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 |
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