Different types of vegetarian diets

What are the Different types of vegetarian diets?

Okay, they ordered pizza at work the other day.

The office manager asked what each person wanted and though I really don't eat pizza, when she asked me, a co-worker blurted out "Foras is a vegetarian ya'll!"

The office manager said without missing a beat, "Well, there are Different types of vegetarian diets? which one is yours Foras?"

Foras: "It's vegan...but, I really don't eat pizzas either, thanks though."

Later on, another co-worker came on to me and said he was interested in being a vegetarian and asked if I had literature of some sorts on the different types of vegetarian diets, steps to go about picking the right one, and of course he asked the usual questions about protein, nutrients and all that.

I told him not to worry and what I later on furnished him with is what I know put in this blog.

Names of The Different types of vegetarian diets & what is consumed in each one

There are several types of vegetarians, and each type of vegetarian diet differs slightly. In no particular order, here is a look at the common ones.

1) Pescatarian

The word “pescatarian” is occasionally used to describe those who abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish. Although the word is not commonly used, more and more people are adopting this kind of diet, usually for health reasons or as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian diet.

2) Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian

“Flexitarian” is a term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat.

3) Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo- vegetarian)

When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians. People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians (“lacto” comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo” for egg).

Lacto-vegetarian is used to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products.

Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs.

4) Vegan

Vegans do not eat meat of any kind and also do not eat eggs, dairy products, or processed foods containing these or other animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin. Many vegans also refrain from eating foods that are made using animal products that may not contain animal products in the finished process, such as sugar and some wines.

5) Raw vegan/Raw food diet

A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius). “Raw foodists” believe that foods cooked above this temperature have lost a significant amount of their nutritional value and are harmful to the body.

6) Macrobiotic

The macrobiotic diet, revered by some for its healthy and healing qualities, includes unprocessed vegan foods, such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and allows the occasional consumption of fish. Sugar and refined oils are avoided. Perhaps the most unique qualifier of the macrobiotic diet is its emphasis on the consumption of Asian vegetables, such as daikon, and sea vegetables, such as seaweed.


Now, these are the different types of vegetarian diets out there.

As for me, I am somewhere in between 4 and 5, with more of me in the fifth option.

I will say this about the different types of vegetarian diets you may come across though, the most important thing to consider before making a choice is just how healthy is whatever choice you decide to go with.

Even being 'raw' may have its own pitfalls and without adequate information could actually be more harmful than helpful, so really educate yourself on the various choices FIRST if you are considering any of these different types of vegetarian diets.


Well, you know the drill...here's to health folks.



Aje


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