--- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "suziezuzie" <msilver1951@> > wrote: > > > > > > I raised my daughter as a vegetarian for three years since birth. > One > > > day, visiting my mother for dinner, a plate of chicken was placed > in > > > front of her. She was three years old. As an experiment, I > decided to > > > just see what she would do with that food if front of her. She > grabbed > > > that chicken and ate it like she was starving to death! I decided > that > > > she should eat chicken but she never ate cow meat in her entire > life. > > > > > > > It is really REALLY difficult to get iron into little kids without > feeding them meat. > > > > > Now she's 18 and has enrolled at the University of Northern > Colorado > > > and is majoring in voice performance. The town of Greely where > the > > > college is located has this smell that permeates the entire town > a few > > > times a week day and night. I always thought it was fertilizer > until a > > > few days ago I asked my daughter, what is that smell and she > replied, > > > that it was the slaughter houses on the edge of town, that when > they > > > slaughter the cows, the whole town smells. I was really depressed > by > > > this and thought to myself, that if I had known this before hand, > I > > > would have sent her to another college. By the way, she went back > to > > > being vegetarian. Mark > > > > > > > Adults aren't as vulnerable to the problem. > > > > ***************** > > Kids can easily take appropriate iron pills: > > http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/bgiron.html > >
Absorption rates for kids are not the same as for adults... > > Excess iron is a health hazard: > > http://www.usaweekend.com/98_issues/980705/980705eat_smart_iron.html > Which is whyvery young kids shouldn't eat spinach but see above for absoprtion rate issue. There's al a further issue of what KIND of iron can be absorbed by kids. Adult-oriented pills might not be in the right form. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
