I enjoy traveling with children, and we often find ourselves travelling under extreme conditions – for example, through Africa overland, including the Sahara Desert. Our second trip through the Sahara included a 3-month-old baby, a 2-year-old, a 6-year-old, a 7-year-old, and my own 3-year-old. As you can imagine, we needed to be prepared for everything. For an average trip to western [...]
I am a vegan mom, and our family of five eats a whole-foods, plant-powered diet. It wasn’t always that way for me, though. I grew up eating meat, processed meats, cheese, dairy, and junk food. It took years to retrain my palate. I transitioned to eating vegan over 15 years ago, and did so to be a healthier me. So, when we began having children, I surely wanted that same good health for our children.
It’s Mother’s Day coming up on Sunday, May 13, and as a result we are celebrating great mothers everywhere this week on Vegan Mainstream. The relationship between a mother and her child(ren) is one that many of us hold sacred, and most everyone has a great story to share about mothers. We invite you to share with us today…what is the most important lesson your mom has taught you over the years (about food or otherwise)?
A few weeks ago we asked you, What Animal Makes the Best Mom? Find your answers above, depicted in an illustration by our talented Laura Jones Martinez~…
Because of the enormous benefits to the environment, animals and personal health, an increasing number of people are turning to a veg lifestyle. Among them are teenagers, who are often passionate about world issues, and open to change. If you are an omni mom (or parent) with a teen who has decided to go veg, [...]
With all the talk about raising vegan kids (Anyone else appalled by the totally anti-vegan slant to this latest Today Show segment?) all around us these days, we thought we’d spend a little time chatting with some of the experts. In this interview, Ryan and Dallas interview Al Nowatski, stay-at-home vegan dad, blogger of This Little Piggy Had Tofu, co-organizer of Vegkins in Minnesota, and was a member of the Council of Vegan Parents when the council was active (though all of the archived posts are still up, TCOVP is not currently posting).
I’ll often see someone on television, online, or in person asking people to be more eco-friendly. Sometimes they’ll ask people how they go green, and that question usually gets the same responses: “I recycle bottles and cans.” “I drive a hybrid.” “We don’t litter.” “I turn off the lights when I leave a room.” “I use [...]
Many people desire a fit and healthy body, and we pay a lot of attention to how we present ourselves to others. Children - especially teenagers - are particularly conscious about their appearance and are easily influenced by the habits of those around them, and by their self-appointed role models. However, the habits they model themselves after [...]
When my eight year old son announced that he did not want to share his “Why We Are Vegan” project with his friends at school because he was afraid of making the “meat-eaters” in his class uncomfortable, I was simultaneously proud that he was not the one feeling uncomfortable because of his alternative diet, and impressed [...]
My children (now 12, 10 and 8 years old) have been raised as vegetarians. Being vegetarian is very natural for them; they have always eaten this way and have rarely questioned our often unconventional fare. So six months ago, when we transitioned from a vegetarian to a vegan diet, I was expecting an easy adjustment. [...]
