Living on the Veg

A lively guide explains why people "go veg" and how kids can change their diet to eat less meat.

"If you're thinking of turning vegetarian and living on the veg or have already taken the first step, remember this: You are not alone " With kid-friendly language and lots of information, longtime vegetarians Clive Gifford and Jacqueline Meldrum offer kids advice and support in this guide on going vegetarian and eating less meat. Living on the Veg explores key reasons why people go vegetarian--from reducing animal cruelty to improving their health to protecting the environment and others. Various eating styles such as vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian, and vegan are explained.

"So you've thought long and hard about it and decided to live life on the veg." What now? A Q&A section gives kids answers to common questions people might ask them as new vegetarians, while information on maintaining proper nutrition is explained in easily digestible bites. Plenty of tips on living a veggie lifestyle--including breaking the news to parents, adopting a vegetarian diet, eating well, and options for eating out--offer kids advice and support through challenges and slip-ups as they make this change. Also included is a section with 12 simple vegetarian recipes from Jaqueline Meldrum (author of the Tinned Tomatoes blog) that kids can make with parents to help them get started.

Author: Clive Gifford, Jacqueline Meldrum
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Published: 06/17/2019
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.40h x 8.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781631984297
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, and the Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology, which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. He lives in Manchester, England.

Jacqueline Meldrum is a food blogger who shares easy vegetarian and vegan recipes on her blog www.tinnedtomatoes.com. She also writes for various online and print magazines including Vegan Life magazine and BabyCentre UK. She lives in Scotland.