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A parent's guide to vegetarianism
Nursery World,
6 September 2007
There are a variety of reasons why parents may choose to raise a young child as vegetarian, for example, religious, ethical or health-related.
Whatever the motivation, excluding meat from the diet could have nutritional risks for a young child but, with careful attention and planning, a healthy balanced diet can be achieved. Will a vegetarian weaning diet be dangerous for my baby? There is no reason why a meat-free weaning diet cannot be perfectly healthy for a baby or young child. By six months, babies' iron stores start to become depleted, so offer iron-rich alternatives to meat at least once...
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