| Usually, when you think of vegetarians, you think of | | | | was brought up and died in cruel conditions. The |
| people who avoid eating any type of animal flesh | | | | flexitarianism are similar to the freeganism that would |
| including beef, pork, lamb, poultry, fish, etc. There are | | | | not mind eating any type of meat unless any part of |
| several types and variations to vegetarianism. While | | | | its process involved environmental damage or human |
| many of the vegetarians are lacto ovo vegetarians | | | | or animals exploitation. |
| who will everything but any kind of meat, some others | | | | 3) Vegans: |
| will avoid eating eggs and dairy products and others | | | | They do not consume any product that was derived |
| will say no to beef, pork and poultry but will include fish | | | | from animals including, of course, any kind of meat, fish, |
| and other seafood in their diet. | | | | dairy products, eggs as well as honey and foods that |
| 1) Lacto Ovo Vegetarians: | | | | contain gelatin. Some vegans would not touch cane |
| The most common type of vegetarians is the lacto | | | | sugar, beer and wine since animal products involve in |
| ovo vegetarians. Lacto is the Latin word for milk and | | | | the finishing process: cane sugar is filtered with bone |
| ovo means eggs in Latin. The lacto ovo vegetarian do | | | | char and some beer and wines are clarified with egg |
| not eat any kind of meat including beef, pork, poultry, | | | | white. As part of the vegan ideology, vegans would |
| fish, shellfish, etc. However, they will eat dairy products | | | | not consume products made of leather, furs, pearls, |
| and eggs. | | | | etc. |
| The lacto ovo vegetarian category is divided into two | | | | 4) Raw Vegans: |
| categories:a) A Lacto Vegetarian does not eat meat | | | | Also called raw foodists limit themselves to |
| and eggs but does eat dairy foods.b) An Ovo | | | | unprocessed food that has not been heated above 115 |
| Vegetarian does not eat meat and dairy products but | | | | degrees Fahrenheit or 46 degrees Celsius. Therefore, |
| does eat eggs. | | | | their diet mainly consists of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts |
| 2) Pescatarias: | | | | and seeds. However, some of the raw foodists do |
| The pescatarian or pescetarian are vegetarians who | | | | consist raw food that was derived from animals in |
| avoid eating meat but will continue eating fish and | | | | their diet including raw eggs, unheated dairy products |
| shellfish. The rationales behind the pescatarian diet are | | | | and sushi. |
| varied. Many choose this lifestyle for health concerns | | | | 5) Macrobiotics: |
| rather than ethical reasons. While others would claim | | | | The macrobiotic diet is part of the macrobiotic |
| that the fish industry is less cruel than the meat | | | | methodology that was originated in Japan. The |
| industry. Others will simply justify their decision by | | | | macrobiotics practitioners follow strict diet rules based |
| arguing that fish are less intelligent than farm animals. | | | | on the principle of balance between yin and yang. The |
| Dedicated vegetarians would put the pescatarian | | | | macrobiotic diet is based on whole grains, vegetables, |
| under the category of semi vegetarians. In the same | | | | fruits, nuts, seeds and soy products. They are allowed |
| category you can find the pollo vegetarians who will | | | | to include seaweed and certain types of fish in their |
| include poultry in their diet, the flexitarianism who will | | | | diet. |
| avoid eating meat that derived from an animal that | | | | |