All nurseries need to make provision for vegetarian children when they plan their menus, and this can mean a crash course in what to include or exclude for staff. Many hidden sources of animal products can easily trip you up, and it is essential to ensure healthy eating through balanced meal planning.
* Some people describe themselves as vegetarians but eat fish, so are really 'fi****arians'. These diets are virtually identical, or superior, to meat eating.
* A true vegetarian avoids meat, fish and fowl and their by-products. From a nutritional viewpoint these protein sources are easily replaced with plants such as beans, lentils, peas, nuts and seeds, as well as eggs and dairy foods.
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