| 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 | | | | 3) Vegans: |
| others will avoid eating eggs and dairy products and | | | | They do not consume any product that was derived |
| others will say no to beef, pork and poultry but will | | | | from animals including, of course, any kind of meat, |
| include fish and other seafood in their diet. | | | | fish, dairy products, eggs as well as honey and foods |
| 1) Lacto Ovo Vegetarians: | | | | that contain gelatin. Some vegans would not touch |
| The most common type of vegetarians is the lacto | | | | cane sugar, beer and wine since animal products |
| ovo vegetarians. Lacto is the Latin word for milk and | | | | involve in the finishing process: cane sugar is filtered |
| ovo means eggs in Latin. The lacto ovo vegetarian | | | | with bone char and some beer and wines are clarified |
| do not eat any kind of meat including beef, pork, | | | | with egg white. As part of the vegan ideology, |
| poultry, fish, shellfish, etc. However, they will eat | | | | vegans would not consume products made of |
| dairy products and eggs. | | | | leather, furs, pearls, etc. |
| The lacto ovo vegetarian category is divided into | | | | 4) Raw Vegans: |
| two categories:a) A Lacto Vegetarian does not eat | | | | Also called raw foodists limit themselves to |
| meat and eggs but does eat dairy foods.b) An Ovo | | | | unprocessed food that has not been heated above |
| Vegetarian does not eat meat and dairy products but | | | | 115 degrees Fahrenheit or 46 degrees Celsius. |
| does eat eggs. | | | | Therefore, their diet mainly consists of raw |
| 2) Pescatarias: | | | | vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. However, some of |
| The pescatarian or pescetarian are vegetarians who | | | | the raw foodists do consist raw food that was |
| avoid eating meat but will continue eating fish and | | | | derived from animals in their diet including raw eggs, |
| shellfish. The rationales behind the pescatarian diet are | | | | unheated dairy products 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 |
| arguing that fish are less intelligent than farm animals. | | | | based on the principle of balance between yin and |
| Dedicated vegetarians would put the pescatarian | | | | yang. The macrobiotic diet is based on whole grains, |
| under the category of semi vegetarians. In the same | | | | vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and soy products. |
| category you can find the pollo vegetarians who will | | | | They are allowed to include seaweed and certain |
| include poultry in their diet, the flexitarianism who will | | | | types of fish in their diet. |
| avoid eating meat that derived from an animal that | | | | |