Am I A Vegetarian?? **PLEASE Help, WILL pick a Best Answer!!=]**?!
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Answers: Okay, so I'm wondering am I a vegetarian? I don't eat any meat, except chicken, but then maybe only 2 a year no more then 4 times, and I like cheese, but any other kind of meat makes me gag, it just grosses me out. So what am I? What do and don't vegetarians eat? Oh, and I'm a teenager btw. Feel fee to add anything!
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There are several types of VEGETARIANS:
Lacto-ovo- vegetarian
When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians. People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians (“lacto” comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo” for egg).
Lacto-vegetarian is used to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products.
Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs.
Vegan
Vegans do not eat meat of any kind and also do not eat eggs, dairy products, or processed foods containing these or other animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin. Many vegans also refrain from eating foods that are made using animal products that may not contain animal products in the finished process, such as sugar and some wines. There is some debate as to whether certain foods, such as honey, fit into a vegan diet.
Other diets closely linked to the veggie diet include:
Pescatarian (also spelled pescetarian)
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.
As you can see, it takes more than eating meat once in a while and not eating fish or cheese once a year. I am also a teenager and had the same eating pattern: " don't eat any meat, except chicken, but then maybe only 2 a year no more then 4 times, and I like cheese, but any other kind of meat makes me gag, it just grosses me out " and became vegetarian. You can choose from the list of vegetarians above, that you want to become, but it is important to research the nutritional requirements.
The vegetarian can be a healthy option, as it reduces fat intake and lowers cholestrol. However, you have to ensure that you eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, to get all the vitamins and minerals from your foods. To do this, you have to exercise regularly, and use the vegetarian diet pyramid: http://www.oldwayspt.org/vegetarian_pyra...
These are a list of links you can use to research the lifestyle and diet requirements.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/whole-g...
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetaria...
Vegetarian/vegan diets, not only disclude meat and fish, but other animal cruelty products. Here is a list of some possible options that you can get from the supermarket. These products are vegan and vegetarian:
http://www.peta2.com/STUFF/s-eat.asp
http://www.peta2.com/STUFF/s-accvegan.as...
lol np ........... I can understand what you are tlking about b/c I went through it. But I gave up beef first b/c if mad cow's disease then I gave up imported chicken b/c of bird's flue. BTW I do not live in the US ahah but will be soon (^_^) Report It
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