my son is wanting to be a vegetarian!?

[chickened]

You are right but if you have no body fat as with most vegans your body will rob muscle for its energy needs.

 

[KristyHall]

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Vegan and vegetarian is not the same thing.

 

[redhen]

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*snort*

 

[KristyHall]

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*snort*

that made me laugh too

 

[squeakyballs]

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[chickened]

I know I have heard all the definitions and the difference is really minor in the grand scope of the matter kinda like comparing a fanatic to an extremist. I'm a vegetarian some times and some times I'm not. It depends if I'm preparing my meal or my wife I usually fix what is easy. I hike with some vegetarians occasionally and about the 2nd or 3rd day they will eat some of my jerky.
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Vegan and vegetarian is not the same thing.

 

[kla37]

When we became vegetarians, I gave my older son the choice. I didn't want to force it on him. He chose to be a vegetarian with us. Both my boys still drink milk from a local organic and humane dairy, and they eat our eggs every day, and they also eat sustainable fish. They get plenty of protein that way, plus all the bean dishes, and many different kinds of grains that are high in protein as well. He wanted to do it not just because of the humane aspect, but because of the GMO feed that most meat animals are fed. They eat ALL different kinds of things that most kids wouldn't touch. How many kids ask for beets or parsnips? I had both of them followed closely by our pediatrician and they are doing just great, and are in fact a lot healthier than most kids their age because of the lack of junk food and fast food, and the many fresh foods we eat.

 

[redhen]

Gah!.. BEETS!

That there is child abuse...

*beets make redhen puke..*

Parsnips are yummy though..

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

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that made me laugh too

Me too!

 

[mom'sfolly]

The vegetarian population of India is larger than the entire population of the US. I think many of them do manual labor that most Americans would find very difficult. Eating a vegetarian diet can be as healthy or unhealthy as an omnivorous diet. It is not terribly hard to get good nutrition on a lacto/ova vegetarian diet. It is harder, much, on a vegan diet.

I would argue that most Americans are fairly clueless about the amount of protein, fiber, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and calories they consume. Nutrition isn't given much weight in medical schools and in general culture. I think that those with metabolic issues, dieters who are participating in a nutrition based weight loss program and people who take an avid interest in their health, including food choices are often more well informed than the average person or even average doctor.