Vegan
My new little one is vegan. I serve almost all vegetarian meals so that's not too tricky but we eat a lot of yogurt, cheese and eggs. Do you know any good substitutes? Also, it is crock pot season, any favorite vegan crock pot meals?
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Originally Posted by Controlled Chaos: I'd ask the parent how the child gets their proteins and go from there.... |
Originally Posted by Controlled Chaos: You can sub applesauce or banana in some baked recipes. Let me think on my crock pot recipes; I do a lot of vegetarian Ethnic meals so maybe look up other countries menus lol |
Thanks for the suggestions. I will ask mom for a list. I already bought some Almond milk and cheese substitute, I don't mind a little extra cost as I already buy organic milk and produce, so its not too much more. I hadn't thought of looking up ethnic food, I will do that :)
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Originally Posted by Controlled Chaos: I also discovered a way to make an alternate TOFU out of Chickpea flour ( Burmese Tofu); supposedly tastes more like eggs for scrambles and such |
I personally don't accept children that have allergies or really restrictive diets as I can't accommodate them on a daily basis. If they come for drop-in care, then I can manage a day here and there, but not for ongoing.
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Beans, lentils, tofu, (I don't eat tofu because it processed) soy butter, prantubutter, almond butter, hummus, quinoa, chia seeds, noodles without egg, all leafy greens, of course all vegetables.
I'm strict vegan I don't eat very much cooked food. So I basically eat mostly raw veggies and I probably eat hummus all day every day. Lol I wouldn't mind a child who ate like this, I would just share my food. You can google vegan recipes there are a ton out there |
Originally Posted by trix23: I now have baby brother in care & unlike her, he is only allergic to bananas that we can tell (same tummy issues she showed after he eats them). She aged out |
Hummus is a good vegan food that even non vegan kids will enjoy. You can serve it with pretzels or pita bread.
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Originally Posted by CeridwenLynne: I really want to like hummus I just can't though :( |
A lot of people say they can't digest it very well.
There are so many flavors now it's wonderful. My favorite is eggplant hummus. |
Anyone have a tried and true hummus recipe? I've tried a couple different ones and disliked both. So I usually just buy the Sabras brand, pine nuts....it's soooo good!!
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