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Can My Child Be Safe on a Vegetarian Diet?
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If you are a vegetarian parent you have probably considered putting your
child on a vegetarian diet. Not only would it save you time and make meal
planning easier, but for dietary reasons or ethical reasons you may
believe it is the best choice for your child.
Conversely, you may not be a vegetarian but you may have a child who is at
a vegetarian phase where he or she is rejecting meat but doesn't eat
enough healthy foods to compensate for the nutritional gap.
Whatever the case may be, you may be wondering if a vegetarian diet is a
sustainable, healthy choice for your child. Or, perhaps you have heard
that a vegetarian diet could potentially stunt the growth of your child.
These concerns probably prevented you from putting your child on a
vegetarian diet up to this point.
You should be aware that these concerns are in-fact legitimate issues and
that if a vegetarian diet is poorly planned, it can cause serious long
term and short term deficiencies especially in children who do not have
sufficient stores of vitamins and minerals in their bodies as yet.
If you have not done sufficient research and are not well-prepared for the
task of putting your child on a vegetarian diet, then you probably should
not. However, if you've done your research and are aware of the kind of
nutrients that vegetarian diets lack, then you know that these problems
can easily be over-come with some meal planning.
You will probably be aware that putting your child on a vegetarian diet
can greatly improve his or her health and limit the exposure to animal
products that are often linked to hormones and preservatives.
To begin your child on a vegetarian diet you should make sure that you
your meal-planning ensures enough of the following elements that
vegetarian diets lack:
1) Protein - make sure that your child is getting enough protein from
additional sources such as nuts and soybeans.
2) Calcium - ensure that your child is getting enough calcium in his diet
by including lots of green leafy vegetables to his diet.
3) Iron - add more iron to your child's diet by increasing beans,
soybeans, tofu and cereals.
4) Zinc - enhance your child's Zinc intake by increasing, nuts, peanut
butter, and mushrooms.
If you concentrate on compensating for all of these common deficiencies
that vegetarian diets lack, then, you can absolutely put your child on a
vegetarian diet without any negative consequences.
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http://todaysmom.ywgc.com/vegetariankids.html
If you are a vegetarian parent you have probably considered putting your
child on a vegetarian diet. Not only would it save you time and make meal
planning easier, but for dietary reasons or ethical reasons you may
believe it is the best choice for your child.
Conversely, you may not be a vegetarian but you may have a child who is at
a vegetarian phase where he or she is rejecting meat but doesn't eat
enough healthy foods to compensate for the nutritional gap.
Whatever the case may be, you may be wondering if a vegetarian diet is a
sustainable, healthy choice for your child. Or, perhaps you have heard
that a vegetarian diet could potentially stunt the growth of your child.
These concerns probably prevented you from putting your child on a
vegetarian diet up to this point.
You should be aware that these concerns are in-fact legitimate issues and
that if a vegetarian diet is poorly planned, it can cause serious long
term and short term deficiencies especially in children who do not have
sufficient stores of vitamins and minerals in their bodies as yet.
If you have not done sufficient research and are not well-prepared for the
task of putting your child on a vegetarian diet, then you probably should
not. However, if you've done your research and are aware of the kind of
nutrients that vegetarian diets lack, then you know that these problems
can easily be over-come with some meal planning.
You will probably be aware that putting your child on a vegetarian diet
can greatly improve his or her health and limit the exposure to animal
products that are often linked to hormones and preservatives.
To begin your child on a vegetarian diet you should make sure that you
your meal-planning ensures enough of the following elements that
vegetarian diets lack:
1) Protein - make sure that your child is getting enough protein from
additional sources such as nuts and soybeans.
2) Calcium - ensure that your child is getting enough calcium in his diet
by including lots of green leafy vegetables to his diet.
3) Iron - add more iron to your child's diet by increasing beans,
soybeans, tofu and cereals.
4) Zinc - enhance your child's Zinc intake by increasing, nuts, peanut
butter, and mushrooms.
If you concentrate on compensating for all of these common deficiencies
that vegetarian diets lack, then, you can absolutely put your child on a
vegetarian diet without any negative consequences.
About the Author:
Daniel J Lesser is the creator of FundraisingInfoSite.com A whole world
awaits people if they can gain greater funding. Find out how you can
expand their horizons at www.fundraisinginfosite.com.