1. By: Benedict Gombocz

2.  There are different reasons for
picking up a vegetarian diet.
 Some people do so to lose
weight and improve health.
 Others feel the safety of meat
due to recent outbreaks of
salmonella and e. coli bacteria.
 Some believe it is a moral or
spiritual issue.
 A lot of individuals renounce
the brutal treatment of animals
in modern factory farms.
 Some are also concerned about
the environment and problems
(i.e. world hunger); some
simply dislike meat.

3.  Vegan – Stays away from all foods made from animal
origin
 Ovo-Vegetarian – Omits all animal flesh and milk but
consumes eggs
 Lacto-Vegetarian - Omits all animal flesh and eggs but
consumes milk
 Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian – Stays away from all animal flesh
but consumes eggs and milk
 Pesco-Vegetarian – Stays away from red meat and fowl
but consumes fish and seafood
 Semi or Partial-Vegetarian – Does use some milk
products, eggs, poultry, and fish, but consumes mainly
plant based foods

4.  Eat a variety of foods
(legumes, nuts/seeds, and
vegetables) to gain a good
supply of amino acids on any
given day.
 Increase your body’s process
of iron by eating Vitamin C
rich foods (beans, pasta,
wheat germs, and broccoli).
 Closely read food labels and
make sure that products are
full of calcium, iron, or
vitamin B12.
 Stay away from excess
protein, salt, alcohol, and
caffeine; these can be
calcium “thieves.”

5.  Vegetarian diets are low in saturated fats, cholesterol, and
animal protein and high in folate, anti-oxidant vitamins
including C and E, carotenoids, and phytochemicals.
 For the most part, vegetarians have strongly smaller risks for
obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus,
osteoporosis, hypertension, and a few kinds of cancer – in
particular lung and colon cancer.
 Vegetarian diets that are not high in saturated fats have
successfully been used to reverse severe coronary artery
disease.

6.  Macaroni and
Cheese
 Vegetarian Pizza
 Falafels
 Veggie Burgers
 Spaghetti
 Soups
 Fruit salads
 Tofu
 Lentils & Beans

7.  To be a healthy vegetarian requires more than only
omitting foods from animal origin.
 When appropriately planned, vegetarian diets are
healthy and nutritious.
 Like an omnivorous diet, a balance vegetarian diet
needs to have a big variety of foods such as grains,
cereals, breads, legumes, fresh fruits, and
vegetables.
 A person who omits all foods from animal origins
needs to pay special attention to five nutrients:
protein, iron, vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin D.

8.  Depends on the person.
 Some people simply choose to do it and never look back.
 Others slowly change their diets.
 They may start this by having one or two meatless meals a
day to try it out.
 Some people put aside one or two days every week to go
veggie, or even at least one day every week to eat meat.
 Some people start by omitting red meat and go on from
there.
 Others just cut back on the meat in their diets and choose to
use it as a condiment rather than the main course.

9.  http://www.edu.pe.ca/sourishigh/Pages/C
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