Compose a balanced vegetarian diet for children is a task for nutritionists in partnership with parents. The experts in the field recommend that want their children to be vegetarians that apply to them a balanced diet and the least restrictive possible.

To make sure that the vegetarian diet is right for your child, you must have some care
1 – The main meals,  breakfast, lunch and dinner, should provide energy, protein, vitamins and minerals, the child. Where did they find? Then in foods such as cereals and cereal products, in tubers, legumes, olive oil and seeds, nuts and some candy. Also found in dairy products, eggs and in fruits, vegetables, and vegetables.

2 – Consider important digestibility and protein quality. The combination of certain foods with others can provide a more complete protein.

3 – The younger the child, the nutritional requirements will be. Although your stomach capacity is more limited, the food will have to provide sufficient calories and nutrients in a small volume. There should be no exaggeration in the high-fiber foods to avoid excess nutrient absorption, causing gas and even diarrhea.

4 – should be foods diet rich in essential fatty acids and omega 3 family, present in nuts and seed oils.

5 – Calcium is absorbed by the child in the milk and dairy consumption. His take will depend a lot of vitamin D, as also present in the milk. Controlled exposure to the sun ensures the endogenous formation of this vitamin.

6 – If the diet includes eggs, cereals, pulses, there is a danger that the child is deficient in iron.