To discourage dd from being vegan?

[Motherofhowmany]

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This isn't another 'my kid wants to be vegan/vegetarian how do I stop them' threads. I absolutely believe that under normal circumstances a teenager is perfectly capable of making their or dietary choices when suitable.

However my dd15 was discharged from an eating disorder clinic four months ago after suffering from bulimia/anorexia. She has now stated she wants to be vegan. I'm all for encouraging more sustainable lifestyles, however I am worried that such a restrictive diet is not healthy mentally for someone with previous food struggles. At the same time I want her to feel in control of her diet.

Please help.

Why don't you encourage her to look at the nutrition side of it and put together a menu of what she would like to eat over a week? If it is ethical then the foods she will eat don't have to be low-calorie. She could incorporate lots of nuts, avocado, seeds, healthy oils, coconut et cetera. It is a great way to eat and if she can do it properly then it will actually help her overall nutrition rather than harm it.