Vegan Babies?

Question

Is it healthy for babies to be vegans? If so how?

Answer 1

I don't think it's healthy at all because we are omnivores for a reason. In fact, there was an article in the paper a few months ago or a year ago about how one family forced their children to become vegetarians/vegans (I forgot which) and it was considered as child abuse.

Here's the article: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=41159

Answer 2

This question is about babies. Babies should be fed breast milk from their mother or a wet-nurse or breast milk doner if the mother is unable to do so for whatever reason. That's all they need. This would make all babies 'vegan', if you want to call it that. Which would be wrong, they would just be 'human' 'mammals'.

Once they are old enough (say, 8 months old) to start eating some (easily digested) types of food (mango, steamed turnip, etc. -- no animal products yet) but still continuing with breastfeeding for another year or so at least. Maybe by the time they are two years old would their digestive system be ready for harder to digest foods, such as meats and processed foods, etc. Most breastfed children (these days) stop breastfeeding completely between 2-4 years. That's natural.

But parents want their kids to eat meat, candy, cake, pizza, etc. as soon as possible because they want to give their kids everything they want and show them that they love them.

Answer 3

The American Dietetic Association's function is that good-deliberate vegan diets are correct for ALL lifestyles levels, being pregnant, lactation and infancy incorporated. All breastfed toddlers are vegan till forged meals are announced (and meat is in no way the primary forged meals, now could be it?) I do actually recognize (in my opinion) 2 vegan kids and either one of them are healthful, wise, splendid youngsters whose mum and dad are good-versed in getting them the vitamins they want. Beats the ones mum and dad who take their youngsters to McDonald's two times every week by way of an extended shot. Edit to carpediem: medical professionals could have years of schooling, however such a lot have mere hours (like 2 or 3) of dietary schooling. They are effortlessly now not a riskless supply of dietary recommendation as they're taught to diagnose disorder and deal with it with medications or surgical intervention. Prevention and vitamins aren't priorities for such a lot med colleges. Edit to deal with your extra feedback: I ought to ask what it's in dairy that you're so definite a developing little one demands? The calcium? The protein? People want calcium. And they want protein. But it's not relevant *wherein* they arrive from. Vegan mum and dad effortlessly ensure their kids have become all of the protein and calcium they want from different resources. Statistcs do say that very younger vegan kids are shorter than their friends, however that peak change is made up by way of youth and humans raised vegan have the identical natural grownup peak as non-vegans. There's a vegan neighborhood in TN referred to as The Farm. They've been round for a long time and all their toddlers are conceived, gestated, nursed and raised vegan. They've allowed researchers to comply with the development in their kids and feature contributed an large quantity of proof in want of elevating healthful vegan youngsters.

Answer 4

I know only 2 babies that enjoyed eating meat as babies. The rest had to have the flavor covered up! Babies know best. They know they want the breast when the mom is trying to shove a bottle in their mouth (not complaining about bottles just saying babies are programmed a certain wayand know what they need even if we have no clue what they need). Babies eat some veggies without complaint and love fruit! What else do they really need then??

Answer 5

It is not healthy as babies need protien etc to grow, humans were made omnivorous and it is important to start with a little protien, however, I DO NOT THINK ANY small baby can eat meat! Those that can, maybe should, ask your doctor for more information, I am not too sure

Answer 6

There are many benefits to a diet containing meat. Many vegetarians claim that meat is unhealthy. This is a blatant fallacy.
It is well established that eating meat improves the quality of nutrition, strengthens the immune system, promotes normal growth and development, is beneficial for day-to-day health, energy and well-being, and helps ensure optimal learning and academic performance.
A long term study found that children who eat more meat are less likely to have deficiencies than those who eat little or no meat. Kids who don’t eat meat — and especially if they restrict other foods, as many girls are doing — are more likely to feel tired, apathetic, unable to concentrate, are sick more often, more frequently depressed, and are the most likely to be malnourished and have stunted growth. Meat and other animal-source foods are the building blocks of healthy growth that have made America’s and Europe's youngsters the tallest, strongest and healthiest in the world.
Meat is an important source of quality nutrients, heme iron, protein, zinc and B-complex vitamins. It provides high-quality protein important for kids’ healthy growth and development.
The iron in meat (heme iron) is of high quality and well absorbed by the body, unlike nonheme iron from plants which is not well absorbed. More than 90 percent of iron consumed may be wasted when taken without some heme iron from animal sources. Substances found to inhibit nonheme iron absorption include phytates in cereals, nuts and legumes, and polyphenolics in vegetables. Symptoms of iron deficiency include fatigue, headache, irritability and decreased work performance. For young children, it can lead to impairment in general intelligence, language, motor performance and school readiness. Girls especially need iron after puberty due to blood losses, or if pregnant. Yet studies show 75 percent of teenage girls get less iron than recommended.
Meat, poultry and eggs are also good sources of absorbable zinc, a trace mineral vital for strengthening the immune system and normal growth. Deficiencies link to decreased attention, poorer problem solving and short-term memory, weakened immune system, and the inability to fight infection. While nuts and legumes contain zinc, plant fibre contains phytates that bind it into a nonabsorbable compound.
Found almost exclusively in animal products, Vitamin B12 is necessary for forming new cells. A deficiency can cause anaemia and permanent nerve damage and paralysis. The Vitimin B12 in plants isn't even bioavailable, meaning our body can't use it.
Why not buy food supplements to replace missing vitamins and minerals? Some people believe they can fill those gaps with pills, but they may be fooling themselves. Research consistently shows that real foods in a balanced diet are far superior to trying to make up deficiencies with supplements.Lets not forget either that protein, while it is found in plants, is better quality in animal products.

The fact is Humans are omnivores, with the ability to eat nearly everything. By preference, prehistoric people ate a high-protein, high-mineral diet based on meat and animal sources, whenever available. Their foods came mainly from three of the five food groups: meat, vegetables and fruits. As a result, big game mammoth hunters were tall and strong with massive bones. They grew six inches taller than their farming descendants in Europe, who ate mostly plant foods, and only in recent times regained most of this height upon again eating more meat, eggs and dairy foods.

Answer 7

If they're breastfed, they should get all their required nutrition as long as mom eats the right balance of foods. Children under 2 have different dietary guidelines, so check with a pediatrician to see if you need to add suppliments, because they may be lacking vitamins or fats in their diet.

Answer 8

Look at Nyjah Huston,he was raised vegan.he is perfectly healthy.He is a skateboarder and skateboarding is really phsically demanding.

Answer 9

i think its fine, as long as they take a multivitamin (the baby kind given by prescription) and if they are breastfeed or given a soy formula,,,,, my daughter, threw no encouragement by me,,,, did not want meat when she was small,,, 6months or so,,, she would eat all the veggie baby food, but not touch anything with meat or desserts,,, and she was fine,,,, she would eat cheese, which was good

Answer 10

no they need vitamin's from meat