If you recently started reading about vegetarian diets, you have probably read all sorts of strange vegetarian terms and categories like “vegan,” “ovo-lacto vegetarian,” and “semi-vegetarian.” You probably wondered what the big deal was. Afterall, what is so conceptually tough about not eating meat?
And you were right!
The distinctions between these sub-categories of vegetarian are actually small, but each is very important to members who belong to the groups. For them, these distinctions aren’t arbitrary lines; they are important dietary or ethical decisions.
Let’s take a look at some of these groups:
VEGETARIAN:
Vegetarian is a blanket term used to describe a person who does not consume meat, poultry, fish, or seafood. This grouping includes vegans and the various sub- categories of vegetarian; however, it generally implies someone who has less dietary restrictions than a vegan.
SEMI-VEGETARIAN:
The term semi-vegetarian is usually used to describe someone who is not actually a vegetarian. Semi-vegetarian generally implies someone who only eats meat occasionally or doesn’t eat meat, but eats poultry and fish.
OVO-LACTO-VEGETARIAN:
Ovo-lacto vegetarians are vegetarians who do not consume meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, but do consume eggs and milk. This is the largest group of vegetarians.
OVO-VEGETARIAN:
Ovo-vegetarian is a term used to describe someone who would be a vegan if they did not consume eggs.
LACTO-VEGETARIAN:
Lacto-vegetarian is a term used to describe someone who would be a vegan if they did not consume milk.
VEGAN:
Vegan is the strictest sub-category of vegetarians. Vegans do not consume any animal products or byproducts. Some even go as far as not consuming honey and yeast. Others do not wear any clothing made from animal products.
Take some time to figure out what group you will belong to when you become a vegetarian. You will want to consider both dietary and ethical reasons for choosing this lifestyle.
Looking for a change of taste? What we have here is Asian flavored Indian chicken recipes and Chinese chicken recipes. These recipes are also suitable for diabetics. Now, you can prepare more varieties of delicious and healthy food for your family. Below you will find dumpling recipe and green curry chicken recipe.
Thai Green Chicken Curry
Serves 4-6
10 meat, 4 fat, two vegetable
Protein 100g
Fat 86g
Carbohydrate 30g
Total Calories 1280
Ingredients:
one little chicken (cut into big pieces)
Curry paste:
five large green chilies
one bunch spring onions (washed and trimmed)
one bunch mint leaves
two bunches fresh coriander including roots
two stalks lemongrass (sliced)
5 cloves garlic
2 tsp lemon rind
two tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground turmeric
two tsp shrimp paste or powder
1 cup coconut milk
one cup water
1 cup child eggplants (optional) /orca
Citrus leaves or curry leaves
Fish sauce to flavor
Garnishing:
½ cup chopped coriander
½ cup chopped green chilies
Methods:
Put all spice elements in a foods processor and grind into a fine paste. Gently simmer the coconut milk in a non-stick pan till decreased to half. Add curry paste and stir-fry in the decreased milk for about 20 minutes until the paste is thick and also the oil separates out. Add chicken pieces and eggplants/orca, cook uncovered till chicken is cooked through. Season with fish sauce and curry leaves. Garnish with chopped green chilies and coriander prior to serving.
Pepper Chicken with Fermented Beans
Serves 6
9 ½ meat, two vegetable, one ½ fat, ½ starch, ¼ sugar
Protein 97g
Fat 60g
Carbohydrate 43g
Total Calories from fat 1100
Elements:
800g chicken pieces
one tsp salt
one Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp chopped garlic
one Tbsp chopped ginger
1 tsp chopped aged orange peel
two Tbsp (30g) black fermented soya beans/miso
3 green peppers (reduce into bite measurements)
two red peppers (reduce into bite sizes)
Seasoning:
one tsp Chinese rice wine
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
one ½ Tbsp dark soya sauce
two tsp corn flour
3 Tbsp water
Chop chicken into bite-size pieces| and rub with salt, set aside to drain. Heat one tbsp of oil in a non-stick wok until smoke happens. Include chopped garlic and ginger and stir-fry till fragrant. After that, include chicken pieces and fry till they begin to turn brown. Get rid of the chicken items, leaving some with the oil behind. Stir fermented beans and orange peel to the remaining oil. Stir fry for 1 more moment. Lastly include in peppers and saute briefly until they are cooked and still crisp. Return the chicken towards the wok, sprinkle rice wine and pour in seasoning mixture. Cover and cook for 30 seconds over high heat. Serve immediately.
