ironically i am doing this for his own good. The > child is 100 lbs over weight and needs to get healthy. My big thing > is i want fun foods that will entice him into wanting to try them. do > any of you have advice on how to make this a smoother transition ? > are there good books i can try ? thanks in advance > Kath > > > > 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. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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