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VEGAN FEAST SUBSCRIBERS' COOKING AND RECIPE FORUM>
Anyone else...?
JulieH
381 posts
Feb 28, 2007
1:07 PM
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Sorry to rant, but I thought that everyone here could probably relate. Anyone else with kids get annoyed when people question if it's healthy for you not to feed your kids fish and meat? I just got off the phone with my brother, who asks me all the time, "so, are the kids eating fish?" I always say, no, and then he finishes with "so, is that really healthy for the kids". I feel like screaming everytime.
Anyone have a good response? I am tired of saying that they get plenty of their omega 3's from flax and walnuts, because the response is always "are you sure they're eating enough walnuts?"
Yikes, sorry for ranting, it's just so annoying!
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Brenda W.
153 posts
Feb 28, 2007
1:14 PM
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Well, I don't have kids, but I do wonder why it is that no one ever asks "Aren't you afraid of mercury poisoning with that fish you're feeding your family?"
I mean, can you imagine the questions and interrogation one would get if it was SPINACH or GRAPES or any other plant food that had toxins with eating too much and you were choosing to feed it to your family??????
But because it is an animal food, no one seems to worry or question anything.
Very strange.
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JulieH
382 posts
Feb 28, 2007
2:41 PM
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I totally agree with you Brenda. I don't understand why people think that eating large amounts of contaminated fish is healthy for children's growing bodies (or anyone's for that matter).
My husband thinks that my brother likes to get a rise out of me, but this seems to be a common question from people.
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Val
186 posts
Feb 28, 2007
2:43 PM
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Julie, I don't have kids but I can relate to what you're saying. I'm constantly shocked at what my sister in Malaysia is feeding her 2 yo - fries, hamburgers, KFC, pizza, and stuff like that. I have to add though that her daughter does enjoy eating fruit and some veg, but it's still scary that she's eating fries at least 3 times a week, and this is in Asia!! I can't see how a diet like that would be preferable to eating fruit and veg!! Yet many people think it's normal to eat fries and other fast food, and abnormal when your child is a vegetarian or vegan eating whole foods.
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Val
Last Edited on 28-Feb-2007 2:43 PM
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