Even if you don't know any vegetarians yourself, you've probably heard the term. What exactly does it mean? What foods do they and don't they eat? The answers are here!
In general, a vegetarian is someone whose diet does not include certain animal products. There are five main types of vegetarians:
1.Semi-Vegetarians aka Flexitarians
Semi-vegetarians limit their intake of either certain types of meat or the amount of meat. For example, they might eat no red or white meat (beef, pork, venison, etc), but eat fowl and fish. Or they might only eat meat once or twice a week. Someone who only eats fish can also be called a pescatarian. (Purists would say that semi-vegetarians are not vegetarians at all, but I have included them in order to show the complete hierarchy.)
2.Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians
The most common type, ovo-lacto vegetarians do not eat any animals, but do eat eggs and dairy products.
Subcategories:
* Ovo vegetarians (eat eggs but not dairy)
* Lacto vegetarians (eat dairy but not eggs)
3.Vegans
Vegans eat no animal products - no eggs, no dairy, no honey, etc.
4.Raw/Living Foodists
Raw or Living Foodists eat only raw food, because enzymes are destroyed by normal cooking processes.
5.Fruitarians
Fruitarians eat only fruit, fruit-like vegetables (e.g., tomatoes, cucumbers), and sometimes seeds and nuts.
"I didn't eat meat almost 2 years, I'm Pescatarian, only eat fish...First time, just curious and want to know hows vegetarian and also fed up with chicken...i said to my mom that i want to try to be a vegetarian. But its hard for me to not eat fish or seafood coz seafood is my favorite food. u kno wat that animals actually have feeling like human, i watched a video about animals' slaughter in slaughterhouse or butcher place...i was crying when i saw it...how can people killing animals ONLY to kill their hunger??! oh my goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! i'm sorry to say this but its true that if u wanna healthier u have to stop to consume meats. at least, only consume seafood, like me...lol..beside that, u can save energy to be a vegetarian. Why? coz Meat needs more energy in producing process. Nowadays, $19 the energy consumption in America to produce and supply foods. Meat and junk food needs more energy than vegetables, fruits and rice. So, the effective way to save energy is VEGETARIAN".
