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Tareksgirl
I eat meat too, but we don't eat pork. Sometimes beef, and we eat lots of chicken. Also, my kids (ha, a teen and a 20-something) are no stranger to middle eastern food. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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Try and talk your son into a healthy diet.
WASHINGTON, Aug 06, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 'Physicians Committee' Campaign Exploits Children and Is Fear-Mongering at Its Worst
Attribute Statement to AMI Foundation President Randy Huffman, Ph.D.
The following is a statement by AMI Foundation President Randy Huffman, Ph.D.:
"A factually inaccurate, alarmist and exploitive new campaign aimed at scaring parents and school systems out of feeding children processed meats is just what those of us who know the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have come to expect from this pro-vegetarian animal rights group in doctors' clothing.
After all, it is this group's actions that prompted the American Medical Association in 1991 to issue a news release stating that, 'The AMA finds the recommendations of PCRM irresponsible and potentially dangerous to the health and welfare of Americans. [PRCM is] blatantly misleading Americans on a health matter and concealing its true purpose as an animal 'rights' organization.' The California Medical Association also has criticized PCRM for 'lies and misrepresentation.'
And most recently, in a story carried by STATS.org, Ron Kleinman, M.D., a leading medical expert on childhood nutrition, called the campaign 'outrageous' and chastised the group for exploiting children to achieve their political agenda.
What more does the media need to convince them that this effort is not worthy of coverage? Perhaps these facts will help:
-- Fact: PCRM's goal is to create a vegan society. PCRM bases its claims against processed meats on this longstanding and myopic view that vegan diets (extreme diets that include no animal products whatsoever) are better than balanced diets. PCRM also cites a controversial and inconclusive report by the World Cancer Research Fund as representing "consensus" when it has been widely challenged by scientists.
-- Fact: PCRM's Executive Director Neal Barnard until 2005 sat on the board of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection which has since become known as The PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Foundation. Need we say more?
-- Fact: There are safe levels of just about everything; balance and moderation are key. Even botulism toxin, a very dangerous substance at certain levels, is approved to treat muscle spasms in people and to reduce skin wrinkling. Mustards seeds produce the deadly "Mustard Gas" but mustard seeds also are the source for the condiment mustard. Saying that there are "no safe levels" of a nutritious food product is simply outrageous and scientifically insupportable. Processed meats do play an important role in a balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy products.
-- Fact: Children derive important nutrition from processed meats - and they will eat them. Children are notoriously picky eaters, but they enjoy many processed meats and derive essential vitamins, minerals, protein and amino acids to the diet. Uneaten bowls of lentil artichoke stew or potato cauliflower curry (two of PCRM's suggested recipes) contribute nothing to a child's diet.
-- Fact: Processed meats come in a variety of different formulations to meet many nutrition needs. Some choices include low fat, fat free or regular processed meats; processed meats made from beef, pork or poultry; and low-salt, cured and uncured processed meats. Yet PCRM takes a broad swipe at an entire and very diverse category of products. That's as stereotypical as saying that all vegetarian diets are healthy when a diet of potato chips, beer and lollipops - technically speaking - is a vegan diet.
-- Fact: Vegans Derive Far More Nitrite From Their Vegetable Consumption Than Meat Eaters Derive From Cured Meats. A liter of pomegranate juice contributes 100 times more nitrite to the diet than a hot dog and a spinach salad and a ham sandwich contribute about the same amount, according to one of the nation's leading experts on nitrite and nitrate. In fact, less than five percent of human nitrite intake comes from cured meats. Ninety-three percent is contributed by vegetables and by saliva. Will PCRM recommend that people stop eating vegetables or swallowing saliva? We hope not, because leading experts doing cutting edge research at the National Institutes of Health have found that nitrite is not just safe, it can be an important treatment for sickle cell anemia, heart attacks, brain aneurysms, even an illness that suffocates babies. 'The idea it's bad for you has not played out,' NIH Researcher Mark Gladwin, M.D., has said publicly.
Likewise, Nathan Bryan, Ph.D., of the Univ. of Texas-Houston Institute of Molecular Medicine, another nitrite expert, told Food Quality magazine, 'Many studies implicating nitrite and nitrate in cancer are based on very weak epidemiological data. If nitrite and nitrate were harmful to us, then we would not be advised to eat green leafy vegetables or swallow our own saliva, which is enriched in nitrate.'
