Feeding Your Vegan Child by Sandra Hood RD. Hammersmith Health Books, 2021; £14-99.
Feeding Your Vegan Child is a practical guide to raising children on a vegan diet, guiding readers through six stages of parenting: preconception, pregnancy, birth, weaning, childhood and adolescence. Each chapter is packed with nutritional information and advice, meal plans and recommended foods, ending with a summary of the main points. Parents and parents-to-be will particularly appreciate the case histories chapter in which six mothers recount their experiences in raising their vegan children of ages ranging from nine months to twenty years. There is also a recipes chapter covering first foods up to one year of age, with a selection of easy to prepare meals, snacks and sweet treats that have been “tried and tested by children”, and appendices listing recommended nutrient intakes, nutrient sources, useful organisations and tips on vegan-friendly shopping. The author – a diabetes specialist dietitian and Honorary Nutrition Advisor to the Vegan Society – recognises that parents “are the experts in (their) youngster’s care”, and this book will be of great assistance to anyone planning to raise their children as vegans.
Paul Appleby
(Hammersmith Books offer a ‘bundle’ of print and ebook together for £10.99 plus P&P if you enter the code LONDVEGAN2021 when ordering on their website.)
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