- These are people who don’t eat meat. Most of them are lacto- vegetarian. These include milk, cheese cream and butter in their diet
- Other vegetarians follow a diet strictly based on food of plant origin only. They are referred to as “vegars” strict vegetarians
- Vegetarianism is especially becoming popular among the young people
REASONS FOR VEGETARIANISM
1. Health: Animal products contain high levels of cholesterol that is associated with coronary heart diseases
2. Economy: Animal product are more expensive compared to vegetable products
3. Ethics: For religious/ philosophical reasons. Its considered a sin to kill/harm animals.
4. Aesthetic reasons: The more sight of meat, its smell is repulsive to some people
5. Family: Children born of vegetarianism parent/ vegetarian due to marriage.
Guideline for vegetarian cooking
- Whole grain cereals should be included in their diet textured vegetable protein e.g. soya products should be included in their diet.
- Cereals and pulses should be combined to complete amino acids.
THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF VEGETARIANSOF VEGETARIANS
There are different kinds of vegetarians, depending on what they eat. The definition of a vegetarian that’s most widely accepted by fellow vegetarians is a person who eats no meat, fish, or poultry. A vegetarian consistently avoids all flesh foods, as well as byproducts of meat, fish, and poultry.
Of course, vegetarian diets vary in the extent to which they exclude animal products:
- Semi-vegetarian: Someone who’s cutting back on his or her intake of meat, in general. A pollo vegetarian avoids red meat and fish but eats chicken. A pesco pollo vegetarian avoids red meat but eats chicken and fish.
- Lacto ovo vegetarian: A lacto ovo vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry but includes dairy products and eggs. Most vegetarians in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe fall into this category. Lacto ovo vegetarians eat such foods as cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk, and eggs, as well as foods made with these ingredients.
- Lacto vegetarian: A lacto vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry, as well as eggs and any foods containing eggs. A lacto vegetarian would, however, eat dairy products such as milk, yogurt, and cheese.
- Vegan: Technically, the term vegan refers to more than just the diet alone. A vegan is a vegetarian who avoids eating or using all animal products, including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, any foods containing by-products of these ingredients, wool, silk, leather, and any nonfood items made with animal byproducts. Some vegans avoid honey.
Titany answered the question on October 6, 2021 at 07:43