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Vegan New Parents’ Guide

Viva!’ s Vegan New Parents ’ Guide is a must-have resource for all new parents and caregivers of children aged 0-2. This comprehensive guide walks you through every nutrient you and your child will need from pre-pregnancy to toddler. It covers the practicalities of breastfeeding and explores the safety of soya for babies; introduces baby-led weaning and suggests feeding patterns from eight or nine months on – plus some all-important survival tips!

So, what other help can you expect?

NUTRITION PRE AND POST PREGNANCY

A balanced vegan diet provides all the nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy. It is the most natural, healthful diet and perfect for nurturing your unborn child. During pregnancy, however, it is important to be aware that your daily nutrient requirements will increase. Iron, folic acid, thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, as well as vitamins A, C and D, calcium and protein, are all needed in greater quantities. This guide provides you with the dietary guidance to help ensure you meet this increased demand before, during and after pregnancy.

BREASTFEEDING AND FORMULA

Breastfeeding is certainly the most natural form of nutrition during your infant’ s first year of life. Breastmilk is truly miraculous – the perfect baby food which not only contains every nutrient needed but also antibodies that bolster the baby ’ s immune system. Vegan New Parents ’ Guide contains helpful information on the practicalities of beginning breastfeeding but we do understand that for various reasons you may need to bottle feed your baby. Choosing the right feed will naturally be important so learn more about formula feed options for your little one.

WEANING

In recent years, baby-led weaning (BLW) has grown in popularity. Whether you decide this is the right choice for your baby, or whether you choose to follow the more traditional route of weaning your baby using purées, this guide has you covered with useful advice and great first recipes.

AGE-SPECIFIC FEEDING PATTERNS

We set out suggested feeding patterns for your little one, separated into categories from four to six months, from six to eight months and from eight or nine months on. Remove the guesswork and feel confident preparing food for your young child(ren), knowing that the meals you ’ re providing are nutrient-dense and will set them up for a great start in life.

RECIPES FOR TODDLERS (AND YOU!)

Last but certainly not least, we have more than 30 pages of easy-to-prepare and delicious toddler recipes for you and your little ones to enjoy! There is also a two-week toddler menu of lunches and dinners – what more could you ask for?

And once they ’ re a little older – check out our followon guide Healthy Vegan Kids (see adjoining page) to learn more about helping them to thrive! We also have new online resources available at viva.org.uk/children.

Order our new Vegan New Parents ’ Guide to learn all you need to know about having a fabulous, healthy pregnancy and vivacious, robust baby! Go to vivashop.org.uk/ products/the-vegan-newparents-guide or call 0117 944 1000 (9-5, Mon-Fri).

Healthy Vegan Kids

Viva!’ s new guide on child nutrition

Viva!’ s new guide Healthy Vegan Kids complements our new online resources at viva.org.uk/children and provides invaluable information and reassurance for your whole family. A vegan diet is best for healthy vegan kids.

NUTRITION BASICS

You ’ll find out all about important nutrients, which foods contain them and how much children need. You ’ll also discover which food groups children should eat daily and how to help them develop healthy eating habits. If you ’ re unsure about supplements, our guide will help you understand which are necessary and which are optional, based on your child’ s diet and lifestyle.

DISEASE PREVENTION

What we eat has a great impact on our health – your child’ s diet either helps them grow and develop into a healthy young person, or it can make them more likely to develop certain diseases, such as type 2 diabetes or heart disease. The guide will help you to understand how childhood eating habits can help prevent a host of diseases and how diet continues to affect us into adulthood.

PRACTICAL OVERVIEWS

We ’ ve included some popular features, such as an overview of what a child needs every day, the Vegan Eatwell Plate for children and nutrient summaries. It’ s hard to remember everything so these handy pages serve as a quick reminder of the important facts and figures.

BUILDING HEALTHY FOUNDATIONS

As we all know, children can be picky eaters so the guide features some clever tricks on how to help your child eat well and how to make a variety of foods more appealing to them. There are also a few inventive-yeteasy recipes to help you boost your child’ s intake of fruit and veg.

PARENT SELF-CARE

While caring for your child, it’ s important to also pay attention to your own diet and lifestyle so we ’ ve included information on diet and health for adults, too. You ’ll learn why animal products can damage your health and how a wholesome vegan diet can protect and maintain it. In particular, you ’ll find information on cancer, heart disease, diabetes, gallstones, kidney disease, osteoporosis, arthritis and more!

WHO IS THIS GUIDE FOR?

Our new guide is a handy information resource for all vegan parents and caregivers. With our help, you can be confident that you ’ re feeding your child (and yourself) the very best for their health and helping them to thrive.

Order our new Healthy Vegan Kids guide to learn all you need to know about bringing up healthy, vivacious kids! Go to vivashop.org.uk/products/ healthy-vegan-kids-guide or call 0117 944 1000 (9-5, Mon-Fri).