Can you raise a child on vegan diet?

I have been vegan for fifteen years. I was raised on meat and potatoes but decided as an adult to be vegan. What is your opinion on this? Have you raised your child vegan?Can you raise a child on vegan diet?
"It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. A vegetarian diet is defined as one that does not include meat (including fowl) or seafood, or products containing those foods. This article reviews the current data related to key nutrients for vegetarians including protein, n-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, iodine, calcium, and vitamins D and B-12. A vegetarian diet can meet current recommendations for all of these nutrients. In some cases, supplements or fortified foods can provide useful amounts of important nutrients. An evidence-based review showed that vegetarian diets can be nutritionally adequate in pregnancy and result in positive maternal and infant health outcomes. The results of an evidence-based review showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease. Vegetarians also appear to have lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, and lower rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than nonvegetarians. Furthermore, vegetarians tend to have a lower body mass index and lower overall cancer rates. Features of a vegetarian diet that may reduce risk of chronic disease include lower intakes of saturated fat and cholesterol and higher intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, soy products, fiber, and phytochemicals. The variability of dietary practices among vegetarians makes individual assessment of dietary adequacy essential. In addition to assessing dietary adequacy, food and nutrition professionals can also play key roles in educating vegetarians about sources of specific nutrients, food purchase and preparation, and dietary modifications to meet their needs."Can you raise a child on vegan diet?
Of course you can.

I do not have a child, but I have read several articles about raising children on a vegetarian or vegan diet.

Here are a few below:

http://www.ivu.org/congress/euro97/a-cor…

http://veglov.blogspot.com/2011/09/bring…

http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiet…

http://www.thevegetariansite.com/vegchil…
for so many years people were told meat is the best NO ITS NOT i have been a vegan since i was born and i have never been sick i have a full six pack abs i can run forever without getting tired and im always felling good when i ate meat by accident i puked and felt like a turd of course vegan is betterCan you raise a child on vegan diet?
I really believe that you should wait until your child is old enought to understand the reasons why you are a vegan and then let them decide if they want to become one or not. Would you want to be forced into one without any real reasons?
Yes.



It's been approved for All Life Stages.Can't quite find the exact piece of research for it..but it was.



Here's a story on Veg*n parents who raised all three (Omnivore, Vegetarian and Vegan): http://www.inhabitots.com/omnivore-veget…Can you raise a child on vegan diet?
It's expensive.



Do you know many nuts you would have to eat to get 100 grams of protein ??
Let them eat Mcdonald's and shut up!