On what diet would you raise your child if?

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If you were a vegetarian/vegan who married a meat eater, or vise versa, would you raise your child meatless or with meat? if you eat meat would you be comfortable letting your child be raised without meat? if you're a plant based eater would you raise your child with meat? someone had asked me this question recently, as I'm vegan and have always dated meat eaters.

Kiwedin · Accepted Answer

I'm vegan and my boyfriend is a meat-eater. We talk about having kids and getting married very often, and he knows how passionate I am about veganism. He's watched pretty much all of the vegan documentaries and we've done the research together, and he agrees with me 100% that veganism is the most logical option. He won't go vegan himself, out of pure laziness, which I can't stand, but I'm not going to force him either lol. But yeah, I'm raising my children vegan and I'm going to educate them about the environmental, ethical, and health implications. I figure once they get to a certain age where they start going to friends house's and things like that, they might want to try and experiment and I won't stop them. They can make their own decisions outside of our home, but I won't be cooking or buying them anything not vegan.

lePoivre · Accepted Answer

I would let the child choose their own diet (though I'd still try to get them to eat healthily), but in the beginning stages I would probably give them one thing of meat a day. Like the rest of their meals would be meatless but come dinner or something, I'd make a grilled chicken breast with salad and fruit or whatever. I believe it's best to have a rounded diet and since we evolved as omnivores, it's my belief that we are healthiest as such. Though I've known at least one person to be vegan because it was the only effective way for him to get treat his terrible acne, so it still depends on the individual.

AleDeEurope · Accepted Answer

I would let the kid decide. If she likes meat, then she'll eat meat, but if she doesn't, then she won't.
I won't force my kid to not eat something unless it shouldn't be eaten of course. I would make her eat a balanced diet which will include meat, but if she doesn't like it, I'll exclude meat from the diet.

WeaponZero · Accepted Answer

Vegans eat the way they do for purely ethical reasons. It has nothing to do with health or nutrition as opposed to vegetarians. I doubt any vegan would be okay with the idea of allowing their child to eat meat due to their stance on animal cruelty and such.

Levin · Answer

I'm following a lot of vegan principles, but not fully vegan. I'd feed them in much the same way, of course after researching heavily the best diet for children, and provide them with a bit of ethically sourced/produced meat/fish. They can make their own choices and eat what they want. But they're obviously going to be influenced by what I eat.

You don't need meat twice per day, that's just ridiculous. And dairy is just plain shit. Dairy and eggs I really consider allergens. I'm not religious about it in any case, and will eat a bit of the food I don't consider particularly good for me. For me it's more about balance and freedom of their own choice.

becca123 · Answer

My cousin in law is vegetarian and her husband isn't. The kids eat meat but balance with vegetarian meals as well.

As a cheeseburger eating, bacon loving, ham stacking omnivore, I don't know if I could be with a vegetarian. I wonder how cooking meals works? Two meals every night, his and hers? Pretty good question, honestly. I never thought of this issue before as relating to kids!

MissNowhere · Answer

That's one reason I'd really want to date a vegetarian - since I'm vegetarian too it would make everything so much easier, the choice would be clear.
If I'd married a meat eater I would kinda push for raising the kids vegetarian but if he's completely against it I'd have to find a compromise. For example, I wouldn't buy and cook meat for my children, if he wants to do it, he can.
If I married a vegan guy I'd probably go vegan too and raise the kids that way too.

Prof_Don · Answer

I feel most parents would raise their children on whatever diet they consume themselves.

For me, I feel that meat is actually nutritious for the body, so I would want my child to be a meat eater, and if the child grows up in their teens and decides to not want to eat meat anymore, no problem.

xkellier94x · Answer

I wouldn't force my child to become either. I'll let them decide when they're older but I will make sure my kids eat a balanced diet of veg, meat and other stuff. I won't stop them having a few fast food things either.

Hannah591 · Answer

I would raise them eating meat because that is the natural way and vegetarianism is purely a belief/choice, just like religion. I would let them make that choice when they're old enough, not force my beliefs on them.

Lilja98 · Answer

I am veggie and I would definitely explain them why I am vegetarian (when they are like 13/14 years old) but in the end they have to decide on their own

AmandaLynn1930 · Answer

with meat... when babies and kids are growing up meat can be super beneficial... the doctors will reccomend meat... i'd just do what they say. haha

couldntthinkofaname · Answer

I would let them eat meat so that when they grow older, they can decide for themselves what they think is best

SakuraChii · Answer

I rather have my kid eat both but they can choose to eat whatever to be honest

Nathand · Answer

they'd be a vegetarian like me because they'd be someone that cares for living things. I wouldn't want them living as a hypocrite or obese.

Anonymous · Answer

I think tge meat eaters commenting can't give accurate answers. They just see it as not eating meat... there's more to it than that. I haven't had meat for years and I'd have a problem going into a store buying meat for Anyone

sagari · Answer

I would first let them eat all sort of food and then let them decide what they want to eat.

Anonymous · Answer

Meat. Being vegan as a child growing up would be difficult

Klaatu51 · Answer

kid can eat wotever he/she wants... simply 8)

AestheticsFtw · Answer

vegans are stupid

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