Which are you? Which are you raising your
child/ren to be? Reasons why?
Morgan
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 08-06-07 11:47am
well i had been doing vegetarian for a
couple weeks, im not doing so good now
though
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Jude-Love
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Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 727 Location: Williamstown, Kentucky USA
Posted: 08-12-07 23:41pm
I eat meat, but I don't eat a whole lot of
it.
I will probably give my children meat. I
think people should only feed their
children that way if they have the advice
of a dietician. Fact is, our bodies do
need protein and children need to have the
essentials for their body, it's very
important.
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young Girl
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Posted: 08-12-07 23:46pm
as long as my kid is healthy she can
choose her own way
i will never force anything upon my child
if she wants to eat meat thats her choice
if she wants to be a vegitarian i will
support her on that route as well
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Hollyberries
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Posted: 08-12-07 23:49pm
Well i eat meat so i'm guessing i will
give that to my child too. When my child
is old enough to make the choice to not
eat meat then i guess that's her choice. I
know for myself i enjoy meat.
Which are you? Which are you
raising your child/ren to be? Reasons
why?
Morgan
I'm neither. I eat meat and I like it
darnit!
I tried going vegetarian and I may go back
once I'm back at school, but I don't have
an ethical issue with eating animals. I'd
kill, gut, and cook them myself if I had
to.
I do feel Americans eat way too much meat,
and I don't like eating it all the time.
And I'm against the abuse the animals
suffer. So when I eat, I will often chose
dishes without meat if I have a choice.
I will raise my child with proper serving
sizes of meat, as I feel the protein is an
important building block, plus I don't
want them to have a restricted palette.
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tigresacanela24
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 5261 Location: Treat your children well, eventually they'll choose your nursing home.
Posted: 08-14-07 11:02am
I happen to adore meat. I give my son
meat as well. I know that I have days or
sometimes weeks when I don't eat it
(normally because I start to feel sluggish
and getting rid of meat for a while puts
me back on track). I really don't fret
over things like that. When my son is
older if he decides that he doesn't want
meat then I'll make vegetarian dishes for
him. I'm not fussed.
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Rodge
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Posted: 08-14-07 11:51am
Carnivore over here. Any kids I might have
will probably be raised the same way.
Unless they don't want meat, of course.
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marytartor
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Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 125
Posted: 08-14-07 15:48pm
I was raised a vege. I did not have any
meat until I was 14. I started eating meat
because I developed a blood disorder
involving protien. I think raising your
kid a vege is fine but take into account
what type of blood type your child is. I
would not have had the disorder if I had
been A like her. I am O by the way which
needs more protien for some reason. My
doctor was explaining it to me but I will
be honest I kind of blanked out (he has
voice like the teacher from Ferris
Bueller).
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Georgia59
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Posted: 08-17-07 15:47pm
I tried to be a vegetarian in high school
(I just don't particularly like meat) but
my mom wouldn't let me. lol. I was so mad
then, but I wouldn't let my kid, either.
It's too hard to get nutrients we need
anyway, plus, that stuff's expensive!!.
(fresh vegetables, soy, the stuff you'd
need to replace meat)
But yeah, I don't like meat all that much,
and only really eat it when I eat meals
with my husband (who can't live without
red meat:wink: )
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 08-21-07 12:44pm
i'm vegetarian for my own personal reasons
but when Mika's old enough to eat solids
i'll be giving her meat because i made my
own choice not to eat meat and if she
wants to make that choice then she can but
in the meantime she'll have a little bit
of everything
You guys all talk about feeding a child a
vegetarian diet as if it is like forcing
your views on them, and say "when" and
"if" they decide to not to eat meat. Well
guess what, feeding your child meat is
also forcing your views on them. And your
meat eating ways are a lot more barbaric
and unhealthy then peaceful cruelty free
vegan ways. You all really suck.
I won't feed my child meat and will
consider feeding my child a vegan diet
(with the proper instruction from a
pediatrician and dietician).
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Tylanas
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Posted: 08-23-07 14:50pm
tanyaface
wrote:
You guys all talk about
feeding a child a vegetarian diet as if it
is like forcing your views on them, and
say "when" and "if" they decide to not to
eat meat. Well guess what, feeding your
child meat is also forcing your views on
them. And your meat eating ways are a lot
more barbaric and unhealthy then peaceful
cruelty free vegan ways. You all really
suck.
I won't feed my child meat and will
consider feeding my child a vegan diet
(with the proper instruction from a
pediatrician and
dietician).
Feeding your child meat is not forcing
them to accept your beliefs. Meat is
something natural for humans to consume.
Vegetarianism is the unnatural, chosen
behavior. Being an omnivore is the natural
behavior.
So if you want to raise your child on an
unnatural diet, go for it. My child will
eat what his body is made to eat. Meat,
vegetables, etc.
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kaiteo
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Posted: 10-14-07 12:27pm
Uhh...
Aren't we, as humans, meant to eat meat?
We're higher on the food chain for a
reason. Meat is a part of the food
triangle. I don't see eating meat as
barbaric in the least.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 10-14-07 12:29pm
The eating of meat isn't barbaric, it is
the slaughter and treatment of the animal
before death that is absolutely
inexusable. Check out ht
tp://www.meat.org
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-14-07 13:20pm
That's why I eat at Chipotle.
lol
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Beline
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Posted: 04-09-08 23:48pm
I’m ‘fruitarian’. (I only eat raw
food) My daughter is 3 years old, and
doesn’t like nuts - so I give her
chicken. And little miss Fussy won’t
have fish, beef, pork or mutton either. I
don’t think it’s the end of the world
if you give your little one meat once in a
while. They need the protein. I just see
to it that it is free range.
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Beline
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Posted: 04-12-08 09:21am
I want to add though, that you might want
to be more concerned with not giving her
sugar, and other chemicals like
preservatives, colorants, and flavorings,
than meat. Diabetes is the fastest growing
‘disease’ in the western world, so
mind that if you posted your question for
health reasons. My daughter bounces off
the walls after every bithday party she
goes to.
