Alimentacion Vegana

A wealth of practical information
on having a healthy pregnancy
and a vivacious, robust baby!
Includes a two-week menu plan
for older babies and toddlers

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© Viva! and VVF 2011. Third edition.
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Bristol BS2 8QH
www.vegetarian.org.uk Tel 0117 970 5190

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by Juliet Gella
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Pregnancy
Being underweight or
overweight affects
your baby
What to eat each day for
health – pre and post
pregnancy
Do you need to eat twice
as much when pregnant?
How muchenergy does
a woman need during
pregnancy?
Increasing your nutrients
for pregnancy
Fabulous Foods for Female
Fertility & Pregnancy
Protein
Fats
Calcium
Iron
Vitamins A, C and E
The B vitamins
Vitamin D
Foods and Drinks to Avoid
Breast is Best
The practicalities of
breastfeeding
Mother’s diet for perfect
breastfeeding

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Formula feeds
The soya story for babies
But does the amount of
soya a baby eats matter?
Tooth truth
Making the formula
Four to Six Months Old
Foods For Weaning and How
to Prepare Them
Suggested feeding
pattern from four to six
months old
Six to Eight Months Old
Suggested feeding
pattern from six to eight
months old
Eight to Twelve Months Old
Suggested feeding
patternfrom eight or nine
months on
Survival Tips
Viva!’s Recipes for Toddler
(and You!)
Two-week menu for your
baby or toddler’s lunch
and dinner
Week One
Week Two

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Juliet Gellatley BSc, Dip CNM, Dip DM, FNTP,
NTCC, CNHC has a degree inzoology and is a
qualified nutritional therapist. She founded
and directs Viva! and the Vegetarian & Vegan
Foundation and is an authority on vegetarian
and vegan health and nutrition. She has given
hundreds of public and school talks on these
issues, as well as many media interviews. She
is the author of several books, guides and
reports including Healthy Veggie Kids,
Nutrition in a Nutshell,Mood Food, The Silent
Ark, Livewire Guide to Going, Being & Staying
Veggie, Pig in Hell, Ducks out of Water and
Born to be Wild.
Juliet is the proud mum of twin sons, Jazz
and Finn.

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Rose Elliot MBE is Britain’s foremost
vegetarian cookery writer and her books have
won her popular acclaim all over the world.
Her invaluable
Mother, Baby andToddler Book
explains the
nutritional value of
all the basic foods
and gives a
comprehensive
range of recipes
for mother and
baby up to the age
of two. The book
arose from her
personal experience
as mother of three
daughters, all vegetarian from birth.
Rose has written many other best-sellers
including Simply Delicious, Supreme
Vegetarian Cookery, Not just a Load of Old
Lentils,The Bean Book, Complete Vegetarian
Cookbook, Vegetarian Slimming, Sumptuous
Suppers, Vegetarian Supercook, Vegan
Feasts and Vegetarian Express.
Rose has been in the vanguard of the
revolution of our eating habits in recent
years. She is a frequent contributor to
national magazines, radio and TV and gives
cookery demonstrations at national
exhibitions such as Viva!’s Incredible VeggieShow and the BBC’s Good Food Show. Rose is
a Patron of Viva! and VVF.

by Juliet Gellatley and Rose Elliot
Additional recipes by Helen Rossiter

Helen is Viva! &
VVF’s Food &
Cookery Manager
and editor of
Viva!life. She runs
cookery
demonstrations
across the UK and
is a specialist in
vegan cookery and
photography.

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