{"id":27618,"date":"2026-11-12T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=27618"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:33:23","slug":"where-do-vegan-kids-get-their-protein-iron-and-calcium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/11\/12\/where-do-vegan-kids-get-their-protein-iron-and-calcium\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Do Vegan Kids Get Their Protein, Iron, and Calcium?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_27619\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-from-Canva-Pro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27619\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-from-Canva-Pro-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-from-Canva-Pro-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-from-Canva-Pro-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-from-Canva-Pro-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-from-Canva-Pro.jpg 1494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Canva Pro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Whitney McVerry<\/p>\n<p>Wondering whether your vegan kiddo is getting enough protein, iron, and calcium? From lentils, tofu, and beans to fortified cereals and plant milks, there are plenty of kid-friendly options.<\/p>\n<p>These VRG resources can help you plan meals with confidence:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2024\/02\/26\/protein-for-vegan-children\/\">Protein for Vegan Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutrition\/iron.php\">Iron in the Vegan Diet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/nutrition\/calcium.php\">Calcium in the Vegan Diet<\/a><\/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\/kidsindex.htm\">Vegan Kids, Teens, and Family<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Whitney McVerry Wondering whether your vegan kiddo is getting enough protein, iron, and calcium? From lentils, tofu, and beans to fortified cereals and plant milks, there are plenty of kid-friendly options. These VRG resources can help you plan meals with confidence: Protein for Vegan Children Iron in the Vegan Diet Calcium in the Vegan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27618"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27621,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27618\/revisions\/27621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}