Guest guest Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hi Tanya, There's some good charts in the book, " New Vegetarian Baby " by Sharon Yntema and Christine Beard - pages 208-9, that describe what a serving size is for 12-24 month-old kids and how many of each food group they need, plus supplements. Once we learned those, we just started with the recommendation of the book that kids that age usually eat about 1/4 to 1/2 what adults eat - and offer all kinds of foods, knowing they'll be picky sometimes. This info may be online now, but this is what we put on our fridge back then. :-) Good luck! Lorraine On Behalf Of Tanya Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:11 PM Daily Requirements for a 2 Year Old Does anyone know of a reputable link I could go to which would have an outline of how many servings of each type of food to give a vegan 2 year old each day? I see a lot of vague outlines and suggestions of meals and what vitamins to include but not anything very definitive or inteligible about actual amounts on any of the gov't websites... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 http://www.vegfamily.com/babies-and-toddlers/vegan-toddler-food-guide.htm you could also check the pcrm.org pages - i want to say that's where i found a lot of good information but i can't for the life of me remember whether or not there were actual serving amounts though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 , " Lorraine " <ldemi wrote: > kids that age usually eat about 1/4 to > 1/2 what adults eat Maybe I'm missing something vital, but I managed to raise nine healthy kids without graphs and charts. LOOK AT YOUR CHILD. Is your child healthy? Happy? Growing? Bingo! I am not criticizing ANYONE for asking about this, BTW, because we all feel a little insecure in our parenting at times, or want to do the absolute best we can, so we like to SEE those graphs and charts to reassure ourselves. I think everyone does that. I just don't feel we need to read those graphs, charts, books, or web pages like they were written on stone tablets, and I think some parents do just that, which is probably not a great idea. We are ALL experts in our own children. ALL of us. I like to remind myself of that from time to time. I do have to say that at times, I need to be reminded about portion size for the various age kids. I tend to want to load the plates up too much. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 When my kids were little I loved Michael Klappers book about vegan nutrition for children and preganancy. It was very clear and easy to read. It had the daily requirements for children clearly spelled out. And it even had some great recipes at the end. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 PCRM has some good information on their site: http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/veg_diets_for_children.html It gives suggested number of servings (with serving sizes), as well as sample menus, for different age groups. Heather Clark http://unsheeply.net , " Tanya " <tcomer5 wrote: > > Does anyone know of a reputable link I could go to which would have an > outline of how many servings of each type of food to give a vegan 2 > year old each day? I see a lot of vague outlines and suggestions of > meals and what vitamins to include but not anything very definitive or > inteligible about actual amounts on any of the gov't websites... > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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