As far as Vegan diet for kids, I hope the following site eases any fears of lack of nutrition.
http://www.scienzavegetariana.it/rub...t_diet_en.html
There is no right diet or supplements for everyone. For vitamins, I am using All One at this time. But, like I said, there is no perfect vitamin for everyone.
http://www.all-one.com/
One of the reasons for low energy can sometimes be that one's pH is not in balance. Sometimes it is to acidic. It is possible to check your own pH. Other reasons for low energy can range from not enough sleep to low blood sugar to hypothroid. Never hurts to rule out anything health related. I have low blood sugar myself and have learned diet related ways to control that. If there are any health conditions that other family members have, perhaps you should check that out (i.e. low thyroid). If the immune system is weak, that can cause a drop in energy as well. One easy way to boost the immune system is to take a green powder (preferably with the added benefit of sea greens too). It is also fun to learn how to cook with sea vegetables (something I will be experimenting with). Of course, exercise is always fantastic for increasing energy too, and iron deficiency leads to low energy.
A great book that your local library may have that is a wonderful reference for all things natural health is Linda Page's
Healthy Healing. (Note: she is a graduate from my and Ian's school, Clayton College of Natural Health). There is a doctor in each and every one of us. If diet is truly the direction you feel would be right for increasing energy, read about different diets and find one that can benefit you (note that a lot of conditions can be helped through diet), but don't feel shy about asking your M.D. for help either. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and although I am not interested in any thing the allopaths have to offer, it helped me by giving me something to go by and I found a lot of good things about FMS (although there were some crazy things on the net too!)
I know in our crazy world there seems to be a name for everything, but sometimes having a name for how you feel can lead you in the right direction to healing.
Getting enough protein can be done fairly easily for most adults. In fact getting too much protein is a bigger concern for Americans. Once again though, every person has a different protein need and the ultimate way to find out what is right is through trial and error and being in tune to what your body is telling you. How do you feel after eating a protein food? Do you feel better on days when you eat a lot of protein or less? There is protein in grains and in vegetables. Some people need very little more than that to meet their protein needs and others need more. Eating too much protein would make a person feel run down. There is a high amount of protein in sea vegetables (very interesting article in the January 2004
Energy Times on greens and they talk about all the nutrients provided by sea and land greens.
There is vitamin B12 in nutritional yeast, so that is a wonderful way to get it. Taking a supplement is another way of getting it and it is added to soy milk. I believe the above link on kids and diet talks about B12 too. (I found that through a Google search, btw).
The best forms of fats for the body are plant and the worst would be animal fats (animals fats have been linked to cancer in some studies; you may even be able to find them through a Google search if interested). Wonderful ways to get plant fats is avocado, nuts and plant oils. Extra Virgin Olive and Canola are the best oils to use when cooking. Lighter oils like sunflower go through chemical changes when heated and according to Dr. Weil become rancid (see his book
Natural Health, Natural Medicine).
Flax seed oil is a wonderful source of EFA's (omega oils), as well as walnuts, sea veggies, spinach and evening primrose oil. According to
Healthy Healing, good sources of iron are molasses, cherries, prunes, leafy greens, legumes, peas and whole grains (as far as plant sources) and eggs, fish and of course poultry. Eating vitamin-C containing foods at the same time as iron containing foods can boost the amount of iron that is absorbed.
There are ao many good books out there. I hope you find the ones I mentioned helpful and the link.
Wishing you lots of energy and good health to your whole family.
Jennifer
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and I do buy the vegan burgers and other "fun" stuff for them sometimes. But, on the whole they eat what I eat cause it is all they are served and they are doing just fine. They are skinnier than most of their peers(not saying much these days), but very well nourished and muscular, for that i feel blessed and happy! I do make sure they eat enough fat by making fun freezer cookies(made out of dried fruit, fresh fruit, soaked nuts and seeds and blended into a paste and frozen). This is their "dessert" most days and also snacks. I think for kids the most important thing to do is provide healthy food in the house and allow them to eat as they want from those healthy choices...they will eat the right amount that way. 
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