As a vegan parent, some of the most frustrating moments occur at mealtimes when you are out and about. Not because you can’t just pop into McDonald’s or toss your kid some Dunkaroos. But because eating with other parents in parks or shopping centres or at playgroups or preschool outings always provokes the same questions: “You’re vegan? Are your kids? How can you feed your children such a restricted diet? How can you deprive them of so much?”
So, instead of trying to explain for the umpteenth time why feeding kids a balanced vegan diet is anything but restrictive and infinitely better than feeding them traditional “kid food” (think processed crap like chicken nuggets, pop and sugary cereals and snacks), I’m just gonna hand out cards with this URL. Here’s to the next generation of Vegan MoFoers!
What Do My Vegan Kids Eat?
Actual Fruit VS "Fruit" Snacks
Isa's Bananas Rabanda VS French Toast
Homemade Coconut Oatmeal VS Sugary Store-bought Packets
Wholegrain Pancakes with Applesauce and Veggie Ham VS Bisquik, Aunt Jemima and Nitrates
More Actual Fruit VS Fruit Rollups
Almond Butter and Apple VS Skippy and Jelly
Hummus Man and Dahl VS Chicken Nuggets and Fries
Peanut Butter Banana Man VS Well, Peanut Butter and Banana (It's not all different)
Veggie Soup VS The Weird Neon Yellow Stuff
Mediterranean Quinoa VS Hamburger Helper
Isa's Macaroni and Trees VS Kraft Dinner
Bright and Tasty VS Beige and Fried
Vegan Cupcakes VS Other Cupcakes
Awesome Birthday Cake VS DQ
Extra Credit Reading
Raising Vegetarians
Veggie Kids
Happy Veggie Kids
Sounds to me like they have a very unrestrictive diet! What about all those kids that only ever weat the same old junk? Now that’s restrictive! Way to go you!
Thanks so much! The best way to create healthy adults is to feed your kids healthy, real food. The only problem is that my kids are sometimes abrasively judgmental about other people’s food choices. Ie. “Ewwwww! McDonald’s is like eating poison, you know!” We’re working on tact. Sort of.
oh this is great. I don’t have kids (don’t plan to), but I have wondered about the challenges when dealing with others. Showing other parents this blog would surely shut them up.
You’ve got some amazing photo’s! Makes me really want to try the recipes!
You wouldn’t mind if I “pin” some of the pictures on pinterest would you??
Sorry I missed this before. By all means! I am late to the Pinterest Parade, but I’m using it now and I feel productive even when I am clearly slacking because of it!