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WDYT?
I met this chick at yoga and today we went for lunch. Her kid is a bit younger than G. She is raising her vegan, not due to allergies or anything (I asked). She is not vegan but her H is.
Re: WDYT?
I think that as long as I am able to breastfeed I will raise my children as vegans too. If I find that they are malnourished in any way due to the diet I will obviously supplement them in whatever way I need to. I'm also very careful with what I eat as far as getting adequate nutrition goes so I don't anticipate it being a problem.
As they age, I'm not going to be hardcore about it. If there are birthday parties with non vegan baked goods, I'm not going to lose it. I want them to be kids too and not feel like they're missing out on anything.
Edited for poor grammar.
I like this approach.
peasandthankyou.com
She's a vegan mom who has raised her kids as vegans too. She has a lot of kid friendly recipes that were great for me when I first started out. I plan on using her as my inspiration when I have kids.
Yes being a vegan takes a lot of time as far as food prep goes and I do anticipate having picky children just like anyone else, but I think it is definitely doable.
She quit at a year but said her kid had primarily weaned herself, as did mine. Anyway, the kid ate sushi and a tofu curry so I was impressed. My kid noshed on a bran muffin and some cheddar bunnies. (insert shame face) I'm going to her house for lunch next time!
Why? This was my immediate reaction but I wasn't sure where my judgement was coming from.
This. I am a vegetarian and my children will be free to make the choice to be vegetarian when they are twelve, like I was. My dad is a neurobiologist and thanks to some research and info he's passed along to me I have too many concerns about brain development, etc. but we live in the land of local food so my kids will also know how to grow their food and can meet the chickens they eat. I don't think the long term health and developmental implications have been explored well enough for me to feel comfortable imposing my moral choices on them