What are the nutritional needs for young vegetarians?
You might find Feeding Vegan Kids by Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D, to be extremely helpful. This is the opening paragraph: Many members of The Vegetarian Resource Group are glowing testimony to the fact that vegan children can be healthy, grow normally, be extremely active, and (we think) smarter than average. Of course it takes time and thought to feed vegan children. Shouldn’t feeding of any child require time and thought? After all, the years from birth to adolescence are the years when eating habits are set, when growth rate is high, and to a large extent, when the size of stores of essential nutrients such as calcium and iron are determined. You can access “Feeding Vegan Kids” on our website at: www.vrg.org/family. Our “Tips for Parents of Young Vegetarians” is also helpful. Please e-mail us requesting an attached text copy or with your mailing address for a paper copy. You might also want to read over Raising Vegan Children for information, as well as the articles “Wholesome Baby Foo
