Guest guest Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 I am interested to hear others thoughts on this: My partner and I are both vegan, and ironically it is food and what to feed our dd that we disagree about most! I am a cooked food person and I am not into veg. for health reasons, so I am not adverse to a bit of sugar etc. Everything in moderation. My partner is into raw food and lives mostly on fruit, occassional sprouted lentils and nuts. Our dd loves fruit, but also loves cereals, breads & grains, marmite (like vegemite), baked beans, hommous etc. My partner says I am giving her junk food when she eats rye bread and homemade hommous (not to mention baked beans), and other (to me) yummy and healthy things. (she doesn't even like hot chips, crisps or other things that are far more 'junky' in my opinion). Personally I couldn't live on raw food. I get far too hungry after eating a salad alone and I need a good solid meal with lots of protein. I am also concerned about raising a child on a mostly fruit diet (she doesn't like sprouted lentils and is too young for nuts!). Some of the stories of malnourished 'vegan' infants of late seem to have involved extremist diets tending towards raw food. Our dd has always been difficult to feed as it is, and slow to grow, so I rejoice in every type of vegan food I can get into her. I also imagine it would be extremely difficult to restrict her diet, while she can see me eating my hommous and bread! What are others experiences? Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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