New vegitarian with children- vitamin and oils?

[Guest guest]

Hi, I have 2 boys 5 and 7. They do eat salad and drink enriched soy

milk. Do I need to give them extra vitamins? Should I be adding

oils to our diet? (and which kind if I should?)

 

Thank You.

Tammy

[Guest guest]

I give my girls flax seed oil, an essential fatty acid. I mix it in with their

smoothies so they don't know the difference. I also give them a multi-vitamin

just to make sure they are getting everything they need. One of my daughters

has ADHD so I give her magnesium, zinc, b-6, vit c, taurine (an amino acid) in

addition to the other things. Also I found milled flax seed at the health food

store. I mix it in with stuff any time I bake......muffins, cookies, breads,

etc. Hope this helps.

Kelly

 

challengegirltammy <challengegirltammy wrote:

 

 

Hi, I have 2 boys 5 and 7. They do eat salad and drink enriched soy

milk. Do I need to give them extra vitamins? Should I be adding

oils to our diet? (and which kind if I should?)

 

Thank You.

Tammy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health

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[Guest guest]

Tammy,

I have been supplementing my son's diet for several yrs. now. He's now 9 and

vegan since birth. He gets a multivitamin, digestive enzymes, vit. C in all

seasons except summer, his Omega supplement is: Total EFA from Health from the

Sun. It has Omega 3,6,and 9. I also give him greens in powder form. I know it

sounds like a lot, he does very well. I would say the Omegas and the multi are

the most important to start. If you can find a liquid multi, that gets into

the body the quickest.

Peace,

Laura

challengegirltammy writes:

Hi, I have 2 boys 5 and 7. They do eat salad and drink enriched soy

milk. Do I need to give them extra vitamins? Should I be adding

oils to our diet? (and which kind if I should?)

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Is salad all you eat? I give my daughter vitamins. She is two, and I buy them

from Pangea.

 

Melanie

 

challengegirltammy <challengegirltammy wrote:

 

 

Hi, I have 2 boys 5 and 7. They do eat salad and drink enriched soy

milk. Do I need to give them extra vitamins? Should I be adding

oils to our diet? (and which kind if I should?)

 

Thank You.

Tammy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.This is a discussion list and is not intended to

provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a

qualified health professional.

 

edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health

professional.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi, Tammy,

 

If you would like to get a better idea of what you might need in your

diet in the way of nutrients, here's a handy tool:

 

http://209.48.219.53/

 

It's the Interactive Healthy Eating Index. You can enter what your

kids have been eating and get an idea by nutrient how you've been

doing. Also, I would recommend the New Becoming Vegetarian by Brenda

Davis and Vesanto Melina. They go through every nutrient and give

special attention to kids' needs.

 

A few people mentioned flax, which is definitely important for the

omega-3's. Just be sure NOT to heat the oil. Of equal importance is

what other fats you are taking in. You want to make sure you don't

have too many omega-6's.

 

--Allison

 

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<challengegirltammy> wrote:

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> Hi, I have 2 boys 5 and 7. They do eat salad and drink enriched soy

> milk. Do I need to give them extra vitamins? Should I be adding

> oils to our diet? (and which kind if I should?)

>

> Thank You.

> Tammy