New Vegetarian Baby

Incorporating all the latest information, this book will bolster your own instincts, answer your questions, and lay safely to rest any lingering doubts about a vegetarian regimen for infants.

About the Authors

12

(1)

Acknowledgments

13

(2)

Foreword

15

(4)

Erik Marcus

Introduction

19

(6)

Vegetarian Babies in Science and Society

25

(33)

What Kind of Vegetarian Is Your Baby?

27

(2)

The Farm

29

(2)

Seventh Day Adventist

31

(2)

Macrobiotics

33

(5)

Chinese

38

(3)

East Indian

41

(2)

Japanese

43

(3)

Pacific Islanders

46

(3)

Babies in Non-industrialized Countries

49

(4)

Other Studies of Vegetarian Children

53

(3)

Long-term Health

56

(2)

The Healthy Vegetarian Baby

58

(44)

What is ``Health''?

59

(2)

Understanding Nutrition Tables

61

(4)

Meeting the Vegetarian Baby's Nutritional Needs

65

(1)

Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats

65

(7)

Micronutrients: Vitamins, Major Minerals, and Trace Minerals

72

(19)

Other Nutritional Factors

91

(4)

Questions Concerning Eggs and Dairy Products

95

(2)

Supplements and Fortified Foods

97

(5)

Vegetarian Parents

102

(35)

Pregnancy

102

(7)

Nutritional Guidelines

103

(5)

Herbal Preparations

108

(1)

Lactation

109

(2)

Contaminants

110

(1)

General Health

110

(1)

Weaning

111

(2)

Managing Home and Work

113

(3)

Interacting with Others

116

(1)

Interviews with Vegetarian Parents

117

(14)

Interview Statistics

131

(6)

Development and Diet

137

(17)

Before Birth

138

(1)

Birth to One Month

138

(4)

One to Four Months

142

(1)

Four to Six Months

143

(1)

Six to Nine Months

144

(4)

Nine to Twelve Months

148

(1)

Twelve to Twenty-four Months

148

(2)

Evaluating Growth Rates

150

(4)

Food Preparation

154

(40)

General Principles

154

(3)

Kitchen Tools

157

(6)

The Basics

157

(3)

Other Useful Tools

160

(3)

Food Selection, Storage, and Handling

163

(2)

Grains

165

(5)

Legumes

170

(5)

Nuts and Seeds

175

(5)

Vegetables

180

(4)

Fruits

184

(4)

Eggs

188

(1)

Dairy Products

189

(1)

Supplementary Foods

190

(3)

Processed Foods

193

(1)

Feeding Guidelines

194

(37)

Birth to Four Months

194

(6)

Overview

194

(1)

Breast-feeding

195

(3)

Commercial Infant Formula

198

(2)

Four to Nine Months

200

(7)

Overview

200

(4)

Self-demand Feeding

204

(2)

Sample Menus

206

(1)

Nine to Fourteen Months

207

(12)

Overview

207

(2)

Meal Examples

209

(3)

Breakfast

212

(1)

Lunch

213

(1)

Dinner

214

(3)

Snacks

217

(2)

Fourteen to Twenty-four Months

219

(12)

Overview

219

(1)

Recipes

220

(11)

Questions and Answers

231

(14)

Resources

245

(4)

Vegetarian Organizations

245

(1)

Medical Practitioners

246

(1)

Nutritionists

246

(1)

Mail Order Food Companies

247

(2)

Endnotes

249

(13)

Bibliography

262

(3)

Index

265

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