{"id":24983,"date":"2025-06-24T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=24983"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:31:08","slug":"resources-for-pediatric-rds-with-vegan-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/24\/resources-for-pediatric-rds-with-vegan-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Pediatric RDs with Vegan Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_24984\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/toddler-photo-from-Freepik.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24984\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/toddler-photo-from-Freepik.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/toddler-photo-from-Freepik.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/toddler-photo-from-Freepik-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo from Freepik<\/p><\/div>\n<p>by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD<\/p>\n<p>I recently responded to a query from a dietitian who works in pediatrics \u2013 \u201cI 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?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to sharing a list of ideas, I also offered to work with the dietitian if there were specific questions.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Vegetarian Resource Group:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutshell\/kids.php\">Feeding Vegan Kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/family\/tips_for_young_vegans.php\">Tips for Parents of Young Vegans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com\/THEACADEMY\/859dd171-3982-43db-8535-56c4fdc42b51\/UploadedImages\/VN\/Documents\/Resources\/Toddler_Consumer.pdf\">Vegetarian Nutrition for Toddlers and Preschoolers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baroni L, Goggi S, Battaglino R, et al. Vegan Nutrition for Mothers and Children: Practical Tools for Healthcare Providers. <em>Nutrients<\/em>. 2018;11(1):5. Published 2018 Dec 20. doi:10.3390\/nu11010005\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6356233\/pdf\/nutrients-11-00005.pdf\">free full text is available<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vegankidsnutrition.com\/\">Vegan Kids Nutrition<\/a>, Karla Moreno-Bryce, RD \u2013 website has several useful hand-outs<\/p>\n<p>The contents of this website and our other publications, including Vegetarian Journal and Vegan Journal, are not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be made. Please use your best judgment about whether a product is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD I recently responded to a query from a dietitian who works in pediatrics \u2013 \u201cI 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. 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