Types of Vegetarian

Types Of Vegetarian – Semi-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian March 25, 2010 Types of Vegetarian
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Well I left the controversial one until last! Most hard-core vegetarian evangelists state categorically that you cannot be a semi-vegetarian. You are either vegetarian or you are not. From my perspective, becoming a vegetarian was a health and environmental choice. I am not evangelical about vegetarianism and I think I will always aspire to be [...]

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Types of Vegetarian – Fruitarian

by becomingavegetarian February 24, 2010 Fruitarian
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I have to admit that I haven’t actually met a fruitarian although I do have online acquaintances that practice this form of vegetarianism. That means that I am sure that this type of vegetarian exists out there. If you lurk around enough forums, you will of course come across some… Balancing your diet as a [...]

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Types of Vegetarians – Ovo-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 15, 2009 Ovo-Vegetarian
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Ovo-Vegetarians eat eggs along with their diet of fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, pulses and so on. The do not consume dairy products or meat of any kind. You will often find that Ovo-Vegetarians made their choice because they are lactose intolerant. There are of course always exceptions to that rule. I am lactose intolerant [...]

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Types of Vegetarians – Raw-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 11, 2009 Raw Vegetarian
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Raw Vegetarianism is a rare form of vegetarianism, but it does have some following. With this type of vegetarian, you can be either vegan or a vegetarian (lacto, ovo or lacto-ovo). I don’t think that I have ever considered becoming a vegetarian in this form. The principles behind it are that when food is cooked it [...]

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Types of Vegetarians – Lacto-Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 10, 2009 Types of Vegetarian

Well I guess that this is the category that I fall into! A Lacto vegetarian is someone who doesn’t consume any meat from animals but does eat dairy products. You will often find that lacto-vegetarians make sure that the dairy products that they do consume are ethically sourced via free range/organic products from a verifiable [...]

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Types of Vegetarian – Vegan

by becomingavegetarian August 10, 2009 Vegan
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Let me start this by saying that I am not Vegan, many of my friends and family are though so, I do have experience of the trials and tribulations of being Vegan. When deciding that becoming a vegetarian is something that you want to consider then depending, what the motives are behind the decision you [...]

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Types of Vegetarian

by becomingavegetarian August 8, 2009 Types of Vegetarian
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There is a whole heap of varieties of vegetarianism. Depending on your stance, you may or may not agree with that last statement I just made. There is quite a lot of debate within the vegetarian community about whether or not you can class yourself as a vegetarian if you consume any part of an [...]

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