-- Fact: The WCRF/AICR report that PCRM cites made selective use of science. The WCRF review has been viewed with skepticism by respected scientists since its release in 2007. It is a review of epidemiological studies. In response to the 2007 report, a systematic review by independent epidemiologists has documented that 15 of 16 comparisons cited by WCRF regarding processed meat and colorectal cancer in men were not statistically significant. Many other disregarded studies show no relationship. In July, the prestigious Journal of the National Cancer Institute published an article by a team of world-renowned cancer researchers who cautioned the epidemiological research community about the limitations of epidemiology and suggested that "...false positive results are a common problem in cancer and other types of epidemiological studies." The bottom line: The literature simply does not support the recommendations of the WCRF report and, in turn, PCRM's outrageous claims.
-- Fact: Cancer rates broadly and colon cancer rates specifically are declining, despite claims by PCRM that they are increasing. Colorectal cancer rates have been declining for most of the last two decades, according to the American Cancer Society, and so have colon cancer mortality rates.
Just as consumers need to eat a healthy, balanced diet, they need balanced information. Check with credible health sources like your doctor, dietician or the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. You can be assured that they will tell you that a healthy diet can include processed meats," Huffman concluded.
Try and talk your son into a healthy diet.
WASHINGTON, Aug 06, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 'Physicians Committee' Campaign Exploits Children and Is Fear-Mongering at Its Worst
Attribute Statement to AMI Foundation President Randy Huffman, Ph.D.
The following is a statement by AMI Foundation President Randy Huffman, Ph.D.:
"A factually inaccurate, alarmist and exploitive new campaign aimed at scaring parents and school systems out of feeding children processed meats is just what those of us who know the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have come to expect from this pro-vegetarian animal rights group in doctors' clothing.
After all, it is this group's actions that prompted the American Medical Association in 1991 to issue a news release stating that, 'The AMA finds the recommendations of PCRM irresponsible and potentially dangerous to the health and welfare of Americans. [PRCM is] blatantly misleading Americans on a health matter and concealing its true purpose as an animal 'rights' organization.' The California Medical Association also has criticized PCRM for 'lies and misrepresentation.'
And most recently, in a story carried by STATS.org, Ron Kleinman, M.D., a leading medical expert on childhood nutrition, called the campaign 'outrageous' and chastised the group for exploiting children to achieve their political agenda.
What more does the media need to convince them that this effort is not worthy of coverage? Perhaps these facts will help:
-- Fact: PCRM's goal is to create a vegan society. PCRM bases its claims against processed meats on this longstanding and myopic view that vegan diets (extreme diets that include no animal products whatsoever) are better than balanced diets. PCRM also cites a controversial and inconclusive report by the World Cancer Research Fund as representing "consensus" when it has been widely challenged by scientists.
-- Fact: PCRM's Executive Director Neal Barnard until 2005 sat on the board of the Foundation to Support Animal Protection which has since become known as The PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Foundation. Need we say more?
-- Fact: There are safe levels of just about everything; balance and moderation are key. Even botulism toxin, a very dangerous substance at certain levels, is approved to treat muscle spasms in people and to reduce skin wrinkling. Mustards seeds produce the deadly "Mustard Gas" but mustard seeds also are the source for the condiment mustard. Saying that there are "no safe levels" of a nutritious food product is simply outrageous and scientifically insupportable. Processed meats do play an important role in a balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy products.
-- Fact: Children derive important nutrition from processed meats - and they will eat them. Children are notoriously picky eaters, but they enjoy many processed meats and derive essential vitamins, minerals, protein and amino acids to the diet. Uneaten bowls of lentil artichoke stew or potato cauliflower curry (two of PCRM's suggested recipes) contribute nothing to a child's diet.
-- Fact: Processed meats come in a variety of different formulations to meet many nutrition needs. Some choices include low fat, fat free or regular processed meats; processed meats made from beef, pork or poultry; and low-salt, cured and uncured processed meats. Yet PCRM takes a broad swipe at an entire and very diverse category of products. That's as stereotypical as saying that all vegetarian diets are healthy when a diet of potato chips, beer and lollipops - technically speaking - is a vegan diet.
