Guest guest Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Wendy here again (with the 1 year old son -- original subject of the the " lacto-ovo or vegan " thread). I'm interested in what others feed/fed their vegan or near vegan infants. Here are the staples of what I have been feeding my son. I'm interested in feedback and ideas - particularly in nutritious fingerfoods or anything obvious you think we are missing. We have not yet begun introducing nuts but I anticipate introducing nut butters soon. My plan is to breast feed for the foreseeable future. Thanks for any suggestions or ideas you have! vitamin D drops daily breast milk on demand and soy formula when I'm not available rice rusks dry cereal: cheerios, special K (iron) finger food beans/soy: garbanzos, black beans, edamame lentils tofu quinoa fruit/berries: pears, apples, banana, blueberries, etc avocado sunshine burgers (brown rice, sunflower seeds, veggies) dr praegers brocolli pancakes (contain egg whites so not vegan) tofurkey (too salty I know) pumpkin seeds baby food: in particular brown rice/peas, summer veggies, rice/lentil dinner, sweet potatoes (often mixed with a little olive oil) oat, spelt and barley warm cereal (iron) whole wh bread, whole wh tortillas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Can I ask you why you give the D drops if you are breastfeeding? my understanding is that babies get all they need from the breastmilk. Also, if you have vegan D2 drops I would love to know the brand? so for your question (mine is 13 mo)... we do a lot of oat/mixed grain/wheat germ cereal cooked with apple, hummus sometimes with sprouted grain bread, cooked veggies, sweet potatoe fries, quinoa, beans and rice, fruit/veggie smoothies, a little raw almond butter best, elisa , " wlwarren24 " <wlwarren24 wrote: > > Wendy here again (with the 1 year old son -- original subject of the the " lacto-ovo or vegan " thread). I'm interested in what others feed/fed their vegan or near vegan infants. Here are the staples of what I have been feeding my son. I'm interested in feedback and ideas - particularly in nutritious fingerfoods or anything obvious you think we are missing. We have not yet begun introducing nuts but I anticipate introducing nut butters soon. My plan is to breast feed for the foreseeable future. Thanks for any suggestions or ideas you have! > > vitamin D drops daily > breast milk on demand and soy formula when I'm not available > rice rusks > dry cereal: cheerios, special K (iron) > finger food beans/soy: garbanzos, black beans, edamame > lentils > tofu > quinoa > fruit/berries: pears, apples, banana, blueberries, etc > avocado > sunshine burgers (brown rice, sunflower seeds, veggies) > dr praegers brocolli pancakes (contain egg whites so not vegan) > tofurkey (too salty I know) > pumpkin seeds > baby food: in particular brown rice/peas, summer veggies, rice/lentil dinner, sweet potatoes (often mixed with a little olive oil) > oat, spelt and barley warm cereal (iron) > whole wh bread, whole wh tortillas > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hi Elisa Thanks for the suggestions! I need to get him eating hummus more frequently. He does seem to like it (and garlic in most forms - truly his mother's son!). I am supplementing D because we live in Seattle (grey!), it was recommended by my doc and nutritionist, and by Vesanto Melina (author of Becoming Vegan). Here are a couple of links that also recommend it: http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/vitamin_d.htm <http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/vitamin_d.htm> http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html <http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html> Unfortunately the D is D3 (as is the D in the soy formula he eats). I have not been supplementing B-12 (though Vesanto Melina recommends it) as I had a couple of nutritionists reassure me that as long as I am supplementing adequately he should be fine. Happy New Year! , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa wrote: > > Can I ask you why you give the D drops if you are breastfeeding? my understanding is that babies get all they need from the breastmilk. Also, if you have vegan D2 drops I would love to know the brand? > > so for your question (mine is 13 mo)... we do a lot of oat/mixed grain/wheat germ cereal cooked with apple, hummus sometimes with sprouted grain bread, cooked veggies, sweet potatoe fries, quinoa, beans and rice, fruit/veggie smoothies, a little raw almond butter > > best, elisa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 thanks a lot! The D2 I have is peppermint flavored and she doesnt like it... I will try again though hopefully I am taking enough for both of us! , " wlwarren24 " <wlwarren24 wrote: > > > Hi Elisa > > Thanks for the suggestions! I need to get him eating hummus more > frequently. He does seem to like it (and garlic in most forms - truly > his mother's son!). > > I am supplementing D because we live in Seattle (grey!), it was > recommended by my doc and nutritionist, and by Vesanto Melina (author of > Becoming Vegan). Here are a couple of links that also recommend it: > > http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/vitamin_d.htm > <http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/vitamin_d.htm> > > http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html > <http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html> > > Unfortunately the D is D3 (as is the D in the soy formula he eats). > > I have not been supplementing B-12 (though Vesanto Melina recommends it) > as I had a couple of nutritionists reassure me that as long as I am > supplementing adequately he should be fine. > > Happy New Year! > > > , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa@> wrote: > > > > Can I ask you why you give the D drops if you are breastfeeding? my > understanding is that babies get all they need from the breastmilk. > Also, if you have vegan D2 drops I would love to know the brand? > > > > so for your question (mine is 13 mo)... we do a lot of oat/mixed > grain/wheat germ cereal cooked with apple, hummus sometimes with > sprouted grain bread, cooked veggies, sweet potatoe fries, quinoa, beans > and rice, fruit/veggie smoothies, a little raw almond butter > > > > best, elisa > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yeah, peppermint is not such a good flavor for babies! Here is the kind Wyatt is taking (I can't vouch for vitacost as I got it at Whole Foods).... The nutritionist recommended 800 IU (2 drops rather than the 1 suggested on the bottle). http://www.vitacost.com/Carlson-Vitamin-D-Baby-Drops?csrc=YSHP-088395019\ 005 <http://www.vitacost.com/Carlson-Vitamin-D-Baby-Drops?csrc=YSHP-08839501\ 9005> Regards, Wendy , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa wrote: > > > thanks a lot! The D2 I have is peppermint flavored and she doesnt like it... I will try again though hopefully I am taking enough for both of us! > > > , " wlwarren24 " wlwarren24@ wrote: > > > > > > Hi Elisa > > > > Thanks for the suggestions! I need to get him eating hummus more > > frequently. He does seem to like it (and garlic in most forms - truly > > his mother's son!). > > > > I am supplementing D because we live in Seattle (grey!), it was > > recommended by my doc and nutritionist, and by Vesanto Melina (author of > > Becoming Vegan). Here are a couple of links that also recommend it: > > > > http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/vitamin_d.htm > > <http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/vitamin_d.htm> > > > > http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html > > <http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html> > > > > Unfortunately the D is D3 (as is the D in the soy formula he eats). > > > > I have not been supplementing B-12 (though Vesanto Melina recommends it) > > as I had a couple of nutritionists reassure me that as long as I am > > supplementing adequately he should be fine. > > > > Happy New Year! > > > > > > , " ejsrejsr " <elisaelisa@> wrote: > > > > > > Can I ask you why you give the D drops if you are breastfeeding? my > > understanding is that babies get all they need from the breastmilk. > > Also, if you have vegan D2 drops I would love to know the brand? > > > > > > so for your question (mine is 13 mo)... we do a lot of oat/mixed > > grain/wheat germ cereal cooked with apple, hummus sometimes with > > sprouted grain bread, cooked veggies, sweet potatoe fries, quinoa, beans > > and rice, fruit/veggie smoothies, a little raw almond butter > > > > > > best, elisa > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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