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My quest for a climate-friendly family dietTo her credit Graihagh Jackson rejects the vegan option. I agree with Graihagh that feeding kids a vegan diet can be dangerous.
Graihagh Jackson
Climate journalist Graihagh Jackson goes on a quest to find a diet that's healthy for her child, and helps fight climate change - but will her son actually eat it?
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... My diet is currently about 75% plants and I follow EAT-Lancet's "Food for the Anthropocene" report recommendations.
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For those considering cutting meat and animal products out entirely, one factor to consider is age, as a vegan diet can be risky for young children, and there have been cases of death or severe malnutrition of babies or young children being given only plant-based food or drinks.
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But here comes the next challenge: getting my toddler to actually eat those plants. He frequently tells me he only likes eggs, fish fingers and pancakes and eschews the colourful plate of my carefully cooked (and in my opinion, delicious) vegetables I serve up alongside his favourites.
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Back in the kitchen, my toddler is blowing Zs in his bed. The Lion King has finally stopped playing and I'm on my hands and knees, trying to scrape the cereal out from between the grout. As my mind meanders, I'm struck by an image of my son. He's older but still has those same curious eyes locked with mine. I imagine him asking me: "Did you do everything you could to fight climate change?" And I want to be able to reply yes, I did. I want the best possible future for my kid and I want him to feel good about those decisions too.
Comment: Truth > inversion > disinformation > Belief.