Common Questions About Vegetarian Diets

  • Is a plant-based diet healthier than an omnivorous one?

    Plant-based diets are low in saturated fat, free of cholesterol, and rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Research reveals that following this type of diet will lower your risks of diseases like Heart disease, Hypertension (high blood pressure), Diabetes and Colon and breast cancers

  • Are there any disadvantages for opting to become a vegetarian full time?

    Opting for vegetarian diet might means saying goodbye to meat, fish and eggs. So you should plan to add supplements for any protein or vitamin deficiency that you might encounter due to a sudden change of diets. You can also find multiple sources of protein in plants.

  • How to make sure you get enough protein being a vegetarian?

    You’ll want to make sure that your diet includes enough protein to maintain muscle mass, strong bones and healthy skin. The following foods are packed with protein:

    • Beans, lentils and split peas
    • Quinoa
    • Soy products like tofu, tempeh, soy milk
    • Nuts and Seeds

  • Does being a vegetarian really help the environment?

    Per a study in the scientific-american,Switching to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet would result in a 33 percent decrease in emissions. Vegan diets are 53 percent more efficient. But there are certain vegetables which might consume more water but produce less energy when eaten than say meat. But nonetheless vegetarian diets are overall a healthy alternative for meats.

Did you Know?

  • The first Vegetarian Society was formed in England in 1847. The society’s goal was to teach people that it is possible to be healthy without eating meat.
  • Vegetarianism has roots in ancient India . In fact, currently 70% of the world’s vegetarians are Indians and there are more vegetarians in India than in any other country in the world.
  • Only around 20% of the corn grown in the United States is eaten by people, with about 80% of the corn eaten by livestock.
  • Opting for vegetarian food does not mean no more meat . Creating a good plant-based diet a few times a week would be a healthy start.
  • One of the first famous vegetarians was the Greek philosopher Pythagoras who lived at the end of the 6th century B.C. In fact, the term “Pythagorean diet” was commonly used for a plant-based diet until the term “vegetarian” was coined in the 19th century.

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  • What did the lettuce say to the celery?

    -Are you stalking me?

  • What did one vegetarian spy say to the other vegetarian spy?

    -We have to stop meating like this.

  • George Castanza's (Seinfield) take on the ethics of eating chickens.

    - Do chickens have individual personalities? If they do have then I'm not sure we should be eating them.

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