“We would go vegan, but my kids need meat for protein.” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that…. Today we’re going to talk about the biggest question ever asked about a vegan diet. Where do you get your protein? There are actually two parts to the eternal vegan protein question. Can…
Can your fussy child really be vegan? We’re often sold that a healthy vegan diet needs to be packed full of veggies, beans and grains to be healthy. So when your kids are very firmly sticking to a diet of plain pasta, hot chips and jam sandwiches, it can be easy to think there’s no…
We can all agree that vegetables are healthy, right? And most of us probably need to be eating more of them, especially our kids. But when you have a picky eater, it can be really hard to get them to eat their vegetables. I have two super fussy eaters. Some days my four year old…
Do you find yourself questioning whether a vegan diet really is the healthiest for your kids? I get it. In fact, I was so confused about whether a vegan diet was really healthy for my kids that I actually went back to uni to study nutrition! Yep! Really! So I totally get how overwhelming all…
One question that I see a lot is how do I get my vegan kids to eat beans? I think anyone would agree that a legume loving kid is the ultimate goal of vegan parenting. Unfortunately, some kids are super fussy and it remains an elusive goal for many of us… Beans, legumes and lentils…
Hands up, who has fussy kids? I certainly do! My six year old has sensory issues, and it has taken me five very long years to get him to eat a decent and varied diet. My two year old isn’t fussy, he just isn’t interested in food. He would much rather be jumping up and…