Think being a vegetarian is simply about not eating meat? It goes much deeper that than. There are many types of vegetarian diets out there.
Here's a basic rundown of types of vegetarian diets:
Semi-vegetarian (aka Flexatarian) - eat meat occasionally.
Pescetarian - no meat. no poultry. eat fish.
Lacto-ovo -vegetarian - no meat. no poultry. no fish. Do eat eggs and dairy products.
Lacto-vegetarian - no meat. no poultry. no fish. no eggs. Do eat dairy products.
Ovo-vegetarian - no meat. no poultry. no fish. no dairy. Do eat eggs.
Vegan -no meat. no poultry. no fish. no dairy. no eggs. (in short, no animal products of any kind, sometimes this can include eliminating honey too!)
About Me
- olive
- Hello. I'm olive. I'm 23 and have recently decided to be an lacto-ovo vegetarian. I've always been a picky eater. (Red meat and pork just freak me out.)
1 comment:
How informative. I had no idea that there were so many variations of a vegetarian. In fact, I feel that people should definitely explain to others that they may be, for example, a semi-vegetarian or a pescetarian. Which brings to mind another question. Is there truly a vegetarian? I mean if it is broken down to specific titles than should the label vegetarian be used at all? When I think vegetarian I think someone who doesn't eat meat at all, but that would be a vegan. Hmmmm. According to Merriam-Webster a vegetarian is one who practices vegetarianism and when looking up vegetarianism I find that it is a theory of living or practicing a vegetarian diet. The second definition of vegetarian is Herbivore. Herbivore is defined as a herbivorous animal. Finally herbivorous is defined as eating on plants. So, I guess Vegan is the true vegetarian? I mean as defined. Regardless, I don't take part of this theory. I respect those who do. But for the most part. It's just too good. And we are at the top of the food chain... oh but I did have an instance of weakness when I saw a chicken neck on a publix whole roasted chicken. It freaked me out and I considered your practice for a good 20 mins. Well.. that's it.
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