Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Welcome into the group. Give us an idea of your daily meals prepared for your daughter. There are many Mom's in here and we can see if you need to add to her diet. The people next door to me think vegetarians are sick people but their 3 yr old eats a hot dog,picks into her Captain Crunch cereal, drinks glasses of Kool-Aid, grape flavored popscicles, loads up on McDonalds fries with her Dad, eats Hershey bars before her meals and refuses her dinner, is hyper so they yell at her day and night. Plus I never see her without a cold. They are doing a fine job, aren't they? Don;t pay attention to people picking at your lifestyle, I'm sure you are doing a good job but it's that thing about meat missing that makes everyone think our diets are lacking. Donna tannisraymond wrote: Hello! I've been lurking for maybe a couple of weeks, although I could have lost track of time. Anyway, my fiance is a new vegetarian so I've pretty much become one also. We have one daughter who is 6 and we homeschool. I'm finding it hard to balance what we need everyday. Really I think it's just a new way of thinking but it's taking me a little time. Sometimes I worry if my daughter is getting enough. It doesn't help that I have everyone breathing down my back about protein, etc. ! This is such an active group with so many recipes. Hopefully one day I'll be able to contribute some of my own. Thanks! Tannis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hi Donna! I had to laugh at your post! My sister eats pretty healthy herself but for her kids it's a whole other story. Don't get me started on the hot dogs! How many hot dogs can one child it in a week?? This is usually what we have for our meals. My daughter usually eats what I eat. Breakfast: Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, pancakes, some cereal (almost always a healthy version), some eggs and toast. And sometimes a banana with either oatmeal or Cream of wheat. Lunch: This is where I'm having trouble. Grilled cheese, Peanut Butter sandwiches, Mac N Cheese (our one habit I can't seem to break), Cheese crisps. Usually a piece of fruit and sometimes raw carrots. Dinner: We've been eating whatever new recipe I've found. I almost always try to round it off with a salad. So am I missing anything? I'd love suggestions for lunch. I'm tired of making the same old thing. Tannis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 --- Tannis, we struggled with lunch too when homeschooling. it just seemed we were always in a rut. sometimes leftovers worked and sometimes they didn't. now that kids are in school I am working on coming up with ideas for cold lunches as they really don't want to eat meat anymore and rather than it become an issue there, we will just send lunch. check out veganlunchbox.blogspot.com --I really like it to get creative juices flowing. our daughter will try about anything. our son who's autistic is very limited in what he will try but he's made some gains lately : ). just experiment--both my kids love to help in the kitchen/garden : )...take care... Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 , " jandemommy " <jandemommy> wrote: > > check out veganlunchbox.blogspot.com -- > Thanks Anne. I'm off to check out that blog for ideas! Tannis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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