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Evidence-based nutrition resources and practical tools for health professionals and families interested in the science behind plant-based diets

Optimize health with the power of plants

Crafted by a team of seasoned medical practitioners, registered dietitians, experts in nutrition science, and advocates for public health, Nutrition for Families stands as a research-backed educational initiative. We're dedicated to supporting both healthcare providers and families in enhancing well-being through the nourishing potential of plant-centric diets.

ABOUT NUTRITION FOR FAMILIES

Nutrition plays a key role in keeping our families healthy, but finding trusted, evidence-based nutrition information isn't always easy. Nutrition for Families has spent years studying the science and building resources to give families the confidence they need to make plant-rich eating easy.

Families

Nutrition for Families provides evidence-based nutrition resources to help you promote healthy diets that are nutritionally adequate, particularly during critical periods of growth and development.

Health Professionals

Resources

For Health Professionals

Evidence-based nutrition resources to help you promote healthy diets that are nutritionally adequate, particularly during critical periods of growth and development.

Promote positive health outcomes with plant-based diets from pre-conception to adulthood

Support nutritional adequacy and growth in children on plant-based diets

Tools to help you support your patients in dietary change for optimal health

The latest research supporting plant-based nutrition recommendations

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Pediatric Plant-Based Nutrition:

A Clinical Guide

A practical guide for healthcare providers caring for children interested in or consuming plant-based diets.

Organizations worldwide recommend a diet rich in whole plant foods.

[1,2,3,4]

The benefits of a plant-centric diet are well documented, and leading health and nutrition organizations recommend increasing whole, plant foods in diets for nearly all populations.

High consumption of whole plant foods can lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. [1,5,6]

Positive Health Outcomes

Animal-sourced foods typically have greater environmental impacts than plant foods, including land use, biodiversity loss, and air and water pollution. [15]

Impact on

the Environment

Plant-rich diets in pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, cesarean delivery, and excessive pregnancy weight gain [12-14]

Pregnancy & Plant-Rich Diets

Children consuming plant-rich diets tend to have higher quality diets, meet dietary recommendations better than those on a Western diet, and be leaner than their peers [7-11]

Children & Plant-Rich Diets

Nutrition plays a key role in keeping our families healthy, but finding trusted, evidence-based nutrition information isn't always easy. Nutrition for Families has spent years studying the science and building resources to give families the confidence they need to make plant-rich eating easy.

Resources

For Families

Inside the Guides

  • What to eat during pregnancy and throughout childhood for optimal health

  • How to balance vegetarian and vegan diets to meet nutrient needs

  • Ways to make healthy eating a lifestyle

  • How plant-rich diets can save time and money

  • How to make delicious and nutritious meals that your family will want to try

  • Ways to reduce impact on the planet with more sustainable food choices and lessen food waste​​

Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Children

Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Infants and Toddlers

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