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Old 03-15-2011, 05:48 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Charlatan View Post
Sorry. How is being a vegetarian bizarre?
We now know that there are harmful effects of a meaty diet. Children can get plenty of protein and iron from vegetables, beans and other plant foods that avoid the fat and cholesterol that are in animal products. [...] I no longer recommend dairy products after the age of 2 years. Other calcium sources offer many advantages that dairy products do not have.
Baby and Child Care (7th ed.), Dr. Benjamin Spock
If a vegetarian diet is good enough for the legendary Dr. Spock, it's good enough for me. I think denying adoptions to vegetarian parents is ridiculous. I would imagine that vegetarians tend to be more health-, diet-, and nutrition-conscious than the average person.
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