not feeding "meat" to niece and nephew when they stay for one night

[SuzzieScotland]

Been vegan for 9 years and never have meat in the house.

Should I be expected to provide a special meat meal for a 3 and 7 yo when they stay over? Rather than just what I would eat, they would be getting a balanced diet and 10+ fruit veg portions.

Brother in law has kind of suggested it would be unhealthy not to have meat for 24 hours...

Rah, I think official portions are a handful / 80g and even less for dried fruit. But as I don't eat grains to pad out my meals I easily get 20+, of course I have to daily raid Morrison's for the 9p reduced stuff.

Yes vegan meal vs reformed rusk and meat.

Hmm no contest as to which one is better for you and which one your body could use 24 hours without

Clearly hasn't helped your BILs brain development :o

Highly processed reformed panda head style meat doesn't sound particularly healthy.

If BIL's thinking that they need meat to stay healthy there's certainly much better meat options out there.

Please tell me it's not this, OP...

Can they legally call that meat? :o

YAsoNBU. My very fussy 3 yo could manage on your 24 hour vegan menu as long as you wafted a soya yoghurt at him. Anyone who serves a vegan a plate of peas is a defacto nob who lacks the most basic manners.

It's Teddy Bear Ham,

FFS, that's not food.

BILLY BEAR!

OMG I used to eat that when I'd begged my mum for it in sainsbos

Yanbu, surely it's quite common not to eat meat every single meal even if you aren't a vegetarian? So long as you can offer something healthy and balanced that they will eat that should be OK.

Yes it was like that. But its ok sister thought meal was healthy as had cherry tomatoes with the white bread, cheese and panda. Its quite heartbreaking

Ew

With the cheese im not really sure what the "meat" brought to the table tbh.

Fine if not every day but if thats what they base every meal on (chucking on some random processes meat product) then not so good

I don't think it's unreasonable for you not to cook meat for the duration of their visit, but I think that a carton of milk if that is what they usually drink would be reasonable. You like to be catered for when going to others homes, so making a few concessions for visiting young children is something you should do. Expecting them to eat the more unusual aspects of a specific diet if they don't normally could make for a more challenging weekend. A simple meat free spaghetti bolognaise or veggie sausages would probably go unnoticed as not being meat meals.

I'm impressed by anyone who manages 30 portions of fruit and veg in a day. That's almost two and a half kilos of food before you start adding in other things like fats and grains and seeds.

I normally hate vegetarianism but that vegetable curry you described earlier does sound yummy.

If I was worried about them eating poorly at someone elses house Id probably make a meat meal and ask for that to be given, though it can come over a bit rude.

I think vegetarianism is ok in small doses ie one meal a week.

I normally hate vegetarianism

As a concept? Or do you hate vegetarians?

Hang on, you fed them panda?!

Zippey I really don't think you can hand a meat dish to a vegan and ask them to cook it for your dcs. At a pinch, a sandwich, but the prospect of meat juices in the cooker... Just yuk.

..though I might be tempted by a bit of panda to be fair.

"I normally hate vegetarianism but that vegetable curry you described earlier does sound yummy.

If I was worried about them eating poorly at someone elses house Id probably make a meat meal and ask for that to be given, though it can come over a bit rude.

I think vegetarianism is ok in small doses ie one meal a week."

lol.

What aspect of it do you 'hate' Zippy?

I'm amazed you can liberally chuck spices into a pressure cooker and food comes out tasting anything good - well done!

Hate is a strong word - sorry - I don't like the concept of limiting what you eat, but each to their own. Id consider foisting vegetarianism permanently on a child a little cruel as well but, there's no harm if its only one day.

I don't mind vegetarians as people. Ghandi was one, mind you so was Hitler.

Do you not limit what you eat at all, zippey? How brave.

I think we all know the Holocaust wouldn't have happened if Hitler had had Billy Bear sausage and turkey twizzlers three times a day, I'll give you that one.

zippy are you deliberately trying to wind people up or is this just tongue in cheek?

No Hitler was not a vegetarian. Check your facts.

I find showing children cute lambs and chicks. Then killing the lambs and eating their dead bodies odd, but hey that's just me.