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    Re: What did your Vegan Child/ren Eat Today?

    Today Oz ate:

    Soya yogurt with stewed apple and blueberry puree.
    Rye crackers with spread and Tahini.
    1 tbsp of peanut butter.

    Cup of kiwi, banana, passionfruit and spirulina smoothie.
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    Re: what do pregnant vegans eat?

    Docahexaenoic acid, or DHA is a vital component of the phospholipids of human cellular membranes, especially those in the brain and retina. It is necessary for optimal neural development and visual...
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    Re: What did your Vegan Child/ren Eat Today?

    Bunny lol! I must use punctuation more accurately lol! 1/2 a kidney bean, poor little mite!
    I make a mixture of four tablespoons of soya yogurt, one tablespoon of tahini, and one tablespoon of...
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    Re: Why shouldn't I give him soya????

    Thanks for all your replies so far. I kinda knew the whole oestrogen thing was baloney, but it throws me a bit when I hear health professionals quoting spurious information (either about soya, about...
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    Why shouldn't I give him soya????

    Ok, My son is 16 months and vegetarian. Today at the baby clinic, I was advised by two health visitors to stop giving him soya. They were unable to give a proper explanation why but both mentioned...
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    Puffin wrote: "Yes reds violence breads violence and i cant see how you can teach your children not to hit out and hit them yourself."

    I totally agree with you, parents however unwittingly, lead...
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    Feral, you are right there's a big difference between abuse and smacking. I'm not at all sure how obvious this difference is to children though :( I still maintain that smacking is unnecessary, no...
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    Re: Sainsburys & The Vegan Products List - ACT NOW ! for change

    We unfortunately have to use Sainsbury's too, although if we can get it elsewhere we try, and we do go to farmer's markets etc where possible. I've actually been pleasently surprised since becoming...
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    Re: Were you spanked as a child?

    Interesting thread. I have one 16 month old son and have never, and will never spank him. Its a personal choice, but I just think its wrong to use any kind of violence against kids, however...
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    Re: 10 Top Reasons to Go Organic

    I'd say we probably count as "have nots" as my partner is currently off work due to illness (has been for nearly two years now :( ). My work is self-employed and pretty sporadic (I'm a doula) We're...
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    Re: What did your Vegan Child/ren Eat Today?

    Today Oz ate:

    Some wholewheat raisin splits with soya milk.
    1 pear
    Soya yogurt, tahini and molasses.
    Water.

    Oatcakes with spread.
    Soya milk.
    1/4 piece of bread with peanut butter.
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    Re: What did your Vegan Child/ren Eat Today?

    Oz (16 months) had:

    Half a mango.
    Half a kiwi.
    Live soya yogurt with tahini and blackstrap molasses.
    1/4 slice of wholegrain toast with spread.
    1 cup soya milk.

    Half a banana.
    1/4 slice of...
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    Re: What did your Vegan Child/ren Eat Today?

    Oz had:
    1/2 Banana.
    Peanut butter on toast.

    Spicey, scrambled tofu.
    Steamed chard.

    Ginger cookies.

    1/2 banana
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    Re: What are your favourite name/s?

    My son is called Oscar (Oz) Abraham (DP's family name) Zooey (from the Salinger book). We're TTC at the moment and I have my heart set on Zebedee for a boy and Xanthe for a girl. Not sure about...
  15. Poll: Re: B12 - is there something wrong with nature?

    I tend to think that we have fucked the b12 out of our eco system. In an ideal world, yes I think we could get enough b12 from a plant-based diet, if our planet was more harmonious and balanced, and...
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    Re: Process of being vegan...

    I'd deffo second the advice on homemade cleaners. Its a far more ethical and holistic way to clean your home anyway as you get to avoid all those nitrates, phosphates and other hideous toxic stuff....
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    Re: What did your Vegan Child/ren Eat Today?

    Hi, just discovered this thread (not been a member long), and its ACE! Concious Cuisine your kids eat FANTASTICALLY! I'm the UK so I'm not always sure about certain product brands you mention, but I...
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    Re: Children: Favorite vegan foods

    Oz is 15 months old and although he's not vegan (he's vegetarian), does eat alot of what I do. Here are his vegan favourites: Tofu chunks marinated in different types of dressing, pitta and houmous,...
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    Re: The Body Shop - what a crock!

    I hate The Body Shop. For all they've supposedly done for animal rights, they're an incredibly hypocritical company. They base their public image on a) no animal testing, whilst using animal derived...
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    Re: children and vitamins

    Hi, I'm not decided whether to supplement Oz's diet with vits (he's 15 months), he's not vegan but veggie. I guess it's quite a personal decision really. What brand supplement do you use with your...
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    Re: children and vitamins

    Hiya, Can't help on the children's vits front, I don't supplement my son's diet yet as he's still breastfeeding, but for the prenatal supplement BioCare Antenatal Forte is good with the right amount...
  22. Re: Why weren't you vegan before you became vegan?

    I was vegetarian for many years, then began to eat organic meats when I visited my parents - they live in a rural area and it felt good to support the farming families, many of whom are passionate...
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    Re: what do pregnant vegans eat?

    Well, I just wasn't a vegan back then. I've not eaten dairy or eggs for a number of years due to IBS and lactose intolerance. I shop organically and ethically so anything not locally sourced,...
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    Re: what do pregnant vegans eat?

    It's by Bio-Care, and is called Antenatal Forte, my local healthfood store here in London stocks it. I find its pretty expensive (over £10), but it's important to take the right supplement in early...
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    Re: what do pregnant vegans eat?

    During my pregancy I wasn't vegan in the strict sense, although I certainly wasn't eating the average western diet. I surprised all my midwives by having excellent blood results throughout a totally...
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