Plant-based nutrition for busy parents
Are you considering giving Veganuary a try this year? If so, I hope that this beginner’s guide to Veganuary makes things easier for you.
I’ve packed it with tried and tested tips and advice that should help you make the most of this opportunity to dip your toes in a different lifestyle, with no strings attached.
[Read more…] about Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Veganuary – From a Vegan DietitianHow to get B12 as a vegan was one of the very first things I researched when I first decided to eat an exclusively vegan diet.
Few plant foods naturally contain vitamin B12. Because of this, vitamin B12 deficiency used to be one of the most common issues for new vegetarians and vegans. So I knew this was one vitamin I had to keep a close eye on.
In the past few years, this problem has been greatly improved through food fortification and supplementation. Despite this, insufficient vitamin B12 still remains a problem for some vegetarians and vegans.
[Read more…] about How to Get B12 as a Vegan and Raise Your Levels QuicklyIn this article, I’ll share a week’s worth of vegan lunch ideas for kids that aren’t sandwiches. As a bonus, they each took less than 5 minutes to put together and are both dietitian- and child-approved.
Vegan lunch ideas for kids can be as intricate or as simple as you wish to make them. Some parents enjoy cutting sandwiches in interesting shapes, or making edible animal shapes out of fruits and vegetables.
I am not that parent.
Not that there’s anything wrong with being that parent. I simply prefer to spend that time on something else.
[Read more…] about Vegan Lunch Ideas for Kids: Quick and Without Sandwiches!In this article, I’ll share my go-to vegan staples for beginners.
This is the type of list I would have searched for a decade ago, when I first went vegan.
Seasoned vegans often don’t have to think twice about what to buy at the grocery store. But shopping, or stocking up a pantry, refrigerator, or freezer tends to feel way more daunting when you’re new to this lifestyle. At least it did for me.
[Read more…] about The Ultimate Vegan Staples for Beginners: Dietitian-Approved!As a vegan parent-to-be looking into feeding options, I came across a ton of information suggesting that soy formula is bad for babies.
Sure, I had planned on breastfeeding. But what if, for one reason or another, it was not possible? Would I be negatively impacting the health of my child by choosing a soy formula?
[Read more…] about Is soy formula safe for my vegan baby?“There are currently no dairy free baby formula options available to vegan parents.”
Believe it or not, this is one of the statements I heard at a nutrition conference I attended last week.
It was during a session discussing vegan nutrition for babies and children. I’m not sure where the speaker sourced his information, but I’m happy to report that he is absolutely wrong.
[Read more…] about 10 Dairy Free Baby Formula Options for Plant-Based Families
