What's a Vegan?
- Only eat plant based food
- Avoid all food that's made from animals
- Includes avoiding: meat, poultry, fish, milk, eggs, cheese, honey
Eating vegan doesn't have to be hard, or taste bad. You may already eat some vegan items and not even realize it. For breakfast you could eat oatmeal, a bagel, or a fruit smoothie. For a snack try popcorn, sunflower seeds, or fresh fruit. What about lunch/dinner? Try a bean burrito, pasta with tomato sauce, veggie stir fry, or a baked potato.
Interested in finding a vegan friendly restaurant near you? Look H E R E!! It'll let you search for vegan restaurants all over the world.
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| Food, clothing, cosmetics, etc. that are Certified Vegan can carry this label. Find out more about veganism H E R E!! |
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What's a Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian?
- Consume no meat, poultry, or fish
- Will eat eggs and dairy products
- According to Wikipedia, it's the most common type of vegetarianism in the Western world
- Nearly 2 million people in the US have this eating style
Examples of food you can eat: fresh fruits, brown rice, yogurt, tomato soup, whole grain rolls with butter, baked apples, collard greens, baked macaroni & cheese, pudding, veggie stuffed peppers, spinach salad, or tacos with avocado, rice, salsa, cheese, etc.
Here's a blog on this eating style.
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What's a Lacto-Vegetarian?
- Avoids all mean, poultry, eggs and fish
- Will eat all dairy products except yogurt that contains gelatin
Examples of food to eat: egg free pasta, potatoes, soy, beans, barley, cous cous, fresh fruits, nuts, chickpeas, fruit juices, kale, tahini, whole grain cereals
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What's an Ovo-Vegetarian?
- Avoids meat, poultry, fish, and dairy
- Will eat eggs and honey
- Gelatin (made from animal bones, hooves, and tissue), rennet (can be made from stomach lining of lambs/calf's), and carmine (cochineal, or natural red 4 is a dye made from insects) are avoided
Learn more info, food substitutions, and nutritional info H E R E!!
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What's a Partial (Semi) Vegetarian?
- Avoids red meat
- May eat fish, poultry, dairy, and eggs
- No soy or gluten alternatives needed
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What's a Flexitarian?
- Has a flexible attitude towards food
- Eats mostly a vegetarian diet
- Includes occasional meat or fish
- About 3% of Americans are TRUE vegetarians, so if you flip flop this is you
- Called meat eating vegetarians by the Associated Press H E R E!!
- What WebMD has to say H E R E!!
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What's a Pesco-Vegetarian?
- Avoids all meat and poultry, except fish
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L I N K S!!
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Do you know what a vegetarian looks like? How about a lacto-ovo veg or vegan?
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| Pamela Anderson- Actress & vegetarian |
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| Leona Lewis- Singer & vegetarian |
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| Bob Barker- Former Game Show Host & vegetarian |
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| Albert Einstein- Vegetarian & Scientist |
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| Edwin Moses- Vegan & Olympic gold medal holder |
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| Andreas Cahling- Lacto Vegetarian & International body builder |
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| Mahatma Ghandi- Revolutionist Leader & vegetarian |
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| Forest Whitaker- Actor & vegetarian |
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| Matisyahu- Reggae Musician & vegan |
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| Bill Clinton- Former US President & vegan |
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| Steve O- TV Personality & vegan |
The list could go on and on. I know you've heard you can't judge a book by its cover. This applies to people and their eating styles too!! Try something new, you never know, you may like it. I personally think it would be extremely hard to be a strict vegetarian or vegan. It was hard for me to stick to my no red meat rule. I don't think I'll ever be 100% meatless, but generally speaking I don't eat much meat. When I do, it's usually ground turkey breast, and maybe chicken or seafood. Steak, burgers, and bacon are greatly missed by me!! After not eating specifically beef for so many years I'd be scared to try it for fear of how my body would react to it. My dinner plate definitely isn't empty and neither is my stomach! I've discovered tons of ways to satisfy myself when it comes to foods and different tastes that I have.
Continue to follow my blog and you'll find out how! ^_~"
Which eating style do you have? Leave a comment and let me know!
