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This book is a responsible, compassionate guidance and sound nutritional advice for parents of vegetarian kids. 'A must-have for anyone who understands that how we feed our children says a lot about who they will become' -John Robbins, author of the bestsellers "Diet for a New America" and "The Food Revolution". 'Ultimate guide for fit, healthy families ...required reading for every parent - whether vegetarian or not!' - Jay Gordon, M.D., FAAP, pediatrician and author of "Good Food Today", "Great Kids Tomorrow". Vegetarianism is more than just a dietary decision; it's a lifestyle choice. But establishing that lifestyle within the bounds of ever-changing family dynamics can be a challenge.Perhaps you're a new parent concerned about imposing your vegetarian lifestyle on your baby, or you may be the head of a meat-eating family confused by your child's recent decision to become a vegetarian. With the compassionate, authoritative advice in "Raising Vegetarian Children", every parent - regardless of his or her dietary preference - will discover how to achieve healthy harmony in a vegetarian household. With nutrient-rich recipes for everything from breads to spreads, enticing entrees to delectable desserts, you'll meet and even exceed your child's dietary requirements. These veggie meals will smooth an infant's transition to solid foods or soothe the most finicky teen palate.In addition to nutritional needs, you'll learn to address the social and emotional aspects of vegetarianism, including: helping your child cope with pressure to conform to a standard diet; ensuring that school officials, caregivers, and relatives abide by your child's dietary wishes; dining out in nonvegetarian restaurants and celebrating traditional, meat-eating holidays.
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Responsible, compassionate guidance and sound nutritional advice for parents of vegetarian kids
"A must-have for anyone who understands that how we feed our children says a lot about who they will become."
--John Robbins, author of the bestsellers Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution
"Ultimate guide for fit, healthy families . . . required reading for every parent--whether vegetarian or not!"
--Jay Gordon, M.D., FAAP, pediatrician and author of Good Food Today, Great Kids Tomorrow
Vegetarianism is more than just a dietary decision; it's a lifestyle choice. But establishing that lifestyle within the bounds of ever-changing family dynamics can be a challenge. Perhaps you're a new parent concerned about imposing your vegetarian lifestyle on your baby, or you may be the head of a meat-eating family confused by your child's recent decision to become a vegetarian. With the compassionate, authoritative advice in Raising Vegetarian Children, every parent--regardless of his or her dietary preference--will discover how to achieve healthy harmony in a vegetarian household.
With nutrient-rich recipes for everything from breads to spreads, enticing entrées to delectable desserts, you'll meet and even exceed your child's dietary requirements. These veggie meals will smooth an infant's transition to solid foods or soothe the most finicky teen palate. In addition to nutritional needs, you'll learn to address the social and emotional aspects of vegetarianism, including:
- Helping your child cope with pressure to conform to a standard diet
- Ensuring that school officials, caregivers, and relatives abide by your child's dietary wishes
- Dining out in nonvegetarian restaurants and celebrating traditional, meat-eating holidays
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book extremely patronising and written in a style that left both myself and my wife (teachers) putting the book down after 5 minutes.
The author rambles through annecdotes and personal reflections and the book feels like it was written to massage her own ego.
If you are interested in the health benefits of a vegetarian diet and how it can impact on your kids, you would be better suited to searching the internet.
Glen Gilchrist
The author rambles through annecdotes and personal reflections and the book feels like it was written to massage her own ego.
If you are interested in the health benefits of a vegetarian diet and how it can impact on your kids, you would be better suited to searching the internet.
Glen Gilchrist
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I thought this book was very insightful. It helped me as a vegetarian parent reflect not only on the many difficulties we face in a society that is not always comprehensive, especially from our inner circles (criticism from concerned family members about our children needing meat to be healthy). It also talks about how to deal with the many daily problems a family can face like school lunchtimes, outings, dealing with adolescent vegetarians even if the parents are not, birthday parties etc. On a whole I felt this book was a great guide that doesn't only apply to vegetarians....it can be used as a guide to help understand and deal successfully with any dietary problem, and it even gives you many things to think about on raising our children and being a good parent. Things we know but don't always think about until we read them.
I'm sure I will consult it again
I'm sure I will consult it again
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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
The definitive guide to raising vegetarian and vegan kids
27 May 2003
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Joanne Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina have created a much needed resource to serve parents and families, caregivers, and medical practitioners alike. After a thorough introduction discussing all aspects of vegetarian food and life choices (emotional, community, and psychological), the authors give a sound nutritional introduction. They then offer advice chronologically, beginning with nutrition for breastfeeding moms and continuing through introducing solids and feeding picky teens. The authors take a very down-to-earth approach, offering advice for parents of kids who are feeling alienated, or who want to eat meat away from home.
Each stage of life has different nutritional concerns. Stepaniak and Melina address the stages with age-specific menu plans using recipes from Part 3 of the book. The authors begin Part 3 by giving some helpful cooking recommendations for new or aspiring "healthy" cooks. There are many easy-to-prepare, kid-friendly recipes, replicating non-vegetarian favorites. Not all recipes have a 100% whole foods approach, and some include ingredients like "veggie dogs" or "veggie meats." The recipes range from beverages and breakfasts to snacks and entrees. All of the recipes include nutritional information, even the desserts. The book also has a very well organized index that makes it easy to pick up and find a piece of useful information. Raising Vegetarian Children ends with a large resource guide and bibliography, so those who want to dig deeper also know where to go.-- Reviewed by Amy O'Neill Houck
50 of 53 people found the following review helpful
A Vegetarian Bible
19 Feb 2003
Format:Paperback
Raising Vegetarian Children, A Guide to Good Health and Family Harmony, by Joanne Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina, is a comprehensive guidebook that provides a practical plan for making sure your child's diet is nutritionally adequate. The first two hundred pages are devoted to the basics: ethics, family and relatives, being different, eating out; Vegetarian Nutrition 101 addresses the Total Vegetarian Food Guide, which is a vegetarian's answer to the tired meat and dairy-laden food pyramid. Nutritional needs for all age groups from birth to teens are addressed in precise detail, from nursing moms, supplements, picky eaters, and finger foods, to "the unique needs of teens," including nutrition for athletes, healthy skin, body image and eating disorders. Over one hundred pages are devoted to kid-friendly recipes such as Fabulous French Toast, Cheez-A-Roni, Crispy Tofu Fingers, French Bread Pizza, Fajitas, Tacos, Oven Fries, German Chocolate Cake, Fruit Popsoycles, over 20 sandwich spreads/fillings, and my 13-year old vegan daughter's favorite, The Very Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. The vegetarian community has long awaited this primer, and like all other books by Stepaniak and Melina, this one does not disappoint.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
I use it every day!
7 July 2004
Format:Paperback
As a vegan, and a mom, it's important to me to pay careful attention to my children's nutritional needs. This book is FULL of great information and meal ideas. I have learned TONS from reading it, and it has earned a place on my kitchen counter! :c)
A must-have for all vegetarian parents or parents of vegetarian kiddos.
P.S. You MUST try the FlaxJacks- they are to *die* for! :c)
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