The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Eating for Kids - M.s.j., Dana Villamagna [79]
standard American diet (SAD)The sugar- and meat-heavy diet so typical of Westernized populations and quickly spreading throughout the globe. Many health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, certain cancers, and heart disease have been associated with the SAD.
tofu A product resulting from soybeans that are soaked in water, with a small amount of magnesium chloride, and formed into blocks.
vitamin B12 An important nutrient for red blood cell formation and for healthy nerve tissues. Deficiencies can lead to anemia and permanent nerve and brain damage.
Appendix
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Resources
Kids like to feel part of a community, to connect with other people who experience the world in the same way they do. Many resources are available for vegan kids, and more seem to appear every day. This section provides you with books, websites, movies, and more that can help your child see he’s not alone on the vegan road of life.
For you, the parent, find resources on kid-friendly cookbooks, more on child nutrition (some have animal-product sections in them, so just ignore those), and child development/social needs.
Before we mention any other resources for parents, however, we must point to one of the absolute best places to get support on your vegan parent journey: The Vegetarian Resource Group’s thousands-strong parent group list. Learn how to sign up at www.vrg.org/family/index.htm.
Kids’ Books
Bass, Jules, and Debbie Harter. Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon. Cambridge, MA: Barefoot Books, 1999.
Drescher, Henrick. Hubert the Pudge: A Vegetarian Tale.Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2006.
Newkirk, Ingrid. 50 Awesome Ways Kids Can Help Animals: Fun and Easy Ways to Be a Kind Kid. New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing, 2006.
Rudy, Sarah. Benji Bean Sprout Doesn’t Eat Meat.Sacramento, CA: SK Publishing, 2004.
SK Publishing. Benny Brontosaurus Goes to a Party!Sacramento, CA: SK Publishing, 2005.
Weiss, Stephanie. Everything You Need to Know About Being Vegan (tween/teen book). New York, NY: Rosen Publishing Group, 1999.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. The Little House on the Prairie Series. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1994. (These books are not directly vegan, but they do show how farming and the raising and hunting of animals has drastically changed over the generations from the ecological sensitivity and real needs of the Ingalls family to today’s ecological degradation, factory farming methods, and hunting for sport.)
Kids’ Websites
Humane Society Youth
www.humanesocietyyouth.org
PETA Kids
www.Petakids.com
Roots and Shoots
www.rootsandshoots.org
Kids’ Movies
Babe (Universal Studios, 1995)
Charlotte’s Web(Paramount, 1973)
Horton Hears a Who!(20th Century
Fox, 2008)
Yoga Kids (Gaiam, 2005)
Kid-Friendly Veg Cookbooks
Barnard, Tanya, and Kramer, Sarah. How It All Vegan. Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press, 1999.
McCann, Jennifer. Vegan Lunch Box. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2008.
Olson, Cathe. The Vegetarian Mother’s Cookbook. Arroyo Grande, CA: Goco Publishing, 2005.
Patrick-Goudreau, Colleen. The Art of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cook’s Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press, 2007.
Solomon, Jay. 150 Vegan Favorites. Roseville, CA: Prima, 1998.
———. Lean Bean Cuisine.Roseville, CA: Prima, 1994.
General Child Nutrition
Eisenberg, Arlene, et. al. What to Expect the First Year. New York, NY: Workman, 2003.
Pavlina, Erin. Raising Vegan Children in a Non-Vegan World. VegFamily.com, 2003.
Sears, William, M.D. The NDD Book: How Nutrition Deficit Disorder Affects Your Child’s Learning, Behavior, and Health, and What You Can Do About It—Without Drugs. New York, NY: Little, Brown, 2009.
Stepaniak, Joanne, and Vesanto Melina. Raising Vegetarian Children. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2002.
Ward, Elizabeth. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2005.
Child Development/Social Needs
Hartley-Brewer, Elizabeth. Talking to Tweens: Getting It Right Before It Gets Rocky with Your 8-12-Year-Old.Cambridge, MA: Da Capo