Q: Can I raise healthy children on a vegan diet?

A: Vegan diets planned in accordance with current dietary recommendations can meet the nutritional needs of infants and children, give children a better start in life and help to establish lifelong healthy eating patterns. Thousands of healthy children raised on a vegan diet confirm that an appropriate vegan diet supports good growth and development.

The key points are to make sure that you include a reliable source of B12, such as fortified soya milk or nutritional yeast, and don't rely too heavily on low calorie fruits and vegetables as this can result in the diet being insufficiently calorie-dense for a young child.