Post by Blaque on Aug 4, 2006 9:34:39 GMT -5
For those of you who don't already know, I am a vegetarian. I hope to become a STRICT vegetarian ( I don't really read labels) and one day when I'm strong enough become a Vegan (I know Dolphinfan, I know).
Vegans
Vegans are strict vegetarians. They eat only plant foods - no animal products, no eggs, no dairy, no honey.
Vegans do not wear or use any animal products (e.g. leather, silk, wool, lanolin, gelatin).
Veganism
Veganism is not simply a vegetarian diet. Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.
Despite such dietary restrictions, a balanced vegan diet is perfectly healthy, although too inconvenient for many vegetarians.
Part-Vegetarian or Semi-Vegetarian
Someone who is a "part-vegetarian" or "semi-vegetarian" eats no red or white meat (beef, pork, venison, etc). The only animals that semi-vegetarians eat are fowl and fish, although they usually eat by-products of red meat, like fats, oils, gelatin etc. and wear clothes from animals.
That said, although we welcome all attempts to reduce exploitation of animals, a person is either a vegetarian or a meat-eater. You can't be a semi-vegetarian. It's like being semi-pregnant!
True Vegetarianism?
Bottom line: vegetarianism is incompatible with eating meat or flesh (of any kind). Furthermore, vegetarianism means avoiding all exploitation of animals for animal products (such as clothes of animal origin) - at least according to vegan philosophy. That's why most vegetarians would say that semi-vegetarians are not 'real' vegetarians at all. Even so, some definitions of vegetarianism/non-meat-eating do not consider fish to be meat. In addition, animal fats and oils, bonemeal and skin are not considered meat by all vegetarians.
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians
This is the most popular form of vegetarianism. Ovo-Lacto vegetarians do not eat meat or flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products. Sometimes ovo-lacto vegetarians eat meat by-products (e.g. fats, bonemeal, gelatin) and use animal-derived products (leather etc.).
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarianism - Sub Categories
Ovo vegetarians eat eggs but not dairy products, while Lacto vegetarians eat dairy products but not eggs.
Macrobiotic Vegetarians
macrobiotic vegetarian diet excludes all meat, poultry, dairy produce and eggs, but at initial levels may include fish.
Macrobiotic Diet - 10 Levels
A macrobiotic vegetarian aims to maintain a balance between foods seen as ying (positive) or yang (negative). The macrobiotic diet progresses through ten levels, and becomes more and more restrictive. Not all levels are vegetarian, though each level gradually eliminates animal products. The highest levels eliminate fruit and vegetables, eventually reaching the level of a brown rice diet.
A macrobiotic vegetarian diet is not recommended from a nutritional viewpoint.
Pescetarian Vegetarians
A pescetarian diet excludes meat and fowl but includes fish, although factory-farmed fish are usually avoided. A pescetarian diet is perfectly healthy.
Fruitarian Vegetarians
A fruitarian diet is a type of vegan diet which includes a minimum of processed or cooked foods. It consists mainly of raw fruit (75 percent), fruit-like vegetables (e.g., tomatoes, cucumbers), grains and nuts. Fruitarians eat only plant foods that can be harvested without killing the plant.
Fruitarian diets are not recommended from a nutritional viewpoint.
Sproutarian Vegetarians
Sproutarians eat mostly sprouted seeds, grains, pulses and rice.
Vegans
Vegans are strict vegetarians. They eat only plant foods - no animal products, no eggs, no dairy, no honey.
Vegans do not wear or use any animal products (e.g. leather, silk, wool, lanolin, gelatin).
Veganism
Veganism is not simply a vegetarian diet. Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.
Despite such dietary restrictions, a balanced vegan diet is perfectly healthy, although too inconvenient for many vegetarians.
Part-Vegetarian or Semi-Vegetarian
Someone who is a "part-vegetarian" or "semi-vegetarian" eats no red or white meat (beef, pork, venison, etc). The only animals that semi-vegetarians eat are fowl and fish, although they usually eat by-products of red meat, like fats, oils, gelatin etc. and wear clothes from animals.
That said, although we welcome all attempts to reduce exploitation of animals, a person is either a vegetarian or a meat-eater. You can't be a semi-vegetarian. It's like being semi-pregnant!
True Vegetarianism?
Bottom line: vegetarianism is incompatible with eating meat or flesh (of any kind). Furthermore, vegetarianism means avoiding all exploitation of animals for animal products (such as clothes of animal origin) - at least according to vegan philosophy. That's why most vegetarians would say that semi-vegetarians are not 'real' vegetarians at all. Even so, some definitions of vegetarianism/non-meat-eating do not consider fish to be meat. In addition, animal fats and oils, bonemeal and skin are not considered meat by all vegetarians.
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians
This is the most popular form of vegetarianism. Ovo-Lacto vegetarians do not eat meat or flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products. Sometimes ovo-lacto vegetarians eat meat by-products (e.g. fats, bonemeal, gelatin) and use animal-derived products (leather etc.).
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarianism - Sub Categories
Ovo vegetarians eat eggs but not dairy products, while Lacto vegetarians eat dairy products but not eggs.
Macrobiotic Vegetarians
macrobiotic vegetarian diet excludes all meat, poultry, dairy produce and eggs, but at initial levels may include fish.
Macrobiotic Diet - 10 Levels
A macrobiotic vegetarian aims to maintain a balance between foods seen as ying (positive) or yang (negative). The macrobiotic diet progresses through ten levels, and becomes more and more restrictive. Not all levels are vegetarian, though each level gradually eliminates animal products. The highest levels eliminate fruit and vegetables, eventually reaching the level of a brown rice diet.
A macrobiotic vegetarian diet is not recommended from a nutritional viewpoint.
Pescetarian Vegetarians
A pescetarian diet excludes meat and fowl but includes fish, although factory-farmed fish are usually avoided. A pescetarian diet is perfectly healthy.
Fruitarian Vegetarians
A fruitarian diet is a type of vegan diet which includes a minimum of processed or cooked foods. It consists mainly of raw fruit (75 percent), fruit-like vegetables (e.g., tomatoes, cucumbers), grains and nuts. Fruitarians eat only plant foods that can be harvested without killing the plant.
Fruitarian diets are not recommended from a nutritional viewpoint.
Sproutarian Vegetarians
Sproutarians eat mostly sprouted seeds, grains, pulses and rice.