All parents want the best for their children and they make it their mission to give their kids the best start to life. But many parents seem to simply regurgitate the same patterns of consumption they inherited from their parents. This can be troubling when it comes to the food that fuels us. Good food is essential for growing bodies, this is why more and more parents are turning to a vegan lifestyle to give their kids a good start. It is the position of the Dietitians of Canada that a well-planned vegan diet is suitable for all stages of life including pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adulthood and old age.
Any remaining fear mongering misconceptions around vegan children can be quickly put to rest by healthy vegan families thriving all over the world. Here are a few parents raising healthy vegan children to inspire you to make the switch for your family. Ellen Fisher is raising three healthy vegan children in Hawaii.
Elvis, Sandy, and Scout have all been vegan since conception and are full of life, as you can see on their popular YouTube channel. Ellen and actor Alicia Silverstone bonded over their shared vegan lifestyle and these power parents teamed up in a YouTube video to show people just how easy and delicious eating vegan can be.
Parents of picky eaters will be shocked to see vegan kids munching on vegetables with no need for bribery. Not only is their food vegan, but a large majority of it is completely raw. For dessert, the pair made their kids a raw vegan sorbet out of bananas and berries, showing that delicious dessert does not have to be deleterious to health. Her passion for animal rights spills over from her law career and into her culinary choices for her family. On her Instagram stories, EasyAnimalFree , and her blog , she shares in-depth vegan recipes, going through each step for her followers to show just how easy cooking vegan can be.
Her feed is a mouthwatering look at the wide array of meals she serves her family, from Mediterranean white bean soup to Peanut Noodle Stir-Fry each recipe seems to be better than the last. All of her recipes are kid-approved with a strong focus on nutrition for her growing boys. She uses simple ingredients to create quick, no-fuss food for her family.
