Posts tagged as: vegan

Feeding The Bonzai Baby: Vegan Baby Dinner

February 21st, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Waits does most of his eating in the a.m., so afternoons and evenings are more about exploring new flavors and textures. Every baby is different in terms of their enthusiasm for, and ability to handle, solids. Some are grabbing for food by four months and chomping carrot sticks before they reach their first birthday. Others, [...]

Feeding The Bonzai Baby: Vegan Baby Breakfast

February 16th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and for wee Waits Rebhal that couldn’t be more true. This is the only time he’ll reliably eat – afternoons are spotty and dinner depends entirely on mood. But morning meals are consistent, so this is where I seek to maximize nutrition. Waits [...]

Diversity In A Vegan Diet

February 14th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

I often hear people speak of veganism in terms of restriction, as if it involves some great sacrifice. Some sort of deprivation. And it makes me so sad! It’s hard to efficiently express how my diet has opened up, truly blossomed, since becoming vegan. But to say that my palate is pleased and pleasured, well [...]

Feeding The Bonzai Baby, An Introduction

February 10th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

I had no idea how many theories there are regarding when, how, and what, to feed a baby. Um – there’s a LOT. It’s enough to make your head spin! And for this mama, it was enough to make me say “Hmmm . . . I think I’m just gonna go with my gut on [...]

and then, i wrote a book

February 7th, 2011 - posted under: Furthermore » Inspiration

When I became pregnant, the first thing I did was head down to the Herbivore store in search of good reading material. I remember that Michelle asked if I needed anything, and me, sort of puzzled, wondered aloud where the books on vegan pregnancy were. “NOWHERE” she exclaimed. “You should write one!” We had a [...]