Resources for Pediatric RDs with Vegan Clients
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by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
I recently responded to a query from a dietitian who works in pediatrics – “I have not had to manage this in a bit, so I thought I would check on any current updates to guidelines. We have a 14-month-old in our practice where the family is vegan. What resources do you suggest I look at before meeting with the family?”
In addition to sharing a list of ideas, I also offered to work with the dietitian if there were specific questions.
Here’s a list of resources I suggested both for the use of dietitians and for vegan parents who would like to share them with health care providers.
From the Vegetarian Resource Group:
Tips for Parents of Young Vegans
From the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group:
Vegetarian Nutrition for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Baroni L, Goggi S, Battaglino R, et al. Vegan Nutrition for Mothers and Children: Practical Tools for Healthcare Providers. Nutrients. 2018;11(1):5. Published 2018 Dec 20. doi:10.3390/nu11010005 (free full text is available)
Vegan Kids Nutrition, Karla Moreno-Bryce, RD – website has several useful hand-outs
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