Reviews of Raising Vegetarian Children   In an era marked by family discord, soaring rates of childhood obesity, and health-destroying eating habits, Raising Vegetarian Children comes to the rescue. Whether vegetarian or not, you'll find guidance for positive relationships, good nutrition, and lifelong health for your family.        Frances Moore Lappé,        author of Diet for a Small Planet

Every day, parents in my practice ask me to recommend a book about changing to a healthier diet. Raising Vegetarian Children is the ultimate guide for fit, healthy families. This comprehensive book explores practical family nutrition from infancy through adolescence and offers parents the science and support they need to be successful. It should be required reading for every parent--whether vegetarian or not!

       Jay Gordon, M.D., F.A.A.P., I.B.C.L.C

Jo Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina have created a much needed resource to serve parents and families, caregivers, and medical practitioners alike.

       Vegetarian Baby and Child Magazine

. . . a must-have for anyone who understands that how we feed our children says a lot about who they will become. This is THE book for anyone wanting practical and down-to-Earth help in performing the most important job in the world.

       John Robbins,

       author of bestsellers Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution

Whether you are near-vegetarian, vegetarian, vegan--or someone who just values sound health, great food, and thriving families--I highly recommend Raising Vegetarian Children.

       Michael A. Klaper, M. D.

Authors Jo Stepaniak and Vesanto Melina have combined their strengths to create a sourcebook that will help any family navigate through the currents of a society that does not completely accept vegetarians. In Raising Vegetarian Children they have truly produced the book described in its subtitle: A Guide to Good Health and Family Harmony. It belongs in every home, vegetarian or not.

       Vegetarians In Paradise

Raising Vegetarian Children addresses every issue you could imagine related to children and healthy diets. Indeed, Melina and Stepaniak are so thorough, it's like having a dietitian, a child psychologist and a good friend at your disposal all of the time. They do everything they can to make this easy, short of cooking dinner for you!

       John Borders, EarthSave International

The vegetarian community has long awaited this primer, and like all other books by Stepaniak and Melina, this one does not disappoint.

      Vegetarian Society of the District of Columbia

Vegetarian parents have just gotten very lucky.... Raising Vegetarian Children provides a wealth of wisdom and information which has up until this point been missing in the literature of vegetarian parenting. We give this book our highest rating.

       VegSource.com

Raising Vegetarian Children is a must-have for the informed vegetarian's bookshelf, whether or not there are kids in the picture. It strikes the perfect balance between the socio-cultural and nutritional aspects of vegetarianism in the family.

      VegNews

Raising Vegetarian Children at first glance appears to be just another cookbook with a catchy title. However, nothing could be further from the truth. This book is about being the best parent you can for your child and literally flows from the hearts of both authors.... This true labor of love has culminated in a rare masterpiece of vegetarian educational literature.

       Paul Turner, Director, Food for Life Global

Raising Vegetarian Children is a bible for parents.... It is thoroughly researched so parents can feel assured they are reading facts not theories.

       American Vegan

When Albert Einstein said "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler" he might have been speaking about this book. It would be hard to find a straighter or better-paved road to family vegetarianism than the one offered by Raising Vegetarian Children. This is a remarkably complete, integrative, and practical resource for nutrition-conscious parents. Comprehensive yet concise, this realistic guide combines useful data and wise, thoughtful context in its coverage of almost every consideration--mind and body--a family might encounter on the path to a healthier and more sustainable diet. Clearly, the authors not only understand food, nutrition and wellness; they know KIDS. While packed with compelling facts, the respectful, non-judgmental tone provides credible motivation and validation for vegetarianism without moralism or polemic, making the book approachable and accessible.  Accurate and specific, touched with warm, wry empathy, this work indeed accomplishes the stated twin goals of promoting both health and family harmony. A supportive resource for families either beginning or sustaining a vegetarian way of life; or for ANY family striving to improve relationships to food and to one other. In my opinion, all parents should be operating from this nourishing base of information. 

        Robyn Landis, author of Herbal Defense and of Bodyfueling