A vegetarian diet that provides a variety of cereal foods, vegetables, pulses, fruits and dairy products is likely to supply sufficient nutrients for a growing child. However, early years settings need to plan meals for vegetarian children carefully to ensure they offer a wide range of foods to meet children's nutritional needs.
Some settings - particularly where there is a diverse ethnic or religious mix - offer only vegetarian meals, others provide meat-free alternative dishes for vegetarians each day, and some choose to put vegetarian food on the menu for one day a week for the whole nursery to enjoy, as well as providing meat-free alternatives on other days.
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