Being vegetarian since I was born, I have never eaten animals and there are many other children who have also grown up the same way, including many of my friends.  

 

If you have made the choice to be vegetarian or vegan, because you don’t want to eat animals, you will want to learn how to eat a healthy balanced diet of vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans, grains and dairy if you choose to eat dairy.

 

Can you imagine killing and eating one of your pets?  Why would we eat animals that have no reason to hurt us?  Why should we hurt them?

We all have a birthday every year, so why not make a cake with your older brother or sister, or your mom or dad?  Make something that is healthier than what you can buy in the shops.

 

You can also help decorate a homemade cake if you make one for your family.  Pick a style and decorate it in your favorite theme.  Decorate it with all sorts of fruit.

 

There are so many children that are allergic to eggs these days, so you would make all sorts of friends by making an eggless cake and everybody else will want to try some too.

One reason people are vegetarian/vegan is because they love animals.  If this is the reason or one of the reasons that you are, let us know how you came to this decision?

 

When I was a kid I loved playing with animals, all kinds.  Birds, cows, horses, fish, cats, dogs, chicks and anything that had two legs, four legs, but not necessarily insects, bugs and snakes. I know a few boys that loved them, though!

 

Animals are our friends if we are kind to them, but they can be mean if we don’t treat them nicely and love them like we do our family.

Do you love cheese and crackers, but hate to eat anything fresh from the garden.  This is a new delicious snack that you can have fun eating and making with fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden.

 

You can make this with all different colored tomatoes.  You can also make miniature ones with baby tomatoes.  For some variation use slices of cucumber and carrot.

Okay, so I am sure that you prefer all sorts of candy and sweets instead of having a piece of fruit, but there are so many ways that you can make fruit into delicious snacks and meals.  You just have to get adventurous and creative.

 

If we eat more fruit than candy, then we won’t have to wear fake teeth in our mouths when our bodies get old.  Also if you hate going to the dentist to get fillings in the holes in your teeth, then eat more fruit and less candy and sugar sweets.  

 

Ask your school or parents to take you to a farm that grows fresh fruit, so you can pick the fruit off the trees, vines and bushes and taste it fresh.  It is so much yummier.  Then you can grow some trees in pots, or in your yard at home, so you can always have fresh fruit.