Dr Phil says vegan kid is one of the best fed in the country

On Thursday, June 30, Dr Phil (one of the most popular shows on television) dealt with "Pushy Parents." One of three couples examined, David and Deandra, want their kid to be a "superkid." Their parenting style is unusual in many ways, some of it good, some of it questionable -- and indeed Dr Phil questioned some of it. The great news is that he did not question their choice to feed their child a vegan diet. He said:

"I have nutritionists that I work with and they said that this is probably one of the best fed kids in the country. Eating the vegetables and the fruits and all of these things."

Andrea Mowrer, of Animals Asia, tells me Dr Phil actually made numerous respectful comments about the vegan diet. (I thank her and also Kaz Sephton of the San Antonio Vegetarian Society, for making sure we knew about the show.)

If you are interested in looking at the extensive summary of the show you can do so on line at:
http://www.drphil.com/show/show.jhtml?contentId=3092_pushyparents.xml
And there are message boards to which you can post.

Most importantly, let's make sure Dr Phil gets loads of possible feedback for his progressive comments on the child's diet. We can balance out the flak he is likely to get from the cows milk industry and "Consumer Freedom" (the lobby front group for the fast-food industry). Please write.

Dr Phil takes comments at:
http://www.drphil.com/email/email_phil_show.jhtml


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