types of vegetarians

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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