How to Raise a Healthy Child on a Vegetarian Diet
Are you struggling to give your kid a good vegetarian diet or maybe thinking about the quality of the food you give them? Let’s walk you through this important guide for a healthy vegetarian diet.
It can be hard raising a vegetarian child in a meat-eating world.
It can be hard raising a vegetarian child in a meat-eating world.
How to raise a healthy child on a vegetarian diet
Here’s how to ensure your child thrives on a plant-based diet.
Soy protein provides the same quality protein as meat and contains all the amino acids that are essential.
Omega-3 can easily be replicated with flaxseeds, hemp seeds, and chia seeds.
Vegetarian or not, breast milk is best for babies. Breast milk plus a vitamin D supplement provides all of the nutrients your baby needs for the first six months of life.
Look for foods with extra calcium, such as cereals, orange juice, and soymilk.
Ask your doctor or a dietitian to help you find the best foods your child can eat to stay healthy.
Regular healthy snacks are important for all children, including vegetarian children.
Nuts and seeds provide trace minerals and healthy fats, and they can be finely chopped and blended into soups, sauces, and smoothies.
When buying ready-made vegetarian products such as faux chicken fingers, veggie burgers, and meatless sausages, take care to read the ingredients to ensure they don’t contain added sugar and salt.
Supplementation of vitamin B12 may be required for children following a vegetarian lifestyle. When in doubt, speak to your healthcare provider for more advice. (5 Warning Signs of Vitamin B12 Deficiency You Should Never Ignore)
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Following a vegetarian diet can have many health benefits for yourself and your children. Research has shown that people following vegetarian diets tend to be healthier than meat-eaters. However, on a plant-based diet parents often wonder if their kids are getting enough protein to grow up healthy and strong.
It’s important that you ensure that your child eats a well-balanced diet and gets all the essential vitamins and minerals they need by offering them a wide range of plant-based foods, including beans, legumes, nuts, broccoli, and whole grains.
Diversity is key
The good news is that there is now a larger range of children-friendly plant-based meals on the market with increased awareness of the benefits of plant-based eating. These days, replicating foods that children will eat and enjoy in plant-based versions is so much easier. When in doubt, remember:
The good news is that there is now a larger range of children-friendly plant-based meals on the market with increased awareness of the benefits of plant-based eating. These days, replicating foods that children will eat and enjoy in plant-based versions is so much easier. When in doubt, remember:
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Soy protein provides the same quality protein as meat and contains all the amino acids that are essential.
Omega-3 can easily be replicated with flaxseeds, hemp seeds, and chia seeds.
Vegetarian or not, breast milk is best for babies. Breast milk plus a vitamin D supplement provides all of the nutrients your baby needs for the first six months of life.
Look for foods with extra calcium, such as cereals, orange juice, and soymilk.
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Ask your doctor or a dietitian to help you find the best foods your child can eat to stay healthy.
Regular healthy snacks are important for all children, including vegetarian children.
Nuts and seeds provide trace minerals and healthy fats, and they can be finely chopped and blended into soups, sauces, and smoothies.
When buying ready-made vegetarian products such as faux chicken fingers, veggie burgers, and meatless sausages, take care to read the ingredients to ensure they don’t contain added sugar and salt.
Supplementation of vitamin B12 may be required for children following a vegetarian lifestyle. When in doubt, speak to your healthcare provider for more advice. (5 Warning Signs of Vitamin B12 Deficiency You Should Never Ignore)
Kindly share with friends and family.
Source: zululandobserver.co.za
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