So, as many of you know, you'd be suprised how many foods are ACTUALLY vegan if you just read the ingrediants and knew how to decode the alien vernacular!
Do you vegan moms feed your kids meat/milk products, or make them follow your diet? just wondering!
Just for some help, I found a super convienient list that PETA made-
http://www.petakids.com/accvegan.html
I like this site, too!
Our kid eats vegan right along with us. He doesn't much like raw leafy greens so that's a problem. One example of what we do is to make a delicious soup from onions, leeks, zucchini, raw cashews, lentils, and kale. He loves that soup and it's so amazingly good for him.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm that sounds sooooo good! Thier bodies are probably like, emmaculate... but what about when they are teenagers, and if they decide to rebel against you guys by eating meat, or if they just WANT to due to free will... they'll get really sick.
I am not a parent yet but my child(ren) will be vegan from the womb. My husband and I are actually trying to conceive this summer or fall, so this is something I've been thinking about/researching lately. :)
Original Post by haricot:
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm that sounds sooooo good! Thier bodies are probably like, emmaculate... but what about when they are teenagers, and if they decide to rebel against you guys by eating meat, or if they just WANT to due to free will... they'll get really sick.
Your responsibility as a parent is to establish a good foundation and education. It is not your responsibility to dictate what they do for the rest of their lives. If you give them that foundation and allow them the right to make their own decisions (moreso when they're old enough to do so properly) then I think do the right thing the majority of the time. If not, oh well, it's their life.
so at what age will let them choose?
I suppose it depends on the child. That's a parent's call, but certainly there's not much a parent can do after the child leaves the house for college or whatever so you may as well, IMO, give them the opportunity to make decisions (even if they're guided by your limitations) at an early age.
I'm not like super-parent or anything, my boy is only 18 months old. This is just how I feel like things should go. I'll be happy to take any advice from parents with more experience.
What do you think is the best plan of action for when you aren't around? Do you ask other parents at a birthday party or some school event only to serve your child food/snacks that you've provided? This is what makes me think, as I am not one to push my beliefs on anyone...but I would want my child to eat the foods I feel would be best for him or her.
Original Post by brighteyes82:
I've always wondered that as well. I am a vegan, and my boyfriend is most definitely whatever the opposite would be :) If we were ever to have children, it would be weird sending out that mixed message with our beliefs branching in 2 directions. Something to think about of course. I'm sure it would be more difficult for someone in a similar situation, and something to be talked through beforehand.
What do you think is the best plan of action for when you aren't around? Do you ask other parents at a birthday party or some school event only to serve your child food/snacks that you've provided? This is what makes me think, as I am not one to push my beliefs on anyone...but I would want my child to eat the foods I feel would be best for him or her.
Fortunately, my wife and I don't have the same issue. We both decided to go vegan last summer after we both read the china study. My wife was waaaay skeptical at first, but then after she read it, she was completely on board. So it's nice to have a unified front for our boy.
My opinion is this, parents are the sole deciders on what your child should be eating. If they're going to a birthday party or school event, you should make sure they go there after they've eaten so they're not likely to pig out on cake, ice cream, and pizza. I, personally, have zero problem informing other people what my boy can and can't eat. That's not pushing any beliefs, that's being a good parent IMO :D
Having said all of that, I'm not so dense as to think the boy isn't going to be sneaky with treats and bad food. I'm not sure I'd want my son to be such a goodie two shoes that he follows my whims in lock step for the rest of his life. That sounds funny I suppose. I definitely want him to eat healthfully, but at the same time I don't? What I really want is for him to learn to make his own decisions. And I want to be there to help him learn what those decisions should probably be. If he decides that the meat eating life is for him, then so be it as long as I've done what I can to help him understand nutrition.
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