-- Fact: Vegans Derive Far More Nitrite From Their Vegetable Consumption Than Meat Eaters Derive From Cured Meats. A liter of pomegranate juice contributes 100 times more nitrite to the diet than a hot dog and a spinach salad and a ham sandwich contribute about the same amount, according to one of the nation's leading experts on nitrite and nitrate. In fact, less than five percent of human nitrite intake comes from cured meats. Ninety-three percent is contributed by vegetables and by saliva. Will PCRM recommend that people stop eating vegetables or swallowing saliva? We hope not, because leading experts doing cutting edge research at the National Institutes of Health have found that nitrite is not just safe, it can be an important treatment for sickle cell anemia, heart attacks, brain aneurysms, even an illness that suffocates babies. 'The idea it's bad for you has not played out,' NIH Researcher Mark Gladwin, M.D., has said publicly.
Likewise, Nathan Bryan, Ph.D., of the Univ. of Texas-Houston Institute of Molecular Medicine, another nitrite expert, told Food Quality magazine, 'Many studies implicating nitrite and nitrate in cancer are based on very weak epidemiological data. If nitrite and nitrate were harmful to us, then we would not be advised to eat green leafy vegetables or swallow our own saliva, which is enriched in nitrate.'
-- Fact: The WCRF/AICR report that PCRM cites made selective use of science. The WCRF review has been viewed with skepticism by respected scientists since its release in 2007. It is a review of epidemiological studies. In response to the 2007 report, a systematic review by independent epidemiologists has documented that 15 of 16 comparisons cited by WCRF regarding processed meat and colorectal cancer in men were not statistically significant. Many other disregarded studies show no relationship. In July, the prestigious Journal of the National Cancer Institute published an article by a team of world-renowned cancer researchers who cautioned the epidemiological research community about the limitations of epidemiology and suggested that "...false positive results are a common problem in cancer and other types of epidemiological studies." The bottom line: The literature simply does not support the recommendations of the WCRF report and, in turn, PCRM's outrageous claims.
-- Fact: Cancer rates broadly and colon cancer rates specifically are declining, despite claims by PCRM that they are increasing. Colorectal cancer rates have been declining for most of the last two decades, according to the American Cancer Society, and so have colon cancer mortality rates.
Just as consumers need to eat a healthy, balanced diet, they need balanced information. Check with credible health sources like your doctor, dietician or the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. You can be assured that they will tell you that a healthy diet can include processed meats," Huffman concluded.
Vegan moms: Are you raising your children to be vegan as well?
chloe
I have an 8month old, and I 'm thinking of raising her vegan. What are your experiences? Give me some info to help me make up my mind. What do your kids eat instead of meat and dairy?
Wow Harry D, your answer has so much insight! I think I might choose you for a best answer!!! Go waste somebody else's time.
Answer
yes. 3rd generation vegetarian. all doing very well...from age 90s to babies.
hubby and i have had nothing but positive experiences feeding our kids vegan...in fact, it's no big deal. being vegan is a way of life. i can remember back in the 70s and 80s when you couldn't even find a restaurant or airline that served a decent vegetarian meal so you were relegated to eating most meals at home or packing a meal to go. now we can fine dine in or out...my how things have changed.
today, we eat breakfasts such as smoothies, oatmeal, and peanut butter toast. (follow the link below to get two vegan kid taste testers responses to these yummy smoothies) Or we might have grits, scrambled tofu, vegetable patties, and orange juice. or we might have oatmeal waffles topped with fruit and served with a side of soy yogurt topped with nuts or granola. for recipes for these and more ideas visit: www.tpbooks.biz and check out the books "the daniel diet: preface to prophecy" or "presto! it's raw vegan pesto!"
For lunch, we have combos such as oven fried potatoes (lightly oil pan with olive oil and place potato wedges in sprinkled with rosemary and lightly salted) and "subway" sandwiches...our take on the franchise standard. we layer up with veggies like lettuce, tomato, olives, onions, and the works. then instead of mayonnaise (which has egg in it), we use vegannaise by the brand 'target your heart'. it is so delicious ...everyone who taste tests this and other vegan food is always astounded that it can be so easy to prepare, and downright delicious, not just "sacrificially healthy". Instead of cheese, we whip up a vegetarian alternative made with cashews or you can buy the 'target your heart' brand of cheddar cheese. just so you know i am not an employee of 'target your heart" they just happen to be what tastes good, is vegan, and what we eat. for a whole book of cheese replacements, get the book, "the uncheese cookbook" by Joanne Stepaniak.
if you happen to live near a Seventh day Adventist church, college, university, hospital, or academy, stop in regularly and eat in their cafeterias to get a feel about what vegetarian meals look like in action (several research studies have been done on Adventists because they are known for their vegetarianism. Thus if you visit any of their institutions, you will likely find the whole range of vegetarian options). (ie. if you live in the Los Angeles, California area, check out Loma Linda University's cafeteria or even Loma Linda Medical Center cafeteria).
