playtherapy asked:


Feed children vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans regularly and with a positive attitude. Parents should model the same eating style.

* Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables — two to three servings each day — because they are loaded with absorbable calcium, iron and vitamins. Broccoli, kale, collards, bok choy and chard are examples.

* Vegetables should make up 25 percent to 30 percent of the diet. Buy fresh, organic, locally grown vegetables from the farmers’ market or another local source, or grow your own.

* Eat beans and bean products (such as tempeh and soymilk) regularly, and include fruits, seeds and nuts for flavor and variety.

* Whole grains, vegetables, beans and fruits are the basics of good nutrition. If a child’s diet includes them, the most important nutritional bases are covered.

* Dairy products (other than breast milk) after the age of 2 years are not recommended. He listed many health reasons. Vegetables and legumes provide calcium and have other nutritional advantages, so milk from cows is unnecessary.

* Eliminate meat and poultry and reduce fish consumption. Children raised on plant proteins have better health as adults.

Spock’s approach is borne out by research findings published since his death, pointing to health advantages of diets based on plant foods.

http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/603236.html

and a wee bit of the contra- http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9806/20/dr.spock/
Wow- the trolls are getting verbose- multi-syllabic even! Douche- is that francais?
Love me hate me- another good answer. as far as the research cited, Iknow Spock was affilaited with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). I think their studies have been replicated. Please help me with the cutoff tween studies and research…
Here’s a link to their medical news site: http://www.pcrm.org/news/bmn09.html

I agree- my kids can choose meat or not when they’re old enough (though my wife argues not in my house).

RE: Trolldom- we should all stamp these out no matter what our stance is.

茶 ŘǺŴ ΡσώΣŖ 茶 asked:


OK, here’s my biff..
ALWAYS being told organic is better, necessary, the greatest!
Well, I can’t always get organic and pre packaged food TASTES better then commercial food, and if everyone is making out that commerical vegetables aren’t that great, why shouldn’t I go with the pre packaged?

Like spinach, I cannot get organic spinach, period. I can only get loaly grown commercial spinach. On youtube and on raw chat sites I’m told that’s not good enough or there abouts…
So why bother??
Why not just eat the packet of dried nori that I prefer so much instead??
So, what should I do??

THANKS!
290/225?!?!?!?!?!
That’s crazy!

Hollywood™ asked:


What vegetables do you grow (if any)?

Later on this year when the weather’s warmer I want to grow some cherry tomatoes in the greenhouse.

I posted this in VV because of the correltation between ‘vegetarians/vegans’ and ‘vegetables’. LOL. And I’m curious to know if any of you grow your own organic, homegrown veg.

J P asked:


Can vegetarians eat organic vegetables that were grown using blood meal and bone meal (slaughter house byproducts) to enrich the soil?
I am the farmer, just want to know if I can advertise these as vegetarian friendly organically grown because I used small amounts of blood meal and bone meal to add nitrogen and phosphorous to the soil.

mark asked:


I ask this question because even though manure is organic, manure only exists in large quantities because of the existence of the beef and dairy industry. I would think that would kind run contrary to the tenets of your cause.

Sugar, Spice, Super Nice asked:


How do you grow organic fruits and vegetables!? that’s weird

paris.selmer asked:


Organic farmers don’t use chemical fertilizers. Instead they use ‘natural’ fertilizers. This means that they are using manure. Since manure is an animal product does this mean that organically grown fruits, beans, and vegetables are not allowed on the vegan diet? I’m pretty sure it’s allowed in the vegetarian. diet.

ME asked:


We have a large backyard in our southern Illinois home, and I’m very interested in planting an ORGANIC vegetable garden. To say I don’t have a green thumb is a huge understatement. I’ll probably start off small, but I’d like to eventually have the following:

Red Potatoes
Onions
Lettuce
Cabbage
Tomatoes
Green Peppers
Celery
Strawberries
Grape Vines
Apple Trees
Broccoli
Cucumbers
Green Beans
Peas
Pumpkins
Corn

These are the fruits and vegetables that my family consumes constantly and our grocery bill is OUTRAGEOUS. Plus I’m trying to become more responsible concerning chemicals pesticides so I’d like to do this as naturally as possible. We don’t have many organic products to choose from in the stores around here, so I figure if I want to do this I’ll have to grow my own.

I don’t know the first thing about gardening - let alone organic gardening - so I’m feeling overwhelemed and don’t really know where to begin. Do you have some good advice or online resources that will help me get started? Also, any advice or resources on canning vegetables for the winter would also be appreciated. THANKS!!!!!!

I am a HEATHER asked:


I want to grow and organic garden, does anyone have any tips? W?eather, sun light, soil..?