
Vegan kids who seek food from meat-eating families may lack nutrition or crave the forbidden, say experts
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Some children who are on vegan diets are seeking out playdates with certain friends so they can eat meat away from home, according to a recent article. Experts weighed in.
She said these children aren't interested in vegan food when they come to visit. "Children can follow a vegan diet safely" with some caveats, said one expert. Peter Burke is a lifestyle editor with Fox News Digital.
Kelly Springer, a mother and registered dietitian in Skaneateles, New York, told Fox News Digital that a child between the ages of 4 and 8 needs about 19 grams of protein per day — but that number more than doubles between the ages of 9 to 13 and increases again from ages 14 to 18.
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