FEATURE: VEGAN INFORMATION, RECIPES
Vegan: A person that chooses a lifestyle that aims to eliminate the use of products obtained from animals for food, clothing or any other reason. This means that they donât eat any meat, fish, dairy products or eggs. They also avoid products that are tested on animals and do not wear fur, wool or leather.
A veganâs diet includes foods such as: beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, soya products (for protein), whole grains, vegetables, fruits and healthy oils.
People choose to become vegan for various reasons, the most popular include:
-Ethical views concerning animal rights
-Concern for the environment
-To improve personal health
-Spiritual or religious beliefs
Vegan Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour
3 tablespoons organic sugar
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
dash of salt
3 dashes of nutmeg
1 to 1 1/4 cups soy milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 Ener-G Egg Replacer (found at health food stores)
Directions:
Combine all dry ingredients (flour, salt, vegan sugar, baking powder, nutmeg). Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Mix wet and dry ingredients, but don’t over-stir. Pour onto hot skillet, flip once. Makes 6 medium pancakes.
Note: You may also add fresh fruit such as blueberries or vegan chocolate chips for some variety!
Super Easy Vegan Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat pasta, cooked & cooled
2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 green onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cucumber, chopped
1/2 cup organic sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
Directions:
Mix together the sugar, ketchup, vinegar, oil, salt, pepper and paprika. Pour the dressing over the pasta and veggies, and stir well.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
2 cups unbleached white flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
cinnamon to taste (optional)
1 cup vegan chocolate chips
1 cup organic sugar
1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
In a large bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Mix in the chocolate chips. Make a well in the center and set bowl aside.
In a medium size bowl mix vegan sugar and oil. Add the vanilla and then add the water. Be sure to mix it well. Add the wet to the well in the dry. Spoon dough onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-12 minutes.
Take them out and move them to wire cooling racks.
Makes almost two dozen cookies.
LIGHTSIDE
Grade 2 Science class Exam.
Q: how can you delay milk turning sour?
A: Keep it in the cow.
Q; Name the four seasons.
A: Salt, pepper, mustard, and vinegar.
Q; Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink.
A: Filtration makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants grit, sand, dead horses, crows, and canoeists.
After about 15 years, Health Canada has come out with a new Food Guide. Included in the guide is advice for different ages and stages of your live (children, women of childbearing age, men and women over 50).
Some recommendations are;
Eat at least one dark green and one orange vegetable each day.
Vegetables, fruit with little or no added fat, sugar, salt.
Have vegetables and fruit more often then juice.
Make half your grain products whole grain each day
Choose grain products that are lower in fat, sugar or salt.
Drink skim, 1%, or 2% milk each day.
Select lower fat milk alternatives.
Have meat alternatives such as beans, tofu often.
Eat at least 2 Food Guide Servings of fish each week.
Select lean meat with little or no added fat or salt.
NOTE: For limiting exposure to mercury from certain types of fish, refer to Canadaâs Food Guide. For latest information and guide for your health and safety.
www.healthcanada.gc.ca
Healthy Eating.
www.hc-gc.ca/nutrition
Food recalls and allergy alerts.
www.cfia-acia.agr.ca
IRRADIATION
Food manufactures are permitted to irradiate potatoes and onions to inhibit sprouting; wheat flour to control insects; and ground spices and dehydrated seasonings to reduce microbial content.
In 2005 The European Civil Society released a statement against irradiation stating, âFood irradiation is often used as a substitute for good sanitary practices and misleads consumers, as it kills spoilage bacteria, which tells people when food is rotten through smell or sightâ
âThe American and Canadian public is justifiably concerned over the unknown effects of irradiation food.â Rosalie Bertell, PhD.
Where possible we should buy locally âgrown foods. As a rule your food is fresher, better flavour, picked within a day of your purchase. Local produce more likely has a higher nutrient content than store-bought produce that has spent time on a transport truck and warehouse. Further farmers who sell directly to local customers receive the full value for their product, can sell cheaper, as there is less cost to processing, transportation, packing, warehouse etc.
