Posted on
June 24, 2025 by
The VRG Weblog Editor
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by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
I not too long ago responded to a question from a dietitian who works in pediatrics – “I’ve not needed to handle this in a bit, so I assumed I might verify on any present updates to tips. We’ve a 14-month-old in our follow the place the household is vegan. What sources do you counsel I have a look at earlier than assembly with the household?”
Along with sharing a listing of concepts, I additionally provided to work with the dietitian if there have been particular questions.
Right here’s a listing of sources I urged each for using dietitians and for vegan dad and mom who want to share them with well being care suppliers.
From the Vegetarian Useful resource Group:
Suggestions for Dad and mom of Younger Vegans
From the Vegetarian Diet Dietetic Follow Group:
Vegetarian Diet for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Baroni L, Goggi S, Battaglino R, et al. Vegan Diet for Moms and Youngsters: Sensible Instruments for Healthcare Suppliers. Vitamins. 2018;11(1):5. Printed 2018 Dec 20. doi:10.3390/nu11010005 (free full textual content is accessible)
Vegan Youngsters Diet, Karla Moreno-Bryce, RD – web site has a number of helpful hand-outs
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