Veggie food is inherently low in protein, unless you eat eggs all day.
It might tell you pulses or legumes have a high protein content but this is not the full story.
What you need to be aware of is how much of the protein can be utilised by the body, and there are books on just this subject.
Now, I’m dredging my memory from 25yrs ago when I used to fling weigths about, but most athletes and anyone looking to build their bodies needs quality protein.
My concern would be that what little protein is consumed will not satisfy a growing child’s needs very well.
Example: One boy, 3 doors up from me here in my street went veggie about 18 months (?) ago, aged 10. He is still riding the bike he had many years ago, his voice is noticeably shriller than the other boys of his age group and he seems not to have grown at all.
At this age group, it’s something that becomes quite obvious.
This is not good news as the world tends not to be overly kind to small / under developed men as a general rule!
Just a cursory look at veggie food stuffs tells even the casual observer it’s quite often very high in fat too, be they veggie burgers or cheese, you name it, I suspect veggies typically consume considerably more fat in their daily lives than a fish / chicken / turkey / lean meat carnivore.
Just my £0.02 worth.
