Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Flexitarian X Pescatarian: Who’s A Vegetarian?

Pescatarian

The word “pescatarian” is occasionally used to

describe those who abstain from

eating all meat and animal flesh

with the exception of fish.

Although the word is not commonly used,

more and more people are adopting this kind of diet,

usually for health reasons or

as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian diet.

 

Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian

You don’t have to be vegetarian to

love vegetarian food!

“Flexitarian” is a term recently coined to

describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet,

but occasionally eat meat.

 

Lessetarian

A lessetarian is a person who focuses on

reducing the proportion of animal flesh eaten,

without fully eliminating it from his diet.

 

Pollotarianian

A pollotarian is a person who does not eat all meat

except poultry and fowl.

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Lacto-Ovó-Vegetarian

Perhaps the largest group,

these vegetarians eat both dairy products and eggs,

but no meat of any kind.

Their food plan is broad and offers substantial choices to

include greens, grains, fruits, and legumes,

plus moderate amounts of nuts,

dairy products, eggs, and plant oils,

and in the smallest quantities, sweets.

 

Lacto-Vegetarian

This group omits eggs but

does include all dairy products

in a diet that otherwise resembles the lacto-ovó food plan.

 

Ovó-Vegetarian

These vegetarians include eggs but

omit all dairy products in a diet that

otherwise resembles the typical vegetarian one.

 

Vegan

Following the strictest plant-based diet,

a vegan excludes eating or using all animal meats or products,

including all dairy, eggs, and honey.

And a strict vegan will not wear anything

made from silk, leather, or wool.

 

They are careful to avoid eating any processed foods

that may have required animal products

in their manufacture, such as refined sugar.

While the eating plan sounds restrictive,

careful vegans plan their meals to

include a wide range of nutrient-dense foods.

 

Raw vegan/Raw food diet

A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that

have not been heated above

115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius).

“Raw foodists” believe that foods cooked

above this temperature have lost

a significant amount of their nutritional value and

are harmful to the body.

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Macrobiotic-Vegetarian

revered by some for its healthy and healing qualities

While a macrobiotic diet is not strictly

all vegetarian all the time

—it may include seafood—it is plant-based,

and prohibits the use of

refined sugars, dairy products, and

nightshade plants such as potatoes and tomatoes.

 

The diet may have Greek roots,

but it has an Asian pedigree:

its founder, a Japanese doctor,

turned to Buddhist and Chinese principles to

create a diet that includes many Asian foodstuffs,

such as miso, tofu, tempeh,

Asian greens, and sea vegetables.

 

Fruitarian

As the word implies,

this group eats mainly fresh raw fruit and

nuts and seeds, including sprouts.

Believers claim that their diet promotes good health,

but because it lacks substantial protein sources,

it is not suitable for youngsters.

Note that long-term fruitarians

may lose a dramatic amount of weight.

 

Su Vegetarian

A su vegetarian is a vegetarian

who also does not eat the fetid vegetables,

i.e. garlic, leeks, onions, scallions, shallots.

Su vegetarianism originates from Hinduism.

 

after looking through
I am actually confused
what category should I fit myself in

I eat fish, dairy product, minimum egg
meat is consumed on a social basis,
when I am dining out
therefore probably fall among  
a Pescatarian, Flextitarian and Lacto Vegetarian.

now that I heard of Macrobiotics
probably it’s a good direction to explore
mostly grain, less processed and refined food

 

references:

All 4 Natural Health

Vetegarian.About