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What is vegetarian?

The Planet-based vegetarian diet is enjoyed by millions of people around the world; people as diverse the variety of fruits and vegetables offered at your local store or supermarket.

The most basic definition of a vegetarian is someone who’s doesn’t eat meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish, or other seafood, or the byproducts of slaughter, such a gelatin or animal fats, Most vegetarians choose to get their nutrients from a diet of fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts, beans, and seeds. Some vegetarians also include dairy products and eggs.

While some vegetarians make this choice for ethical and moral reasons, many vegetarians simply enjoy the culinary pleasure of eating plenty of flavorsome, fresh vegetables and fruits, whatever the reasons, however, the popularity of vegetarianism is increasing and no longer carries the stigma of a being a weird, alternative life style that in once had in western countries. And whatever reason you have for wanting a mouthwatering selection in the collection.

Type of vegetarian

Just as the planet world offers much variety, the vegetarian diet comes in many guises. These are some of the most common vegetarian choices:

 Semi-veg

 For many people, this can be a first step to becoming a vegetarian because the diet eliminate all the meat and poultry, but does include seafood.

Fruitarian

 These vegetarians eat mostly raw fruits, grains and nuts, in the belief that only planet foods that can be harvested without killing a planet should be eaten.

Lacto-vegetarian

Dairy products, but no eggs, are included in the diet. This style of vegetarianism provides a lot of culinary scope in the kitchen because it includes cheese, cream, milk and yoghurt.

Lacto-ovo-vegetarians

Dairy products and eggs are included in this diet, providing great variety at mealtimes. This is the most common form of vegetarianism.

Macrobiotic vegetarians

This diet is usually followed for spiritual and philosophical reasons. It maintains a balance between foods seen as yin (positive) and yang (negative).

Vegan

This is the vegetarians whose daily diets doesn’t include and dairy products of eggs, although many millions of people around the world are vegan, this isn’t always the straightforward choice it appears to be a vegans must become diligent label readers to avoid the less than obvious butter and eggs in many prepared foods. One reason Asian stir fried and stews are so popular with vegans is because the staple rice and mung-beans noodles are not made with eggs.

Becoming a vegetarian

If you are new to eating meatless diet, it can be comforting to know the familiar, everyday dishes are, in fact, vegetarians, especially if you decide to adopt a Lacto-ovo diet, write-down a list of all your favorite meals and chances are you will find some that easily fit your new diet for example, scrambled eggs or broiled cheese sandwiches. You will find everyday favorites in the global collection of recipes that you might already enjoy eating as an omnivore, such as pasta salad with charbroiled bell peppers, creamy mushroom and tarragon soup, pasta with pesto and roasted roots vegetables or example, can also feature in vegetarian meals. You will quickly appreciate how old fashioned the idea is that vegetarians eat only brown rice and salad greens!

It becoming a vegetarian means a radical overhaul of all you cooking and eating habits make the change gradually. Rather than trying to change a life time of eating habits overnights, start by simply cutting out red meat for couple of week, then go on to eliminating fish and shell fish finally poultry. Then you can carry on slowly eliminating diary products or other foods as you want. This approach will also help you avoid carvings.