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MY QUESTION IS ABOUT A CHILD I KNOW WHO IS VEGETARIAN BUT HAS AVERY LIMITED RANGE OF THINGS HE WILL EAT. MACARONI AND CHEESE IS HIS STAPLE, BUT HE EATS SOME EGGS, PEANUT BUTTER, APPLES, FORTIFIED ORANGE JUICE, CARROTS, BREAD, CHEESE PIZZA AND A FEW SWEETS--THAT IS IT. HE DOES LIKE MILK BUT IS EXPERIENCING ACID REFLUX AS WELL AS ASTHMA. IS THIS DIET ACCEPTABLE FOR NORMAL GROWTH AND HEALTH? HE IS 11 AND IS A SELF-MADE VEGETARIAN IN A FAMILY OF NON-VEGETARIANS. IS THIS OKAY OR IS THIS AN EATING DISORDER OF SOME TYPE?

Offhand I would say that this sounds fairly good, though I would encourage the child to eat more vegetables. Unless he is trying to lose weight or showing great ...

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