Children
Kensie Burgess NEW
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian, age 16 months
"Kensey loves rice and vegetables. We add brewers yeast to everything for an additional nutritional boost.
She loves black beans and lentils."
Elena Anderson-Villamagna
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian, age 2 1/2
"Elena will eat anything healthy. Spicy foods are her
favorite, and she is just as happy with a cucumber ice cream cone as she is
the dairy version!"
Ganchimeg and Israel Gombajav
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians, age 34 months and 22 months
"They drink water throughout the day. And Israel is still breastfeeding several times a day!"
Umang Narayan
Lacto Vegetarian, age 6 months
"Still breastfeeds and loves it!"
Selma Houck
Vegan, age 3 1/2
"Selma loves vegetables-she eats peas and corn, carrots, green beans, and even broccoli with abandon."
Jerami Victor
Vegan, age 9 months
"Jerami is an infant who was happily breast milk only until eight months of age."
Freya Sadler
Vegan, age 2
"My favorite foods are fresh fruits and vegetables. I can't get enough of them! I especially love to hold a whole piece of fruit and eat the whole thing!"
Griffin Driver
Vegan, age 4
"Griffin doesn't seem to give much thought to being vegan, he just knows he is. If he is served unfamiliar food, he'll ask if it's vegan before he takes a bite."
Kalli Wilson
Vegan, age 5
"I like being vegan, because I don't want to kill animals."
Andrew Faulstich
Lacto-ovo vegetarian, age 6
"Andrew is a six-year-old vegetarian who eats eggs, but has a very limited dairy intake. 'I don't eat anything with a heart!' he says."
Ashley & Jacob Bendickson
Vegans, ages 6 and 3
"Special treat...occasionally: Soy Dream Lil' Dreamer, Soy Delicious Mocha Fudge ice cream or dark chocolate Bug Bites"
Margaret & Jennifer
Vegan twins, age 3
"The girls are three-year-old vegetarian nurslings. Jennifer is teething."
George
Vegan, age 5
"George has mild peanut and dairy allergies."
Adults
Melanie Wilson NEW
Vegan, age 36
"I've been pregnant or nursing continuously for almost seven years; vegetarian for five and vegan for 4 1/2 years of that time. My vegan daughters are six and two and a half."
Angela Leeves
Vegan, age 32
Angela is a 32-year-old vegetarian mother of three children with many food allergies. She is also tandem nursing her three-year-old twin daughters.
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