Vegetarians/Vegans:Do you plan on having your kids live your lifestyle?

Question

Its understandable for those who are vegetarians and easier to have kids follow that kind of lifestyle obviously healthier than eating meat but what about vegans and what if your child wants to eat meat?

Would you make rules like no meat allowed in your house and if they want to eat it they will eat it when there out if they choose but not bring it around(thats what i plan on doing)

or do you plan on telling them they better never eat meat at all (sorta strict).

I just wanna hear what people think

Answer 1

Well I plan on raising my kids as vegetarians, eating organic and as locally as possible. I would love for them to be vegan if so they choose, but I don't feel that should be a choice I make for them.

And yes, if they want to eat meat, they can, but I won't cook meat for them.

Answer 2

i will serve my kids with what ever i'm gonna have i am not gonna give them meat becuase i would never touch it so if they want it they have to cook it themselves

Answer 3

Im vegetarian nad only 15. So when i have a kid im going to feed them the veg way untill their old enough to make their own decision than it will be all up to them.

Answer 4

I think its only fair to bring up your children with a wide view of the different choices, not force one on them... give them normal diets regulary along with vegitarian/vegan meals.   That way, when the child is old enough to make a wise decision, they can.

Answer 5

I do not plan to feed my children any meat (or fish or fowl). If they want to eat it outside the home, that is their choice and if they bring it home, it should be isolated - I don't want to see it or smell it. A peperoni pizza would be OK but I don't want them roasting a pig in my oven. The can have their own barbecue equipment if they want to barbecue meat at home.

I will make sure they are aware as early as possible about flesh and animals. I chose to go vegetarian at 8 and understood what it meant so I think kids can make up their minds earlier than you'd think

Answer 6

I am vegan and believe that this lifestyle is a healthier choice for my family. My spouse is also vegan. If my kids decide to eat meat though, that is up to them, but they will eat vegan under my roof unless they buy their own meat, their own pans, and cook it.

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Answer 7

I def. plan to raise my kids vegetarian/vegan so they don't develop the addiction to meat and dairy that I grew up with and have had to spend so much time kicking. My child will eat what I tell them until they're seven or eight, at which point I think they're old enough to make their own decisions about food. Obviously I won't be cooking two meals a night, so if they want to eat meat, they may do so at friend's houses or they may buy (with their own money) and prepare the food themselves.

Answer 8

they will eat how i eat while I Cook for them.

Answer 9

My children will be raised vegan.

If they want to eat non-vegan foods, they'll have to obtain & eat them out of the house.

Corvato: whether a parent raises their child veg or non-veg, they're making the choice for them.  "Forcing" a child to be veg*n isn't any different than "forcing" a child to eat meat, eggs, and dairy.

My parents "forced" me to be omnivore.  I'm not grateful for being offered choices that resulted in the exploitation and murder of animals.

Vegan food IS NORMAL FOOD.  Furthermore, veganism is the wisest decision any person CAN make for their health and the health of the planet.

Answer 10

well i was born a vegetarian and i never wanted to eat meat...its kinda part of my religion, so when i have kids i'll tell them the same thing "we don't eat meat because it's wrong and you shouldn't either"

i guess sorta strict, but oh well, thats the kinda parent i want to be :)

Answer 11

they'll be vegan till they are 12. then they can decide.

Answer 12

Ideally, i would like my kids to live my lifelstyle. I've been a veg all my life because both my parents were (for religious reasons) and we we raised that way. None of my brothers or sisters have ever eaten meat of fish and we are fine and healthy. Also, for some reason we never even wanted to experiment with it because I guess it was instilled in us that it was bad to kill innocent animals for food, you would accumulate bad karma and God doesnt like it.

I plan to explain this to my kids but I'm not sure if they would be convinced the way I was. If I'm the one cooking their meals I would make veggie meals for them. If their Dad is not a veg then that would be another issue. In that case he would be eating meat and the kids would most likely want to do so as well. I would not forbid them because I think forbidding never works. But I wont be preparing any meat dishes for them. That would be up to thier dad and them.

Answer 13

I would have my children grow up in a vegetarian atmosphere, but as they get older and decide to try new things, I have no problem with them eating meat.  I would just rather not cook it for them or purchase it for them.. But if they want it, I'm not going to deny them of it!

Answer 14

It's going to be their choice (same with religious preference here). They'll be educated in nutrition from a very young age, and if they want to eat meat, they'll merely eat Daddy's dinner instead of Mommy's.