if you want some compelling reasons for why vegan and children can be a perfect combination, get the book, "the china study" the largest study of its kind on the best nutrition to eat. this was done by a research scientist who attests that even he realized solid reasons why this would be a beneficial diet to follow based on what he has discovered over the years in the labs and he converted his own family to follow better eating as a result. now he is working in the government and you've gotta get his book...it is quite compelling indeed.
good luck with that. ps. we also steer clear of candies, icecream, sodas, etc. our delicious and preferred replacements for these are:
instead of gummy worms we eat dried cantaloupe slices (they look at taste BETTER than gummy worms)
instead of sodas, we drink water (we don't even drink alot of juices on the market because the words "natural coloring" on the label could be ground insects that are red and being used for their pigment in otherwise vegan products...can you say gross??!
instead of icecream, we just freeze bananas and run them through our Champion juicer (or if you don't have one of those, add Silk brand soymilk to your blender and then add frozen bananas) the kids lapp this up!
there is so much to say on this topic, but suffice it to say, you won't be without taste, pleasure, or nutrition when vegan done right is implemented. good luck!
yes. 3rd generation vegetarian. all doing very well...from age 90s to babies.
hubby and i have had nothing but positive experiences feeding our kids vegan...in fact, it's no big deal. being vegan is a way of life. i can remember back in the 70s and 80s when you couldn't even find a restaurant or airline that served a decent vegetarian meal so you were relegated to eating most meals at home or packing a meal to go. now we can fine dine in or out...my how things have changed.
today, we eat breakfasts such as smoothies, oatmeal, and peanut butter toast. (follow the link below to get two vegan kid taste testers responses to these yummy smoothies) Or we might have grits, scrambled tofu, vegetable patties, and orange juice. or we might have oatmeal waffles topped with fruit and served with a side of soy yogurt topped with nuts or granola. for recipes for these and more ideas visit: www.tpbooks.biz and check out the books "the daniel diet: preface to prophecy" or "presto! it's raw vegan pesto!"
For lunch, we have combos such as oven fried potatoes (lightly oil pan with olive oil and place potato wedges in sprinkled with rosemary and lightly salted) and "subway" sandwiches...our take on the franchise standard. we layer up with veggies like lettuce, tomato, olives, onions, and the works. then instead of mayonnaise (which has egg in it), we use vegannaise by the brand 'target your heart'. it is so delicious ...everyone who taste tests this and other vegan food is always astounded that it can be so easy to prepare, and downright delicious, not just "sacrificially healthy". Instead of cheese, we whip up a vegetarian alternative made with cashews or you can buy the 'target your heart' brand of cheddar cheese. just so you know i am not an employee of 'target your heart" they just happen to be what tastes good, is vegan, and what we eat. for a whole book of cheese replacements, get the book, "the uncheese cookbook" by Joanne Stepaniak.
if you happen to live near a Seventh day Adventist church, college, university, hospital, or academy, stop in regularly and eat in their cafeterias to get a feel about what vegetarian meals look like in action (several research studies have been done on Adventists because they are known for their vegetarianism. Thus if you visit any of their institutions, you will likely find the whole range of vegetarian options). (ie. if you live in the Los Angeles, California area, check out Loma Linda University's cafeteria or even Loma Linda Medical Center cafeteria).
if you want some compelling reasons for why vegan and children can be a perfect combination, get the book, "the china study" the largest study of its kind on the best nutrition to eat. this was done by a research scientist who attests that even he realized solid reasons why this would be a beneficial diet to follow based on what he has discovered over the years in the labs and he converted his own family to follow better eating as a result. now he is working in the government and you've gotta get his book...it is quite compelling indeed.
good luck with that. ps. we also steer clear of candies, icecream, sodas, etc. our delicious and preferred replacements for these are:
instead of gummy worms we eat dried cantaloupe slices (they look at taste BETTER than gummy worms)
instead of sodas, we drink water (we don't even drink alot of juices on the market because the words "natural coloring" on the label could be ground insects that are red and being used for their pigment in otherwise vegan products...can you say gross??!
instead of icecream, we just freeze bananas and run them through our Champion juicer (or if you don't have one of those, add Silk brand soymilk to your blender and then add frozen bananas) the kids lapp this up!
there is so much to say on this topic, but suffice it to say, you won't be without taste, pleasure, or nutrition when vegan done right is implemented. good luck!
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