kids and veganism

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In a message dated 4/29/01 12:03:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, writes:

 

 

I guess one of the keys to teaching younger children would have to involve

limiting their exposure to advertising for foods that aren't good for them.

 

 

LJ,

Great advice.....even as adults I think this holds true....limiting or eliminating TV is the greatest help......avoiding the temptation by not having it stare you in the face for hours each day will do wonders for healthier living :-) I did that with my teenager and he began to love the foods we ate and got quite creative in the kitchen making *treats* for himself. I too am very ill with CFIDS and Hep C so I completely understand how difficult it can be to prepare healthy foods for yourself......that's when you get the kids involved...in fact, my husband has to do the vast majority or I'd starve, HA HA Anyway, my kids are grown now, but I thought you gave really great advice. We must educate them and then when they grow older they will be responsible for making good choices when it comes to their health.....or anything else for that matter :-)

In Him,

Fern

 

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Well Kevin,

this is really easy or this is really hard.

 

it takes complete changing of all the products in the home making sure

that everything is Vegan, when it comes to basic foods some are accidentally Vegan.

example here in Australia Kellogg's doesn't use GM grains to make their food so

corn flakes and special K are both Vegan a little too much sugar for my taste but vegan non the less

so starting with breakfast cereal and fruit

there are some soy milk makers on the market and easy to use too cost me about 10 cents a litre to make

you can still make peanut butter & jelly sandwiches just have to watch all the ingredients

some peanut butters are fine I just tried a soy butter that was to replace peanut butter and to tell you the truth I couldn't really tell the difference

of course if you use jelly or jam you'll need to make sure no gelatine . fruit pectin is best or agar agar

and the bread well stick to yummy whole grains then they get extra nutrition too'

 

these are just examples of how foods they already eat can be adapted

I could write a book to list everything (hahaha)

 

but raw nuts , fresh fruits, lightly steamed veggies its all good

try to get organic too

 

the old protein and calcium myth

mothers milk contains approx 6-8% protein that is probably how much we need

calcium there is more usable calcium in fruit juice than in milk

b12 is in most fortified cereals

 

there are also several brands of soy burgers and soy sausages try some of those they are easy and well

most like them after a while the 2 hour lasagne will be welcome

 

hope this helps

all the best

Craig

 

 

 

 

 

Kids and veganismHello again,Newbies like me just pop on and go nuts with the questions, don't they?Quick explanation: My wife is on a diet and isn't eating what the rest of the family eats for a while, thus opening this window of opportunity to try veganism. The problem, however, is that my kids are used to quick and dirty meat-based meals. It doesn't matter that I spent two and a half hours making a fabulous vegan lasagna on Saturday, they look at me like I'm absolutely nuts when I expect them to eat it. Thus emerges Question Number Two (and my last for today, for sake of not wanting to wear out my welcome too soon):What do those of you with children feed the little tykes, especially if they are 4, 8 and 10 years old and have been carnivores all of their little lives? What will they eat *besides* raw fruits and some veggies? Real-world experience with this is the big reason I'm here, and I thank you all in advance.--Kevin

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Hi Kevin

 

> What do those of you with children feed the little tykes, especially if

> they are 4, 8 and 10 years old and have been carnivores all of their

> little lives? What will they eat *besides* raw fruits and some

> veggies? Real-world experience with this is the big reason I'm here,

> and I thank you all in advance.

 

I don't have children, but as a child I hated vegetables, and would have

been devastated if I hadn't had something akin to meat on my plate, so I can

understand their point of view. I think I probably would have been happy

with the various " analogues " that are on the market (in the UK, Redwoods or

Fry's are pretty good) - although I probably wouldn't have even tried them

if my parents had told me they were made from vegetable matter!!!

 

BB

Peter