RE: Would you believe . . .

[Guest guest]

Colleen Fender asked for information about types of vegetarians. I

don't have a link, but here is some info I have collected (probably more

than you wanted!):

 

Types of vegetarians and wannabes

 

Vegetarians: Avoid the flesh of animals or fish, and sometimes their

byproducts, such as milk and eggs. The term was coined in 1842 by

founders of the British Vegetarian Society. It comes from the Latin word

vegetus, meaning whole, sound, fresh or lively.

 

Lacto/Ovo Vegetarians: Consume dairy products and/or eggs (preferably

free-range).

 

Vegans: Don't eat any animal products. May call themselves " pure

vegetarians. " Donald Watson coined the term in England in 1944 when he

founded the Vegan Society.

 

Vegan Lifestyles: Don't eat honey. Don't wear leather or wool. Avoid

circuses, rodeos and zoos.

 

Macrobiotics: Eat mainly brown rice, whole grains and vegetables. Avoid

refined flours and sugars, and processed foods. May require food to be

cooked over a flame rather than by electricity or microwave.

 

Raw Foodists: " Living food " diet features uncooked, unheated,

unprocessed, organic foods. Fruit, vegetables, sprouts, nuts, seeds,

grains and seaweeds are eaten whole, juiced or dehydrated, but never at

temperatures above 116F. They believe this preserves their enzymes and

nutrient values.

 

Fruitarians: Live on fruit and nuts that can be harvested " without

causing damage to the planet. "

 

Flexitarians: Mainly vegetarian for health rather than ideological

reasons, but occasionally eat meat, fish and dairy products. Not

considered true vegetarians.

 

Pescatarians: " Aspiring vegetarians " who also eat fish.

 

Sources: Toronto Vegetarian Association, Newsday, Friends of Animals,

www.FitnessandFreebies.com

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World Standard Definition of Vegetarianism

 

According to Stanley M. Sapon, PhD, Professor emeritus of

psycholinguistics, " There is a 'World Standard Definition of

vegetarianism' given by almost every local, national or international

Vegetarian Society in the world: it defines a vegetarian as a person who

lives on a diet free of meat , fish or fowl in any form, 'with or

without the addition of dairy products and eggs.' "

 

The prefixes " ovo " , meaning egg, and " lacto " , meaning dairy, tell what

kind of vegetarian someone is if they are not vegans or total

vegetarians. An ovo-vegetarian eats eggs; a lacto-vegetarian eats dairy

products like milk, yoghurt, butter, and cheese. An ovolacto-vegetarian

consumes both eggs and dairy products. The prefix " pesco " means fish.

A pesco-vegetarian is an oxymoron. Most vegetarians would agree that

someone who eats fish is not quite yet a vegetarian.

 

Veganism technically is defined by The American Vegan Society as

follows: " Veganism means living solely on the products of the plant

kingdom, to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, animal milk, and all

dairy products(cheese, butter, yogurt, etc.), eggs, honey, and all other

foods of animal origin. It also excludes from use animal products such

as fur, wool, leather, and silk, notably items of clothing. Vegans also

usually make efforts to avoid various less-than-obvious animal

secretions, oils, etc. used in many cosmetics, toiletries, household

goods, and other everyday commodities. Veganism encourages finding and

using alternatives for these and all other materials from animal

sources. Vegans may be described as those who have taken the next

logical ethical steps beyond basic vegetarianism. " I prefer the

definition formed by Stanley Sapon: " Veganism is an ethic that is

committed to reverence and respect for all life and the planet that

sustains it. Veganism brings with it the joy of living with peace of

spirit, and the comfort of knowing that one's thoughts, feelings, words,

and actions have a strongly benevolent effect on the world. "

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While the concept of refraining from eating flesh is very old, the word

" vegetarian " is not as old as you think. The term 'Vegetarian' was

coined in 1847. It was first formally used on September 30th of that

year by Joseph Brotherton and others, at Northwood Villa in Kent,

England. The occasion being the inaugural meeting of the Vegetarian

Society of the United Kingdom.

 

The word was derived from the Latin 'vegetus', meaning whole, sound,

fresh, lively; (it should not be confused with 'vegetable-arian' - a

mythical human whom some imagine subsisting entirely on

vegetables but no nuts, fruits, grains etc!)

 

Prior to 1847, non-meat eaters were generally known as 'Pythagoreans' or

adherents of the 'Pythagorean System', after the ancient Greek

vegetarian Pythagoras. The word " vegan " (pronounced " vee-

gn " )was invented by the UK Vegan society in the 1940's. "

 

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There is a new type of veg*n called straight edge. Here is how someone

who ascribes to this philosophy describes it:

 

" that means that I don't drink, don't smoke, don't use drugs, don't have

sex if there's no love...and I'm really into respect didn't choose this

way of life for my health...to be sincere I don't really care about my

health...I just don't want to contribute to the horror of meat/dairy

industry. I just hate human race for killing animals because humans

feel stronger so they think they got the right to destroy/kill when/what

they

want... "

maigre

 

religious abstinence from the consumption of animals and

their products [cf. ethical veganism]

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According to " VEGANISM: Getting

Started " put out by the American Vegan Society (they ought to know)

here's

what they say for " Defining our Terms "

 

Vegetarian: Using no flesh, fish, or fowl; still

using some milk or other dairy products (lacto-vegetarian) or eggs

(ovo-veg.), or both (lacto/ovo-veg.)

 

Total Vegetarian: Using no animal-source food, but

non-animal in diet only as yet; using leather, wool, etc.

 

Total-vegetarian in transition to veganism: Using no

animal-source foods; in the process of giving away or otherwise getting

rid

of some minor residual clothing items, phasing these out in a reasonable

time.

 

Vegan: Using no animal-source food or clothing: no

flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, milk/dairy items, animal gelatin, honey; no

leather,

wool, fur, silk, etc.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Maida wrote:

 

> Colleen Fender asked for information about types of vegetarians. I

> don't have a link, but here is some info I have collected (probably more

> than you wanted!)

 

Thanks for this Maida, very helpful. For vegetarian travellers on flights

where meals are available, the following meal codes may be useful:

 

VGML - Strict/Pure Vegetarian - Non-Dairy - Vegan. " Vegan or pure

vegetarians eat no meat or meat products of any type - no fish, fowl or

products with lard or gelatin. Dairy products, eggs and honey are not

permitted. "

VLML - Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian - Vegetarian Lacto-Ovo - Western Vegetarian.

" Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians eat no meat or meat products of any type - no fish,

fowl or products with lard or gelatin. Diary products and eggs permitted.

Cheese should be of the vegetarian type without rennet whenever possible. "

 

AVML - Asian Vegetarian - Asiatic/Indian Vegetarian - Moslem and Hindu

Vegetarian. " Asiatic/Indian vegetarian meals are spicy vegetarian

combinations which may include limited use of dairy products. "

 

RVML - Raw Vegetarian. " Raw vegetables - combinations of raw fruits and/or

vegetables. "

 

Some airlines offer additional codes e.g. IVML (Indian Vegetarian), SPML

(Jain Meal), CVML (Chinese Vegetarian), LVML (Low Fat Vegetarian), VMML

(Macrobiotic Vegetarian), HVML (Hindu Vegetarian).

 

See http://www.vegparadise.com/airline.html for info and experiences about

the different airlines.

 

Piers