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Jul 19

Vegans tout their diet

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Some children are picky eaters, some are obese and some are both. But none of Onile Ngozi's three children falls into those categories.

Ngozi, 45, of St. Louis, became a vegan 18 years ago and has raised her children, ages, 7, 17 and 19, on a vegan diet.

Vegetarians eliminate meat, poultry and fish from their diet but eat eggs and dairy products. Vegans go a step further. Their diets are plant-based and don't allow for dairy, eggs or any animal products.

Yes, Ngozi admits, some people think she's crazy.

"They say, 'What do you mean you're not feeding your children any meat? What do you mean you're not giving them dairy? They need iron. They need protein.' They're amazed that they're so healthy, active and intelligent. And they're amazed that they want food that's good for them."

Earlier this year, the children's book "Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action," by Ruby Roth, a vegan mother, hit store shelves. Reaction to it was mixed. Many meat-eaters found it preachy and graphic from an animal rights standpoint. And some health experts worried that children eating such a diet wouldn't get proper nutrition.

Nicole German, a dietitian/blogger in Atlanta, wrote that "it could easily scare a young child into eating vegan, and, without proper guidance, that child could become malnourished."

Vegans say the opposite is true.

Lee Ferrenbach, a sales associate at Golden Grocer Natural Foods in the Central West End and a vegan, believes babies prefer a vegan diet.

"If you put meat and fruit in front of a baby, they'll choose the fruit," he says.

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