What is vegetarianism?
Q: What is vegetarianism?
A: Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat or fish. People who follow this diet are called vegetarians and typically eat foods like vegetables, fruit, nuts, beans and grains.
Q: Who are lacto-ovo vegetarians?
A: Lacto-ovo vegetarians are people who follow a vegetarian diet but also consume animal products such as milk and eggs.
Q: Why do some people become vegetarians?
A: Some people may become vegetarians because they believe it is wrong to kill animals, while others think that eating meat is bad for their health or the world. Additionally, some may have religious reasons for following a vegetarian lifestyle.
Q: What is veganism?
A: Vegans are vegetarians who do not consume any animal products such as milk or eggs. They also often avoid using other animal products such as leather.
Q: Who are pescetarians?
A: Pescetarians are people who call themselves vegetarians but still eat fish or sea food. This means they technically aren't considered true vegetarians since fish and sea creatures are animals too.
Q: What does "flexitarian" mean?
A: Flexitarians (or semi-vegetarian) refer to those who don't completely abstain from eating meat but only consume very small amounts of it on occasion.
Q: What is freeganism? A: Freeganism is a philosophy which suggests that one should only eat animal products if otherwise they would be thrown away to waste - such as food thrown away by restaurants
