Health Tip: Feeding Your Child a Vegetarian Diet

If you’re feeding your child a vegetarian diet, make sure he or she is getting enough essential nutrients.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says the child’s diet should include:

Vitamin B12, found in eggs and milk. If the child is on a strictly vegan diet, fortified soy products and fortified cereals are good sources.
Vitamin D and calcium, found in fortified milk and dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt.
Iron, found in daily supplements and fortified cereals.
Protein, found in beans, fortified cereals and soy milk. Yogurt and eggs also are good choices.
Fiber, found in fortified and whole-grain breads, pastas and cereals, as well as avocados, nuts and seeds.

Source: HealthDay