Vegan kids?

Question

Hey guys. Just wanted to ask a few questions regarding kids and veganism. 
I’ve been thinking of switching to a vegan lifestyle and raising my son vegan as well. He hasn’t started solids yet but I want to make sure it’s right for us. Our first reason is the animals and then the health of our bodies. I just want to make sure I do it correctly. 
For those with vegan toddlers/children:
-do they ever feel like they’re missing out or are different because they’re vegan?
-what vitamin supplements do you use?
-where did you find your research/info on raising a vegan babe so I can read up?
Thank you in advance. ❤️

Answer

I love the YouTubers Ellen Fisher (3 kids), Jinti Fell (currently pregnant + baby girl), ShineWithPlants (1 daughter), Fairly Local Vegan (3 kids), and That Vegan Mom (son + twin baby girls)
They all talk about raising vegan kids and are very informative :)

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For the first couple years I feed my kid almost exclusively vegan and not to be vegan but I wanted her to have the best healthy start. No processed foods. My kid isn’t vegan but she eats more veggies than anyone I know. So don’t worry. Shes never felt left out. It’s everyone’s else’s judgement you’ve got to deal with.

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Hey lovely, so as a family we are vegan and my son is raised vegan. If I am going somewhere ie a party I always take some vegan friendly food, enough for others to have also. I then find out what type of sweet things will be there and replicate it. With that all being said I also don't stress (where possible) if my son asks for something that isn't vegan at a party or grandma's etc. I do 100% say no to meat especially processed so my friends and family know that is a big no go. However if somebody is having a chocolate and shares it with my son I'm okay with that. I don't want him to feel different or that he can't have something (with in reason). The meat especially processed I say is because I wouldn't give him a cigarette, alcohol or send him in the sun with no sun cream on etc so why on earth would I agree to him having processed meats xxxx

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Our daughter loves being vegan! We just make sure to bring extra food to any family get together where we know there won’t be good food. The only (and I do mean ONLY) veggie she won’t eat is tomatoes...she even eats plain celery and she loves beets! 
We do daily Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Omega 3’s, and probiotic every other day. Amazon sells some awesome supplements that are sprays, and way easier to have her take than chews. We crushed up the calcium until she was old enough to handle the pill form.

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I decided to go vegetarian at 6. While there were times I felt awkward having to explain my eating choices, it was never enough to make me want to go back to eating meat. After being vegetarian for 20 years, I went vegan three years ago. I definitely plan on raising my kids vegan when the time comes, so I’m definitely interested in what others have to say on the subject. I feel like it may be easier to be a vegetarian/vegan kid now versus when I was growing up because the amount of people living this lifestyle has definitely grown. Plus, there are so many alternatives to meat and dairy products, which I’m sure would make things even easier for kids who may be concerned about fitting in. I know I didn’t really answer your specific question haha, but hopefully my perspective was helpful in some way ☺️

Vegan kids?

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