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I’ve been vegetarian for just over seven years now. I know a good bit about nutrition (I have enough college credits in nutrition to be considered a “nutritionist,” though not a dietitian, by most employers), and that foundation makes me confident in my dietary choices.
Though I don’t need outside validation, the last 15+ months provide some satisfactory evidence that my diet is not lacking. Over nine months, I grew a big, healthy baby on a vegetarian diet*, and for the last 6 1/2 months, he’s thrived on nothing other than mama’s milk 🙂
As I wrote earlier this week, the time has come to expand The Dude’s one-item food menu, and we look forward to introducing him to our way of eating, meals filled with flavor, variety, and lots of nutrients, striving to eat in a way that is good for the body and gentle on the planet.
*In the interest of full disclosure, I took a high-quality fish oil supplement while pregnant, so I wasn’t quite vegetarian, technically speaking.
Read more about my thoughts on a vegetarian diet:
Vegetarian I
Vegetarian II
This is great to hear: you’re baby is going to benefit – so much – from this approach; even if they don’t realize it now. Great post and I look forward to sharing more with you:))