RECALL ALERTS
Have you unsafe products in your home? Check out items that have been recalled by manufactures in cooperation with U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission. You can check by phone: 800-638-2772 or Visit: www.cpsc.gov.
Remember, when it comes to recalls, health, food, the same information applies to both USA and Canada, as a rule. Check both government sites for above.
THE FREECYLE NETWORK
Do you have stuff you no longer have use for and want to get rid
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BAR MIXES
If you have teenagers, or in fact any adult, impress on them the
risks of driving while intoxicated. Statistics demonstrate drunk drivers cause many fatal road accidents.
It should be known that like any other drug, addiction is a
potential hazard. Excess of alcohol will affect organs such as
the brain, heart, and liver.
BOLO
2 jiggers light rum.
juice of ½ lemon.
juice of ¼ orange.
1 teaspoon powdered sugar.
Shake with ice and strain.
BLACK VELVET
In tall glass add half chilled Guinness stout,
and half chilled champagne. Stir quickly.
CAFÃ de Paris
2 jiggers dry gin.
3-4 dashes anisette.
1 teaspoon cream.
1 egg white.
Shake with ice and strain.
NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK
ACAPULCO GOLD
3 ounces pineapple juice.
½ ounce concentrated grapefruit (undiluted) juice.
1-ounce coconut cream.
1-ounce fresh cream.
Shake with a large scoop of shaved ice, and serve in tall glass.
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Usually, when you think of vegetarians, you think of people who avoid eating any type of animal flesh including beef, pork, lamb, poultry, fish, etc. There are several types and variations to vegetarianism. While many of the vegetarians are lacto ovo vegetarians who will everything but any kind of meat, some others will avoid eating eggs and dairy products and others will say no to beef, pork and poultry but will include fish and other seafood in their diet.
1) Lacto Ovo Vegetarians:
The most common type of vegetarians is the lacto ovo vegetarians. Lacto is the Latin word for milk and ovo means eggs in Latin. The lacto ovo vegetarian do not eat any kind of meat including beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish, etc. However, they will eat dairy products and eggs.
The lacto ovo vegetarian category is divided into two categories:
a) A Lacto Vegetarian does not eat meat and eggs but does eat dairy foods.
b) An Ovo Vegetarian does not eat meat and dairy products but does eat eggs.
2) Pescatarias:
The pescatarian or pescetarian are vegetarians who avoid eating meat but will continue eating fish and shellfish. The rationales behind the pescatarian diet are varied. Many choose this lifestyle for health concerns rather than ethical reasons. While others would claim that the fish industry is less cruel than the meat industry. Others will simply justify their decision by arguing that fish are less intelligent than farm animals.
Dedicated vegetarians would put the pescatarian under the category of semi vegetarians. In the same category you can find the pollo vegetarians who will include poultry in their diet, the flexitarianism who will avoid eating meat that derived from an animal that was brought up and died in cruel conditions. The flexitarianism are similar to the freeganism that would not mind eating any type of meat unless any part of its process involved environmental damage or human or animals exploitation.
3) Vegans:
They do not consume any product that was derived from animals including, of course, any kind of meat, fish, dairy products, eggs as well as honey and foods that contain gelatin. Some vegans would not touch cane sugar, beer and wine since animal products involve in the finishing process: cane sugar is filtered with bone char and some beer and wines are clarified with egg white. As part of the vegan ideology, vegans would not consume products made of leather, furs, pearls, etc.
4) Raw Vegans:
Also called raw foodists limit themselves to unprocessed food that has not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit or 46 degrees Celsius. Therefore, their diet mainly consists of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. However, some of the raw foodists do consist raw food that was derived from animals in their diet including raw eggs, unheated dairy products and sushi.
5) Macrobiotics:
The macrobiotic diet is part of the macrobiotic methodology that was originated in Japan. The macrobiotics practitioners follow strict diet rules based on the principle of balance between yin and yang. The macrobiotic diet is based on whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and soy products. They are allowed to include seaweed and certain types of fish in their diet.
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