Jut to add to that, Mol, I knew a vegan girl, who had a vegan 8 year old. Now she was very healthy not eating meat and so was he. What happens if he suddenly decides to eat bacon butties at the age of 15? Have you done the right thing, as those poisons will certainly do him a lot more damage than they would me at 15? I respect the ideas behind not eating meat, but what goes around comes around when you try to hide from all things bad for you. They are not going away, and just like accepting a certain amount of germs, bacteria and disease, a little of something bad, sets your body up for dealing with it. Just ask a raw foodist who sudenly tries to eat cooked food.