Living on the Veg: A kids’ guide to life without meat

by Clive Gifford, Jacqueline Meldrum (Contributor)

A lively guide explains why people “go veg” and how kids can change their diet to eat less meat.

“If you’re thinking of turning vegetarian and living on the veg or have already taken the first step, remember this: You are not alone!” With kid-friendly language and lots of information, longtime vegetarians Clive Gifford and Jacqueline Meldrum offer kids advice and support in this guide on going vegetarian and eating less meat. Living on the Veg explores key reasons why people go vegetarian—from reducing animal cruelty to improving their health to protecting the environment and others. Various eating styles such as vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian, and vegan are explained.

“So you’ve thought long and hard about it and decided to live life on the veg.” What now? A Q&A section gives kids answers to common questions people might ask them as new vegetarians, while information on maintaining proper nutrition is explained in easily digestible bites. Plenty of tips on living a veggie lifestyle—including breaking the news to parents, adopting a vegetarian diet, eating well, and options for eating out—offer kids advice and support through challenges and slip-ups as they make this change. Also included is a section with 12 simple vegetarian recipes from Jaqueline Meldrum (author of the Tinned Tomatoes blog) that kids can make with parents to help them get started.

80 pages, Hardcover

Published June 17, 2019

About the author

Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children.

Clive is an unusual author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company.

He says: "What drives me more than anything else is the desire to communicate, entertain and inform through the written word."

Reviews

[Elisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great book, not just for kids! This book is packed with useful information about vegetarian living. It’s written and illustrated in such a fun way, and with no pressure or shaming.
As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, I would recommend it to anyone looking into a plant based diet.😉

[Deidra Chamberlain · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a fun book presenting good information with outstanding graphic design. I felt it went on a little long about objections people might have to the reader going veg, but that was the only weak point I found. Love the recipes and the back matter as well.