Looking for an enjoyable children’s movie that will gently introduce a vegan message of compassion and awareness? Then the following list is just for you....
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4 Enjoyable Children’s Movies with a Vegan Message
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3 Tips and 3 Recipes for Children’s Healthy Eating
Pink Tahini? Ladybird muffins? These 3 tips and recipes will help you get on the right track for children's healthy eating....
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Getting Your Family on Board a Plant-Based Diet
10 Things you should and should NOT do when getting your family on board a plant-based vegan diet...
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How to Go Vegan as a Family
Becoming a vegan is one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do – but it can also be one of the most challenging. Add a partner and a mini-me or two to the mix and you’ll wonder how on earth you’re going to manage this. So, before you decide...
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5 Vegan Christmas Cookie Recipes that Will Keep Santa Coming Back for More
Christmas is almost here, and we sensed that you were probably looking for some sweet Christmas cookie inspiration… We rolled up our sleeves and asked our little helpers to search the web, to bring you this list of 10 vegan Christmas cookie recipes that will keep you (and Santa) coming...
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Happy Hanukkah: Eight Compassionate and Fun Hanukkah Ideas for you and your Family
The celebration of Hanukkah, the festival of lights, stands as a symbol of gratefulness, gratitude and remembrance of a miracle. A miracle that gave light and hope to a group of people under siege, many years ago, as one small tin of oil, that should have lasted just one night,...
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Pull-Apart Chocolaty Vegan Bread Cake
Part cake, part bread, this recipe tastes delicious and is perfect to share with friends and family - just pull apart and enjoy! I usually prepare this chocolaty bread cake in the early morning so it can be enjoyed at lunchtime or later in the day whilst it is...
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Getting Your Kids Active in Your Vegan Organic Garden
Aside from the standard pests that we all see in our gardens, one of the most destructive of all forces is our kids… Aside from putting up 6-foot high fences topped with barbed wire (these wild creatures will always find their way into your freshly planted patch and create havoc),...
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Mother, Are You Telling Your Children the Truth?
Just before Christmas, I took my kids to see a production of Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack, our hero, took delight in telling the audience about some meatballs he had recently enjoyed. In the very next scene he had to take his beloved cow Daisy to market – he was...
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Kur Delights: Guilt-Free Snacking Without Compromising on Flavour
Once upon a time I had a toddler, Leilani, who would literally eat anything: all types of fruit, vegetables (raw or cooked), salads with exotic dressings, avocado sandwiches, blueberry smoothies, all main dishes from curries to pasta or soup … and her eyes lit up when presented with hummus, pita,...
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Raising Vegan Children? Been There, Done That… The Kids Are Fine!
Raising vegan kids: there’s a fair amount of information out there. There are lots of people who are doing it, there are lots of people who have been doing it for a few years now but what I really want to read is an account from someone who has come...
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Top 10 Vegan Halloween Recipes and Treats
After all the spooky vegan Halloween drinks that Jackie made for you, you must be craving some munchie treats! We have searched close and far, entered spooky zones, roamed the Halloween web buzz, and found the best Halloween recipes and treats, just for you. So here they are, our top...
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Unapologetic Communication: Dealing with Your Child’s Nursery School
You would think I would know this already; however, it transpired that when dealing with Alex’s nursery school, I had forgotten this one golden rule: communication is key. When I first told the nursery staff about his vegan diet I suppose I was guilty of playing it down. I was...
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My Vegan Family’s Pantry
I try really really hard to plan my family’s meals a week in advance so I can shop accordingly and only buy what I need to eliminate wastage and be more organised, but for some reason it never works! Things always change, we get caught up with spontaneous activities leaving...
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No Pigs Were Harmed in the Making of This Luau
No matter which way you look at it, a Hawaiian luau (pronounced ‘lou-oww’) is not even remotely vegan. Basically, it’s a feast centered around a whole pig in a BBQ pit. What could possibly be vegan about that? Ugh – no thanks! It is pretty impossible to create an exact...
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A Guide to Healthy Vegan Junk Food: Sneaking in the Good Stuff
I have always encouraged my daughter, Leilani, to make healthy eating choices. I provide her with lots of lovely snacks and meals based around whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts. But somewhere down the line, after going to many birthday parties and gatherings, I suppose, she discovered chips and...
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Dreaming of a Vegan Nursery? An Easy Vegan Nursery Guide for the Father and Mother-to-be
The word ‘nursery’ brings up wonderful images for a mother-to-be. I think of soft toys, rocking horses, pastel-coloured paint, long rests in an armchair and tinkling music. Nurseries are definitely one of the more fun aspects of pregnancy. This is your time to nest – enjoy it. More and more...
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Explaining Veganism to Children
Explaining veganism to children is a sensitive yet important task. Our Vegan Family columnist, Natalie, shares her experiences and tips below....
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Living Eggs: What Are We Teaching Our Children?
Vegan mammas may have heard of the abomination that is the ‘Living Eggs’ project – those of you without children may have been spared hearing about this particular brand of animal exploitation. I first encountered it a few months ago when I received a newsletter from Alex’s nursery. I noticed...
