For Parents of Vegetarian Teens
When a teen decides to go vegetarian, the whole family feels it. These posts help parents understand the choice and help teens have the conversation, with practical answers to common health questions, ideas for family meals that work for everyone, and advice for keeping the dinner table peaceful.
New to this? Start with How to Tell Your Parents You Want to Go Vegetarian and Questions Parents Ask, then explore our nutrition guides for the facts on protein, iron, calcium and B12.
- October 1, 2026
How to Tell Your Parents You Want to Go Vegetarian
A step-by-step plan for telling your parents you want to go vegetarian: know your why, answer nutrition worries, offer to cook, and handle a no.
- September 18, 2015
[recipe!] (Who Cares if it’s Not) Summer Roll Bowls
We’re back in school and the calendar says ‘September.’ But this week has been H-O-T. That’s why we’re obsessed with these new (Who Cares if it’s Not) Summer Roll Bowls. It's a refreshing meal that…
- July 21, 2015
CSA Survival Guide
CSA popularity is at an all-time high, which is cool because it means that more people are finding ways to connect directly to farmers, investing in local agriculture, and eating more healthfully in…
- July 15, 2015
When Kiddos Make the Connection
Circulating around the internets this past week: A ridiculously cute video of five-year-old Dublin girl Indie-Rose, as she realizes that chicken comes from...well, chickens. Turkey from...turkeys.…
- November 15, 2013
Questions Parents Ask...
Recently, Tampa Bay Parenting magazine featured a Smart Girl's-inspired article by our very own Rachel on questions parents should ask when their children make the decision to go veg. Did your…