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Name: Pseudo name
Country: India
 i am a lacto-ovo vegeterian and my hubby is a hardcore non-veggie. i believe in being a veggie and want to bring up my children as vegeterians till they are teenagers and then give them the choice what they want to be. till i am responsible for bringing them up, i want them to be veggies. but my hubby eats nonveg infront of them and makes faces it is so delicious so my innocent children also want to eat. the 4 yr old does understand and agree to being vegeterian but cant control eating chicken. atlast, i had to allow them to eat nonveg. how to make them veggies in such circumstances?
Name: Peudo name
Country: India
 thanks susmitha. nice suggestion. i will try this.
Name: Susmitha
Country: U.S.A.
 well i dont know if this will answer ur doubt, for i sail in a different boat. we being lacto-ovo veggies, have a teen who loves chicken. but i have left it to her to decide, while all the while stressing on the importance of how it is necessary not to enjoy this food while it contrasts with our beliefs and also the practicality of it. she is at an age where she can understand the importance of hte latest studies. also i have started cooking paneer and if ur anywhere in delhi or north of india, u may be familiar with chaap(made from soy), in chicken style. she relishes it a lot. finally the d-day has arrived she has made the decision on her own to give up non-veg and turn lacto-ovo veggies like us. the purport being, dont disagree or say no, let them or rather help them decide subtely all the while talking about it when necessary.
Name: Pseudonym
Country: United Kingdom
 i have been lacto vegetarian all my life. my husband used to eat meat when we married. but witin 7 months he gave up meat. i have four children all strictly vegetarian. even since the nursery age they will not eat anything without checking or having the ingredients checked. i pray to god that people realise that it is not necessary to eat meat. it has not been easy as a working mother but i have done my best. being veg means cooking food at home every day as we do not have any veg restaurnts nearby. but it has been worthwhile. children are very happy and proud. so i do not care about the comments i use to get( i do not let my children eat anything means meat). i hope they carry on and when they have their children they bring them up as vegetarians.
Name: Connie
Country: India
 i myself was raised a complete non veg but thankfully my family, in spite of the food choice,was a strong supporter of animal welfare causes(except animals for food. as a result i grew up loving animals a lot. once adult enough to realise the significance of animal food and what goes on behind each plate of pork chops, i consciously cut down heavily on non veg and try to stick to veg diet as a choice. but i still can not resist items cooked by my mother. hopefully i will be able to get over them in due course of time. iam bringing up my son to love and respect animals and am sure, he too will be able to make a choice on his own once a bit grown up. at present because of the pressure from family ( his father is a voracious non veg who derides veg diet)my son takes fish but thankfully rejects chicken and other meat products
Name: Diksha
Country: India
 food is food. if some items was so bad for us, they would be classified as poison. but however, there are always some things that are more desirable. just as classic literature is better than modern mysteries, veg food is better than red meat. may be people who really enjoy non veg can have it in moderation considering the consequences on health. with time, they can be persuaded to turn completely vegetarian.
Name: akto
Country: India
 i have a mixed diet family and most of the time we eat each other's brains out on what to eat and where to go to eat. i think it's a waste of time looking for the right option - spoils the taste of food thinking about it. why do people expect so much more from food these days than they ever do from people?
Name: AArni
Country: India
 serving my kids before meals with bowl full of salads help me to feed them easily for balanced meals. vinegar onion develops the habbit in child of consuming onion, and developing taste bud for other similar food like biiter gaurd, home made green chutney, papita etc. stuffed parathan of vegetables like cauliflower, paneer and onion, indriectly develops the habbit of balance diet.
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