| What are flexitarian foods? What do | | | | preferred, When in the company ot others, the |
| flexitarians eat? What's a flexitarian? How | | | | motto becomes eat whatever the others are |
| is a flexitarian different from a | | | | eating. They're flexible. |
| semi-vegetarian? | | | | |
| | | | There are a couple of reasons for decisions |
| There are lots of questions about | | | | coming from this perspective. |
| flexitarians. The term is relatively new, but | | | | |
| flexitarians have been around forever. The | | | | First, holidays and celebrations, for |
| terms almost vegetarian and semi-vegetarian | | | | example, are special occasions with |
| have the same meaning. None of these types | | | | traditional meals. The food served may have |
| are vegetarian because they all eat meat, | | | | been family favorites through the |
| fish, or poultry in some form. | | | | generations. There's comfort in tradition and |
| | | | deep emotions about breaking bread with |
| Flexitarians, almost vegetarians, and | | | | family. Just as it's always been done, meals |
| semi-vegetarians generally eat a plant based | | | | are often based around one or more meats. |
| diet. There are several reasons they choose | | | | |
| to eat less meat. | | | | The flexitarian has the option to eat all |
| | | | that is provided and enjoy the feast with the |
| Often times the reason given is that the | | | | tribe. |
| flexitarian lives with a vegetarian or vegan | | | | |
| and so eats what that person eats. It's more | | | | A second reason is that some who have decided |
| simple that way as just one meal is prepared. | | | | a vegetarian lifestyle suits them become |
| Away from the home, the flexitarian may | | | | uncomfortable in social situations with |
| choose to eat anything including meat, fish | | | | omnivores. They just find it easier and less |
| and poultry. | | | | troublesome to eat what everyone else is |
| | | | eating. They aren't the objects of attention |
| Someone else may choose a flexitarian diet is | | | | for being different and no one need know |
| because friends and/or family aren't | | | | they're vegetarian minded. |
| vegetarian. When alone, a vegetarian diet is | | | | |