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What are your opinions on raising a child on a meatless diet with plenty of plants, grains, nuts, and legumes? healthy? not healthy?
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Diet: The diet is good as far as it gies, but i dont see a source of protein necessary for growth.
Answered 11/1/2013
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Depends: Families who follow a vegetarian lifestyle through multiple generations have and do learn to provide a proper balance of nutrients to sustain normal growth and development. Kids are at risk if a parent decides to adopt this lifestyle without any training, as many nutrients found in meats may be deficient and result in specific problems like anemia and or developmental delay.
Answered 11/3/2013
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