Guest guest Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Good Morning Group, First let me say, I am so excited that I found this group. My name is Melissa. I am a homeschooling stay at home mother to 3 great kids. My son Tyler who is 9, my other son Andrew who is 6, and my daughter Delaney who is 3. I joined this group because my daughter had decided to become a vegetarian. And I am at my wit's end on what I should be feeding her and also on how to cook vegetarian. My husband and my 2 boys and myself are all meat eaters. My daughter became sick about 4 months ago (I assumed it was the flu or something like that) anyway once she got better she refused to eat meat. She said it tasted sour and would not eat it. I took her to the doctor who assured me it was a stage that she would go back to eating meat in no time. Well, that was 4 months ago and I think in those 4 months she has eaten meat maybe 5 or 6 times. But even when she is eating it she is saying she does not like it and it tastes sour. She will eat any vegetable and always asks for seconds. But if it has meat in it she will pick it out or eat around it. I made spaghetti one night for dinner and she ate all the tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers but left me a nice little pile of hamburger. I am now concerned that she is not getting everything she needs in her diet. So I am looking for advice on what things she should be eating and how I should be preparing her food so that she gets the most out of what she eats. Any help would be great. Thanks again, Melissa Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile./learn/mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Hello Melissa, There are some good books for veg. children. One is " Super Baby Food " by Ruth Yaron. That has some good ideas, even for preschoolers. It is not all veg. but mostly. Another is " Raising Vegetarian Kids " by Joanne Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina. Both of those go into what kids need, as far as nuitrients and how to give it to them. The Vegatarian Resource Groups has a lot of info on it too, it is www.vrg.org. Good luck. Melanie Melissa Thomas <taddsmommy wrote: Good Morning Group, First let me say, I am so excited that I found this group. My name is Melissa. I am a homeschooling stay at home mother to 3 great kids. My son Tyler who is 9, my other son Andrew who is 6, and my daughter Delaney who is 3. I joined this group because my daughter had decided to become a vegetarian. And I am at my wit's end on what I should be feeding her and also on how to cook vegetarian. My husband and my 2 boys and myself are all meat eaters. My daughter became sick about 4 months ago (I assumed it was the flu or something like that) anyway once she got better she refused to eat meat. She said it tasted sour and would not eat it. I took her to the doctor who assured me it was a stage that she would go back to eating meat in no time. Well, that was 4 months ago and I think in those 4 months she has eaten meat maybe 5 or 6 times. But even when she is eating it she is saying she does not like it and it tastes sour. She will eat any vegetable and always asks for seconds. But if it has meat in it she will pick it out or eat around it. I made spaghetti one night for dinner and she ate all the tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers but left me a nice little pile of hamburger. I am now concerned that she is not getting everything she needs in her diet. So I am looking for advice on what things she should be eating and how I should be preparing her food so that she gets the most out of what she eats. Any help would be great. Thanks again, Melissa Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile./learn/mail 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Your daughter is on to something. She will grow fine, and hopefully you will join her. Have you seen this? http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vegetarian_kids.html take care, Boriquita > My name is Melissa. I am a homeschooling stay at home > mother to 3 great kids. My son Tyler who is 9, my > other son Andrew who is 6, and my daughter Delaney who > is 3. > I joined this group because my daughter had decided to > become a vegetarian. And I am at my wit's end on what > I should be feeding her and also on how to cook > vegetarian. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Every mother mother worries about their child getting enough nutrition....it's natural. Here are some things that go over well in our house. -Peanut butter balls-crushed cereal, a dab of maple syrup, PB, wheat germ, whatever else looks good, and let kids make....top with choc. chips for an extra treat. -whenever I make rice I put lentils in -fruit smoothies-fruit (bananas and berries are favorites in our house) vanilla soy milk, oj, a bit of wheat germ or oatmeal, nutritional yeast (found at health food store), flax seed oil (to make sure my kids are getting Omega 3's, a few nuts of any kind, anything else you want, blend, enjoy, Yum! -anytime I make soup I put some type of legume in (kidney beans, lentils, etc.) -Vegetarian chili (I make chili just like anyone else would and leave the meat out) Sometimes I make this and let the girls put corn chips in the chili, it's always a hit *also shredded vegy's can be cooked right into the chili -bean dip and corn chips go over well too or bean dip and cut up vegys are a hit too -oatmeal w/nutrional yeast, fruit, chopped nuts , and a bit of vanilla soy milk -Banana slices w/PB (can add raisins if you want) -The classic PB & J sandwhich. I mix a bit of applesauce with the pb so it's not so sticky and I put banana slices on too. Can use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. -pasta salad (I use whole wheat pasta) with lots of vegys and a bit of italian dressing (my six year old gobbles up) sunflower seeds or other nut if you want -PB dip for fruit- cut up various fruits, pb & vanilla soy yogurt or regular yogurt mixed....dip and enjoy. This is just a sampling. I'm sure you get the idea. Be creative. Get some good vegetarian cookbooks. I find if I let the kids prepare stuff with me they are more likely to eat it. Lexi at almost 7 uses a real knife to cut up vegy's. Mariah (5) is not at that point yet, so I give her the softer veggies with a plastic knife to cut up. Hope this helps. Good Luck. Kelly Melissa Thomas <taddsmommy wrote: Good Morning Group, First let me say, I am so excited that I found this group. My name is Melissa. I am a homeschooling stay at home mother to 3 great kids. My son Tyler who is 9, my other son Andrew who is 6, and my daughter Delaney who is 3. I joined this group because my daughter had decided to become a vegetarian. And I am at my wit's end on what I should be feeding her and also on how to cook vegetarian. My husband and my 2 boys and myself are all meat eaters. My daughter became sick about 4 months ago (I assumed it was the flu or something like that) anyway once she got better she refused to eat meat. She said it tasted sour and would not eat it. I took her to the doctor who assured me it was a stage that she would go back to eating meat in no time. Well, that was 4 months ago and I think in those 4 months she has eaten meat maybe 5 or 6 times. But even when she is eating it she is saying she does not like it and it tastes sour. She will eat any vegetable and always asks for seconds. But if it has meat in it she will pick it out or eat around it. I made spaghetti one night for dinner and she ate all the tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers but left me a nice little pile of hamburger. I am now concerned that she is not getting everything she needs in her diet. So I am looking for advice on what things she should be eating and how I should be preparing her food so that she gets the most out of what she eats. Any help would be great. Thanks again, Melissa Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile./learn/mail 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I would make sure that she gets enough servings of each of the new four food groups see http://www.vegsource.com/food_groups.htm for more information. My daughter eats lots of fruits (pineapple, pears, peaches, apples, oranges etc), legumes (various beans, chickpeas, hummus, soymilk/yoghurt, and soydogs/burgers), and a fair amount of grains (bread, corn, oatmeal, fortified cereals). But the vegetable food group is a tough one. She only eats a very few vegetables and I have a tough time getting a few servings in her everyday. As long as she is eating a variety of healthy foods I wouldn't worry too much. Renee Discover Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover./weekend.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Kelly thanks so much for some great ideas! I was just feeling like I'm in a bit of a slump here with feeding my 20 mth old and needed some new ideas. I think it's time to get some more kid friendly cook books too : ) Shawna Nikki 20 mths " Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight " " The question is not, Can they reason? Nor can they talk? But can they suffer? " " We all love animals. Why do we call some pets and others dinner? " http://www.factoryfarming.com http://www.tryveg.com http://www.goveg.com Make your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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