| Usually, when you think of vegetarians, you | | | | will avoid eating meat that derived from an |
| think of people who avoid eating any type of | | | | animal that was brought up and died in cruel |
| animal flesh including beef, pork, lamb, | | | | conditions. The flexitarianism are similar to |
| poultry, fish, etc. There are several types | | | | the freeganism that would not mind eating any |
| and variations to vegetarianism. While many | | | | type of meat unless any part of its process |
| of the vegetarians are lacto ovo vegetarians | | | | involved environmental damage or human or |
| who will everything but any kind of meat, | | | | animals exploitation. |
| some others will avoid eating eggs and dairy | | | | |
| products and others will say no to beef, pork | | | | 3) Vegans: |
| and poultry but will include fish and other | | | | |
| seafood in their diet. | | | | They do not consume any product that was |
| | | | derived from animals including, of course, |
| 1) Lacto Ovo Vegetarians: | | | | any kind of meat, fish, dairy products, eggs |
| | | | as well as honey and foods that contain |
| The most common type of vegetarians is the | | | | gelatin. Some vegans would not touch cane |
| lacto ovo vegetarians. Lacto is the Latin | | | | sugar, beer and wine since animal products |
| word for milk and ovo means eggs in Latin. | | | | involve in the finishing process: cane sugar |
| The lacto ovo vegetarian do not eat any kind | | | | is filtered with bone char and some beer and |
| of meat including beef, pork, poultry, fish, | | | | wines are clarified with egg white. As part |
| shellfish, etc. However, they will eat dairy | | | | of the vegan ideology, vegans would not |
| products and eggs. | | | | consume products made of leather, furs, |
| | | | pearls, etc. |
| The lacto ovo vegetarian category is divided | | | | |
| into two categories:a) A Lacto Vegetarian | | | | 4) Raw Vegans: |
| does not eat meat and eggs but does eat dairy | | | | |
| foods.b) An Ovo Vegetarian does not eat meat | | | | Also called raw foodists limit themselves to |
| and dairy products but does eat eggs. | | | | unprocessed food that has not been heated |
| | | | above 115 degrees Fahrenheit or 46 degrees |
| 2) Pescatarias: | | | | Celsius. Therefore, their diet mainly |
| | | | consists of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts and |
| The pescatarian or pescetarian are | | | | seeds. However, some of the raw foodists do |
| vegetarians who avoid eating meat but will | | | | consist raw food that was derived from |
| continue eating fish and shellfish. The | | | | animals in their diet including raw eggs, |
| rationales behind the pescatarian diet are | | | | unheated dairy products and sushi. |
| varied. Many choose this lifestyle for health | | | | |
| concerns rather than ethical reasons. While | | | | 5) Macrobiotics: |
| others would claim that the fish industry is | | | | |
| less cruel than the meat industry. Others | | | | The macrobiotic diet is part of the |
| will simply justify their decision by arguing | | | | macrobiotic methodology that was originated |
| that fish are less intelligent than farm | | | | in Japan. The macrobiotics practitioners |
| animals. | | | | follow strict diet rules based on the |
| | | | principle of balance between yin and yang. |
| Dedicated vegetarians would put the | | | | The macrobiotic diet is based on whole |
| pescatarian under the category of semi | | | | grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and |
| vegetarians. In the same category you can | | | | soy products. They are allowed to include |
| find the pollo vegetarians who will include | | | | seaweed and certain types of fish in their |
| poultry in their diet, the flexitarianism who | | | | diet. |