Comments on: My 10 yr old son is vegetarian, should I supplement his diet to make sure he is getting everything he needs? http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Daisy Buchanon http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7347 Daisy Buchanon Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:35:32 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7347 I have two exceptionally healthy VEGAN children, who have never taken supplements, so I should say he'll be fine. ;)<a href="http://www.besthomeorganizers.com/718"> Daisy Buchanon</a> I have two exceptionally healthy VEGAN children, who have never taken supplements, so I should say he’ll be fine. ;) Daisy Buchanon

]]> By: La Vie Boheme http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7346 La Vie Boheme Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:18:09 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7346 If he will eat eggs, beans and nuts along with whole grains and a variety of vegetables..he won't need any supplement.<a href="http://www.djthings.com/mackie-m4589"> La Vie Boheme</a> If he will eat eggs, beans and nuts along with whole grains and a variety of vegetables..he won’t need any supplement. La Vie Boheme

]]> By: Kim N http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7345 Kim N Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:27:29 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7345 Vegetarian Diets: Advantages for Children Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Some cookbooks for veggie moms - The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook - Cathe Olson Raising Vegetarian Children - Joanne Stepaniak<a href="http://www.chefcookingware.com/967"> Kim N</a> Vegetarian Diets: Advantages for Children
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Some cookbooks for veggie moms -
The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook - Cathe Olson
Raising Vegetarian Children - Joanne Stepaniak Kim N

]]> By: Golden http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7344 Golden Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:08:28 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7344 <a href="http://www.cargearusa.com/srch/srch.php?q=bras"> Golden</a> Golden

]]> By: braceface http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7343 braceface Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:05:12 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7343 whey protein shake is good, like the person before said. Just make sure that he's getting his milk. Tofu is also a good source of protein. There are cookbooks out there that can help with this. You can cook together. Great way to bond with the kid. A 10 year-old vegetarian? What a progressive kid!<a href="http://www.proofficesupply.com/village-office-supply.htm"> braceface</a> whey protein shake is good, like the person before said. Just make sure that he’s getting his milk. Tofu is also a good source of protein. There are cookbooks out there that can help with this. You can cook together. Great way to bond with the kid.

A 10 year-old vegetarian? What a progressive kid! braceface

]]> By: Meilien http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7342 Meilien Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:10:21 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7342 I'd personally suggest adding meat to his diet, for his own health. The fact that you don't know enough about a vegetarian diet to have to come onto YA to ask shows that you probably can't manage his diet on your own, and that you risk damaging his health by missing out important vitamins and minerals. He's still growing, if you don't get his diet right he could suffer from all kinds of things, from anemia to rickets. He shouldn't go vegetarian until he's at least 16-18. Otherwise he could suffer from things that mostly only happen to kids in the third world. He could even be taken away by child services if he get sick because of his diet. They aren't always tolerant or understanding of "alternative lifestyles". The question is "is it he won't eat, or you won't let him eat"? Give him a normal meat diet for his own health.<a href="http://www.ecohomefashion.com/bags-69"> Meilien</a> I’d personally suggest adding meat to his diet, for his own health.

The fact that you don’t know enough about a vegetarian diet to have to come onto YA to ask shows that you probably can’t manage his diet on your own, and that you risk damaging his health by missing out important vitamins and minerals.

He’s still growing, if you don’t get his diet right he could suffer from all kinds of things, from anemia to rickets. He shouldn’t go vegetarian until he’s at least 16-18. Otherwise he could suffer from things that mostly only happen to kids in the third world. He could even be taken away by child services if he get sick because of his diet. They aren’t always tolerant or understanding of “alternative lifestyles”.

The question is “is it he won’t eat, or you won’t let him eat”?

Give him a normal meat diet for his own health. Meilien

]]> By: rundown73 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7341 rundown73 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:19:07 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7341 Eggs are good. I'd be concerned with a young child being vegetarian that he wouldn't get enough protein to support growth. So I'd at least give him a whey protein shake every day. (Whey protein powder is widely available and frequently used by body builders. I've even found it at Sam's Club). Also, there are certain vitamins and micronutrients that we normally get from meat or from freshly harvested (i.e. dirty) vegetables that we can't get without eating meat in our industrialized society. From what I understand, miso paste replaces these well. Miso makes a decent soup and it's not bad as a salty flavoring on top of mushrooms or potatoes or whatever. So, whey protein and miso paste. (EDIT: And a good multi-vitamin as mentioned for iron)<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/student-loans/private-student-loans.htm"> rundown73</a> Eggs are good.
I’d be concerned with a young child being vegetarian that he wouldn’t get enough protein to support growth. So I’d at least give him a whey protein shake every day. (Whey protein powder is widely available and frequently used by body builders. I’ve even found it at Sam’s Club).

Also, there are certain vitamins and micronutrients that we normally get from meat or from freshly harvested (i.e. dirty) vegetables that we can’t get without eating meat in our industrialized society. From what I understand, miso paste replaces these well. Miso makes a decent soup and it’s not bad as a salty flavoring on top of mushrooms or potatoes or whatever.

So, whey protein and miso paste.
(EDIT: And a good multi-vitamin as mentioned for iron) rundown73

]]> By: duzziebat http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/comment-page-1/#comment-7340 duzziebat Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:28:45 +0000 http://www.healthstorebargains.com/blog/my-10-yr-old-son-is-vegetarian-should-i-supplement-his-diet-to-make-sure-he-is-getting-everything-he-needs/#comment-7340 Unless he isnt eating his vegetables then no. he is getting protien from what you just listed, but he needs leafy vegetables and some fruits for his iron, vitamins (they also have protien in them). So get him to eat his vegetables and he will be perfectly healthy. If he wont, make him take vitamins Edit: he is also eating breads and pastas for his carbs right?<a href="http://www.autostires.com/brake-fluid-331"> duzziebat</a> Unless he isnt eating his vegetables then no. he is getting protien from what you just listed, but he needs leafy vegetables and some fruits for his iron, vitamins (they also have protien in them).

So get him to eat his vegetables and he will be perfectly healthy. If he wont, make him take vitamins

Edit: he is also eating breads and pastas for his carbs right? duzziebat

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