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How to Throw an Awesome Fairy Party for a Vegan Child
Throwing a birthday party for a child can be an overly daunting experience… The preparations, the cooking, the decorating, the cleaning, the mess, the millions of little munchkins running around in a pool of chaos… But when you see them laughing with chocolate smeared across their faces and cake crumbs...
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Is it Vegan to Have a Pet?
Thoughts on Companion Animals and kids
Ah, the words every parent dreads and almost every kid utters at some point; ‘Mummy, can we get a puppy?’ It doesn’t sound too drastic on the surface but when you try to fit the concept of a family pet into an ethical vegan lifestyle, we begin to see the...
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My Vegan Story
I often feel like veganism for me is partially innate and partially a legacy of my mother. As a child, I didn’t take a dummy, but I had a security toy – a stuffed white harp seal that I named Sealy. My other favourite toy was “Ducky”, a stuffed duck...
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Vegan Since Birth: Meet Shaun Durrance
Remember those ads on TV in the 80s which insisted that every child must have at least 3 serves of dairy per day in order to prevent children’s bones from crumbling into chalky nothingness? Remember as a result, guzzling down litres of milk, eating cheese sandwiches for lunch and a...
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How to Love Soya and Avoid a Soy Overload
Ah, the great soya debate. ‘It’s a super food. It’s what keeps Japanese people so healthy. It’s great for menopausal women. It lowers your risk of heart disease and osteoporosis’ ‘It’ll give you breast cancer. It’ll result in males growing boobs. It’s responsible for an increase in thyroid conditions.’ These...
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Preparing for (Another) Vegan Pregnancy
So this is the situation: Baby Malia is almost 9 months old, being super cute, crawling around and on the cusp of walking, blabbering away, downing loads of food and cutting down on breastmilk. Loving her cute gummy smile! And after 6 months of literally not sleeping at all, lucky...
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On the Importance of Connecting with Other Vegan Parents
When I was pregnant with Leilani, I only knew one other vegan and she was definitely not about to start breeding little vegan buddies for my kids to play with. Although a lot of my friends were pregnant at the same time, I felt somewhat alone with the intention to...
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Eating to Lose Weight – the Vegan Mum Style
Anyone convinced that vegans are all super skinny should really think again. All the tempting vegan offers out there (vegan ice creams, vegan desserts, and of course all the vegan snacks invented just for us vegans) have taken their toll and I suppose it’s time to do something about it. Now,...
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Vegan Lunch Box: No Need to Hide Healthy Foods – Just Get an Awesome Container for Them!
It’s true what they say about presentation: the yummiest most healthy dish can put you off if it’s served in an unaesthetic way, while the not-so-glorious food can look extremly appealing in the right presentation. As part of my efforts to provide a healthy lunch box that would be as healthy...
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Choosing Vegan: Are We Imposing Our Beliefs on Our Children?
‘Your children are vegan?! Clever kids.’ This was the comment I received in an online discussion forum when I happened to mention that my boys are vegan. Even typed, the words just oozed with sarcasm. This charmer then went on to question my parenting skills, even going so far as...
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The Illustrious Vegan Ice Cream Potluck: The Perfect Vegan Summer Get Together
Combining your love of ice cream and a vegan potluck can be a real treat! Here is some inspiration for your next fun-filled vegan ice cream potluck....
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What Do Vegans Eat? A Day in The Life of My Vegan Family
From breakfast to dinner time - if you ever wondered what do vegans eat, here is a glimpse into a day in the life of a vegan family....
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The Calcium Conundrum - the Vegan Child Perspective
Where do vegan children get their Calcium, and is there a healthier alternative to dairy? When it comes to discussing vegan kids, the number one query on everyone’s lips is a ‘but where do vegan children get their calcium?’...
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Boycotting Artificial Food Colouring: How to Pretty-Up Your Culinary Creations Naturally!
Why use artificial food colouring, or "natural" non-vegan ones, when basic, healthy, and vegan staples can offer you so many options?...
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Vegan Family BBQ: How to Veganise the Aussie Staple Summer Meal
Vegan sausages sizzling next to onions, side dishes, burgers, and of course veggie skewers: here is how you can assemble a delicious vegan family BBQ meal....
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Go Wonder Pets! Finally, a Children’s TV Series We Can Deal with as Vegans…
Celery, saving animals, and lots of plant based foods - our columnists finds some comfort in Nickelodeon's TV show, The Wonder Pets....
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3 Ways Vegan Parents Teach Their Children Better
From compassion and values to benefiting the health of your kids, here are 3 ways vegan parents teach their children better....
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Omega 3 for Vegan Children
Is there a Vegan Alternative to omega 3 for vegan children?! Fishing Out Vegan DHA for Growing Brains. When I was trying to conceive my second child, I payed a visit to a very closed minded naturopath for dietary advice to help me become more fertile....
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Chocolate Mousse for Nutrition? How to Effectively Hide Fruits and Veg into Your Children’s Food
Wondering how to effectively hide fruits and veg into your children's food? Here are 5 foods that kids love and that you can pack-up with nutrients. Starting with chocolate mousse....
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Sending Your Vegan Child to a Non-Vegan Kindergarten/ School
If you are a vegan parent, sending your vegan child to a non-vegan kindergarten/ school can be quite challenging. Here are some tips that will help your child survive the school yard as a herbivore....
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