Alicia Silverstone Says Her Vegan Son Isn't Deprived Of Anything, Has Never Been Sick

Alicia Silverstone is opening up about her son's vegan lifestyle.

Also a vegan herself, Silverstone has chosen to raise her 2-year-old son on the same diet, and claims that because of his clean eating, he's never been sick.

“He loves the food I give him,” Silverstone, 37, told PEOPLE Magazine on April 17. “He’s not being deprived of anything. For him, having amazing fruit is like candy!”

For the last 16 years, Silverstone has followed a vegan diet, so when she and husband Christopher Jarecki, whom she married in June 2005, welcomed son Bear Blue, raising him on the same diet made sense.

In the first two years of his life, Bear Blue has been extremely healthy, which Silverstone said is the result of his body being a "super-clean, healthy machine." And while most kids suffer from the occasional cold or fever, Silverstone's son has not. In fact, Silverstone has never had to give him a drop of medicine.

Although Silverstone will continue to raise Bear Blu as a vegan, she is fully aware of the possibility that he will one day consume non-vegan foods -- and admitted that she will be fine with that if it does happen.

“I wouldn’t freak out," she said. "It’s all going to be available, I just want him to be the healthiest he can be for as long as possible.”