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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best way to support her is to teach her how to cook for herself.

If you require different meals due to preference and not health requirements (allergies, diabetes, Chrones, etc) the. You n3ed to learn to cook them yourself, especially if you are around middle school or older.

You also need to teach her proper nutrition, and remind her that there are nutrients her body needs, especially during puberty, that she won't get from a vegetarian diet if she does not do it correctly (like eating only celery, carrots, chips and mac n cheese type vegetarian).
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You do not allow her to flirt with veganism. For a girl that age, it is a stepping stone to malnourishment and eating disorders[/b][b].  She can make that choice at 18 when she goes to college and is past puberty.[/quote]

That is absurd and ignorant.

It is not difficult for anyone to get adequate protein from a vegan diet.

While I agree that most teenagers are too disorganized to eat properly this shortcoming applies to all teenagers, meat eaters or vegans.

But there are certainly teens who are up to the task - as long as a parent monitors their kids diet the argument that veganism is a stepping stone to malnourishment and eating disorders is absurd and I bet unsubstantiated.  [/quote]

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