Vegetarian Diets

Vegetarian diets have become more prevalent and popular, and many parents may wonder if kids can safely follow a vegetarian diet and still get all the nutrients necessary for growing up healthy and strong. Most dietary and medical experts agree that a properly structured vegetarian diet is healthy. To ensure adequate nutrient intake, special care must be taken when feeding children a vegetarian diet, especially if the diet does not include dairy and egg products.

Before your child or your family switches to a vegetarian diet, it's important to note that all vegetarian diets are not alike. Some of the major vegetarian categories include:

  1. Ovo vegetarian - eats eggs; no meat
  2. Lacto-ovo vegetarian - eats dairy and egg products; no meat
  3. Lacto vegetarian - eats dairy products; no eggs or meat
  4. Vegan - eats only food from plant sources

Other categories include: Pesco vegetarians - eats fish but no other meat; and Pollo vegetarians - eats poultry but no other meat

The Choice of Vegetarianism

There are many reasons why children or families may follow a vegetarian diet. Younger vegetarians are usually part of a family that eats vegetarian meals for health or religious reasons (for example, many Seventh Day Adventists follow a vegetarian diet). In non-vegetarian families, older children may decide to become vegetarians because of concern for animals, the environment, or their own health. Heidi Kecskemethy, RD, CSP, a board-certified pediatric nutritionist, tells parents not to be alarmed if their children choose vegetarianism. Kecskemethy says that the best way to handle a child's vegetarianism is to "discuss what it means to the child and how they want to implement it." She has met with parents who shudder when their children switch to vegetarian meals. "Make sure the kids make good food choices. If they are going to just eat Cheese Nips, Pop Tarts, and soda, then you have a problem."

Nutritional experts also say that if parents offer their children a vegetarian diet, they should follow the same diet and make it a family affair. "I have met parents who eat kielbasa, but insist that their children eat vegetarian for health reasons," says Kecskemethy.
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