why do meat eaters care what I feed my children?

Question

...they say "don't push it on your children"... isn't feeding ur's meat pushing meat on them?
I don't have children, but when I do, I feed them whatever them fuch I want, and that's NOT meat ^^...meat-eaters can jus get over it =)

WTF! it didn't write "fuch", is yahoo editing what I say? X(

Answer 1

You did hit on a hypocritical stance many meat-eaters take. Its brainwashing to feed then veggie food, but not brainwashing to feed then meat. Its annoying to ask for a veggie meal, but not annoying to ask for a meat meal

How does that work then ?

BSE - alive and well in 95% of our population

Brittany is incorrect. She says it like its up to children to decide what they want from birth. The idea of a parent is surely to provide a basic groundwork until the child can decide. What Brittany is failing to notice is that parents already make millions of filtered judgements on what is right for the child, so why not being veggie if thats what the parent believes in.

You don't leave education, safety, manners, language, religion, friend choices, where to go, how long to be out up to the child to decide...all those decisions are made for the child until they are old enough to decide for themselves.

Why is it ok for a parent to decide you are eating meat until you are 13, but its not ok for you to decide they should eat as veggies until that age.....

Answer 2

First, I don't exactly appreciate you talking about meat-eaters as though they are one human being with the same beliefs. =)

Ah, it's probably because there are so many people these days who shove meat and vegetables in each others' faces that people get confused.
And no, feeding them meat is not pushing it on them, and neither is not feeding them meat.

Btw, you could have easily put an h instead of a k when you wrote "fuch" by accident, seeing as they're very close to each other.

Answer 3

If anyone is pushing diet on anyone, it's the culture. You can't turn on the TV, walk down Main Street or open a magazine (except Vegetarian Times) without seeing ads that make meat seem mandatory.
Raising kids as healthy vegetarians will give them an alternative to the meat culture & it will allow them to be more objective when they get old enough to decide what they want to eat.
I've known several kids who were raised vegetarian. Some of them have remained vegetarian (so far anyway) & some have at least temporarilly decided to eat meat. I've never known a child to have health problems from not eating meat & have been present when a pediatrician approved of kids being vegetarian.

Answer 4

I think your being just as absent minded as the "meat -eaters" your describing. Sorry to tell you this but your children have a right to decide for themselves what they like. I'm a vegetarian but my family isn't. My children love the taste of meat and who am I to tell them what they can and cannot have? Your choice in what you eat is just that..YOUR choice. You can't make someone elses decision for them even if they are your children. When they reach a certain age you should let them try it tell them your thoughts about it and let them know it's ok with whatever they choose. My parents are "meat-eaters" but once I was about 13 I stopped eating meat and my parents have been suppotive since. They never forced me to eat it...and they never hid it away from me either.

Answer 5

I think it doesn't matter what you feed your children as long as the foods have all the required nutrients in their right proportion, and the children are not been harmed. I think teaching them to eat lots of fruits and vegetable at a tender age is good but one thing you must consider is that they will grow someday and if they do not understand why they are vegetarians, they might just become meat-eaters. Help them understand why it is good for them; don't impose it on them.

I'm a meat-eater myself but when I think of how animals are raised for mass-consumption nowadays, it gives me the chills........but it's hard to give up the meat and seafood.

Answer 6

I am a parent, and my child does not eat meat, by his choice. I allow him to make his own decisions and try to make sure he is getting the proper nutrients elsewhere. My husband and I eat meat, but our son chooses perfectly healthful alternatives, for example PBJ's when we have ham sandwiches, Tufu in tomato soup instead of chicken noodle, you get the idea. I think that being a parent means teaching your child proper eating habits, but allowing them to make their own choices.

I have also learned that being a parent seems to open you up to many other parents (or non parents, even) point of view. No matter if the subject is eating meat, or spanking, or watching too much tv, their will always be someone with a differing opinion willing to shove it on you.

My question to you- why should it bother you? Just shrug it off and ignore them as you would if they asked about your child's adoption background, sexual preference, blood type, or any other personal issue.

Or just leave it till when you have kids... and then decide.

Answer 7

Deciding to not feed your child meat is the same exact thing as deciding to do so. It seems like some people view meat as something that people are entitled to eat, or that it's "wrong" and that you'll be a bad parent if you don't feed it to your children. It's funny that so many of the people who give you crap for not feeding your child meat are the same people whose children consume entire bags of Doritos in one sitting and wash it down with a 2-liter of soda. Go figure.

Answer 8

I dunno, I know a lot of vegetarians raised in meat eating families, but I don't know a single vegetarian family that allows their child to eat meat.
I don't really care so long as you teach your children healthy habits and let them make their own choice when they're old enough to do so. Also, I would expect a responsible parent to be able to acknowledge if their child is having a problem with a vegetarian diet and needs to switch to a more typical style of eating. A friend of mine growing up spent a great deal of time in hospitals for iron deficiencies and other vitamin deficiencies because of his mothers mandatory vegan diet. The day he turned 16 he ran away from home and hasn't needed to be hospitalized since. Not that a vegan diet can't be achieved in a healthful manner, it just doesn't work for everybody.

Answer 9

I know I hated eating meat when I was a kid...even when I was a baby, I didn't like babyfood meat. My mom and the doctor agreed that I'd be just fine as a vegetarian, and I was. (:

Answer 10

I have children and they eat lots of vegetables and tofu and they love it absolutely it also makes them feal good about not killing or hurting animals. I think people who raise their children on a WELL Balanced vegetarian or vegan diet are fine.