Plant-based nutrition for busy moms
Most of us know that sugar shouldn’t make a big part of a baby’s diet. Nor a large part of our diet, for that matter! Yet, it’s rarely realistic to avoid refined sugar 100% of the time.
So with that in mind, when can babies have sugar? And what happens if they have sugar before that time?
That’s what we’ll cover in this article.
[Read more…] about When Can Babies Have Sugar?Requests for a vegan meal planner make up over half of the total nutrition queries that I receive. So many are surprised when I tell them that I’m not a big fan of meal plans — or at least not of most of the meal plans currently being shared on the internet.
When done right, meal planning can help you save time, money, and eat a variety of nutritious meals without losing your sanity.
Unfortunately, many meal plans are unbalanced and designed in a way that makes them unsustainable on the long-term. And even worse, a proportion of them make it particularly difficult to develop or maintain a positive relationship with food.
[Read more…] about Vegan Meal Planner: Quick and Balanced Meals for the Whole FamilyHomemade baby formula is a thing. A really big thing actually!
Before becoming a mother, I had heard of some people attempting to make their own baby formula at home. But I certainly had no idea that this topic would generate over 20,000 hits on Google. Nor that so many parents were sharing their recipes online.
[Read more…] about Why Homemade Baby Formula Isn’t SafeAs a vegan parent-to-be looking into feeding options, I came across a ton of information suggesting that soy formula is bad for babies.
Sure, I had planned on breastfeeding, but what if, for one reason or another, it was not possible? Would I be negatively impacting the health of my child by choosing a soy formula?
[Read more…] about Is soy formula safe for my vegan baby?Is it safe to raise a vegan kid? Whether we like it or not, this question can be the topic of some controversy. And the headlines of vegan parents underfeeding their children definitely aren’t helping!
With that in mind, there’s a very big chance that someone in your immediate or extended circle will express concern about your choice to raise a vegan kid.
[Read more…] about Raising a Vegan Kid; Safe or Dangerous?As a registered dietitian, I want to address a topic that’s been bothering me for some time already, both within and outside of the vegan community.
That’s how we view our diet and the labels we use for the foods we choose to eat or not eat.
I find the use of words such as “clean eating” or “cheat meals” especially troubling. Unfortunately, they are very prevalent, from the youtube videos I watch to the locker room chats I overhear in the CrossFit box I train in.
[Read more…] about The Problem with Clean Eating – A Dietitian’s Perspective
