Baby vegetarianism? Yes! Tips wise doctor.

Anna ZimenskayaBolshinstvo our doctors are very skeptical about the adult vegetarianism, what to speak of children. The most advanced, doctors refer to vegetarianism as a child to the whims of parents and graciously appointed a bunch of supplements and vitamins, all necessary compensating alleged that there is in the meat. But there are doctors who recognize the benefits of this way of eating for children. Questions Children Ecotopia (DE) about proper nutrition for children is responsible pediatrician, gastroenterologist, phytotherapeutist, an expert on calorie restriction, a member of the Russian Association of Traditional Medicine Anna Zimenskaya.

Anna ED, you're not just a practitioner, you are the mother of two children. Which way of eating you have chosen for them?

Anna: My family, including children, adheres to the raw vegan diet. However, I carefully watched the children for their food desires. Periodically I offered them to try the chicken and quail eggs, fish. Children tried themselves refused to eat these products. Dairy products, we also tried, and they liked children, but I immediately noted the appearance of shadows under the eyes, appeared snot. After repeated experiments, we completely eliminated dairy products from the diet.

JA: Then what exactly feed your children?

Anna: In our diet contains fresh fruits, fresh and frozen berries, flax cereal, buckwheat sprouts or steamed, frozen peas and corn, nuts and seeds, vegetables. At the same time, at the request of the child, we can buy bread, to give a piece of candy.

JA: Even a piece of candy?

Anna: We live in a social environment. Children interact with their peers, and they do not quite understand the limitations. We try to respect the child's desire to taste and, at the same time not to neglect a situation, and actively participate in the conversation, because our task is not to prohibit and to teach self-control, self-esteem, self-love, a sense of action.

JA: It's really a very wise approach. And how many of your patients including children, vegans?

Anna: Yes, children, vegans are now becoming more

. JA: What is the most convincing argument in favor of you bring such a diet for kids? We're not only themselves, but also need to convince the grandmothers. :)

Anna: Excessive consumption of meat causes the rotting processes in intestines, developing dysbiosis, fatty meat broth overload the pancreas, excess protein load on the kidneys, and refined flour products pollute the lymph. If the grandmother is considered necessary meat, you can give your child a piece of meat once or twice a week with a garnish of vegetables. But notice, it is meat, not sausage, sausage and other meat products.

JA: Let me go to practice. A child under one year usually lure mashed potatoes and cereals. I heard that clover in boxes that are rich in vitamins, can harm the health of the toddler.

Anna: These cereals contain a lot of starch and synthetic vitamins are not effective.

JA: Then is it possible to cook porridge itself, but without cooking? For example, green grind buckwheat, spelled, oats in a coffee grinder, and then pour boiling water? Or better soak overnight and then grind in a blender?

Anna: So you can cook buckwheat and flax. Oats and other grains, a child under one year will not be able to fully grasp. Better fit oats, sprouted lentils. The basis of power up to a year is breast milk or a substitute. Many mothers make the mistake of forcing lure breastfeeding or giving up the "unnatural" of the mixture. When the weight of the deficit, oats, buckwheat is better to boil or steam thoroughly. The lure begins with 6 months, in some cases, a little later.

JA: Since babies understandable. Let's move on to older kiddies. The hardest part of the child's diet - Dinner. Opinions of doctors differ. Some believe that the child needs to be fed is always tight, and then adult rules "do not eat after 6" is not suitable. But others have a year or two is recommended to teach there for dinner only something light - fruit, for example. What is your opinion?

Anna: Dinner for older children ends in 18-19 hours. The kids at bedtime may receive mother's milk. For dinner, eat good green smoothies, baked vegetables, vegetable salads, tofu, buckwheat. Tyazhuyu better food to eat at lunchtime.

JA: We all know that refined sugar is harmful. Although my grandmother believed that childhood without sweets too sad. What advice would you give tasty and not harmful to offer a child? At what age can give dried fruit, such as dates?

Anna: soaked dried fruits can be given already to the year. Be careful with dried apricots, can cause allergies. Sam sugar can sometimes be used, if not tolerated honey. It is better if the baby will drink cranberry juice sweetened with a little than generally refuses to Morse.

JA: Yes, I know there are moms who are very strictly follow the "misses" of sugar in the diet. :)

Anna: Sugar longer harmful in excess, bring greater harm pastries, candies containing heated oil, trans fats, starch. I support the idea to not eat sugar. But let us have a less categorical view the world.

JA: It is believed that all the necessary elements of a person can synthesize their own, including the essential amino acids. Do you agree? Then why in the adult abruptly give up meat, often there is a deficiency, for example, B12?

Anna: Yes, the human body can synthesize much if it does not interfere with the way of life, poor quality food inferences. For a complete self-needed restructuring of the biochemical processes that can last for years, as well as an active influence on the health of other areas such as emotional stability, physical activity, understanding the meaning of life, hardening, compliance biorhythms.

JA: Obviously, we need restructuring. Adults often do a great "experience" of malnutrition. And as it happens in children? If the child is vegan from birth, it simplifies the process and still need to take test samples?

Anna: First of all it is necessary to observe the child, his food desires. Very useful is the expert advice to estimate the total development of the child and only then addressed the issue of the need analysis. The simplest tests are clinical analysis of blood and urine, further informative study of blood on the 12, malic acid blood iron, latent iron binding capacity of serum.

JA: All around saying that we need protein, if it is not a myth, or vegetable protein is suitable for growth? It is again a question from the category of "Why would a convincing say experiencing grandmothers. :) »

Anna: Yes, protein is, of course, necessary. With a balanced diet of protein deficiency on veganism is not. Grandmothers are giving their love, respect, attention and still listen, because in the words of relatives somewhere deep hidden very valuable information for you. And then, grandparents do not have to pay your attention to this, something important, using the power.

JA: Anna, thank you very much for the informative answers, and advice is not to be categorical. :) We congratulate you with the first spring sun, we wish you well, happiness and success in your good business!