Vegan vs Vegetarian: Another Looong Explanation

Vegan and Vegetarian, they both have similarities that do not eat processed foods from the meat. Vegans are vegetarians, but not always the case that a vegetarian is a vegan. Apparently, there is a striking difference between the two.

One is a more proactive Vegan, derivatives will not be touched. Some vegetarians still want to use the materials of clothing or a bag of wool, skin and eat eggs or drink milk.

Vegetarian, does not eat meat.

I remember when a friend is a vegetarian (she drank milk but not meat), berated a waitress in Manila that we inhabit for 3 weeks. The reason, one of the Pinoy deliver to her food. Hamburger meat but no inserts. Though he had written from the beginning of registration, he is a vegetarian. Previously, the waiter also recorded it in a small paper.

That the servant is done, just take the meat in a small dish and give it back to the girl from Europe. Cash, he was absurdly angry. «My hamburger was contaminated meat, I could dying! »

Is that as bad?

For those who are not vegan or vegetarian like me, probably will not be able to understand. I am only sorry that the atmosphere had a wonderful dinner in a mess because of a miscommunication between the waiter and the sis. Could be, the waiter was not aware that carried vegetarian would nickname my friend. And consider it a regular thing.

OK. Hopefully this does not happen in your life. It seems unsightly eye or ear that heard the fuss about vegetarian food. Socialization is very important in the world, in honor of those who do embrace this life choice.

I'm omnivorous, meat / fish and derived products in my menu. Vegetables and fruits also I enjoy doing. Milk and cheese, especially. In the plane or a party, just to be safe, I used to put myself as a vegetarian. This is to avoid eating meat and one containing meat. Do not know whether its oil, broth containing certain meat or not .... Kan complicated if you ask the minister; what had been fried with oil, mixed use meat that is not? Arggghh ....

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Unlike vegans and vegetarians

Well, I read and read a little bit about vegans and vegetarians on the internet. Apparently there is a fundamental difference between vegans and vegetarians.

Very strict vegan philosophy, lifestyle (not just the regular diet) choose food and drink compared to vegetarians. Vegans do not consume foods and drinks taken from the animals. To get the nutrients, vitamins B12 and vegans swallow amino acid supplement.

Even they do not wear production items made from animals (leather jackets, woolen clothes, cotton clothes or cosmetics), drinking animal milk or eat eggs. The starch is also extremely anti vegan with experimental test animal sacrifice.

Vegan: Rabbit experiments? No, way!
News circulated that vegans also do not want to consume palm oil from Indonesia which makes Orang Utan habitat loss and eventually become extinct due to land clearing palm wide.

Then believed to be a vegetarian diet for health reasons. It is subdivided into several types. Lacto-vegetarians, generally do not eat eggs only consumption of dairy products. Ovo-vegetarians who eat eggs-but not for dairy products. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians, do not eat meat / fish but still eat eggs and dairy products and derivatives. People him, vegetarian, yes, vegetarian. It turned out to be different.
Vegetarianpun also stay away from foods that contain gelatin products or products containing the basic ingredients of meat / fish.

Why do so many people choose to become vegetarian?

A study reported by JAMA Internal Medicine, a Journal of the American Medical Association in June 2013. As part of the Wall Street Journal, mentioned that the vegetarians tend to have a longer lifespan than humans that eat meat.

Another result is 19% vegetarian avoid heart disease, and kidney failure diabeter. Explained that the advantages of being a vegetarian is very strong in men than women.

Added that usually vegetarians tend to love sports, marriage, reduce the consumption of alcohol and cigarettes than people who love to eat meat.

Tips for vegetarians

From many of resources that read, I noted a few tips to try:

1. First, you decide you want to be a vegetarian kind which one?

2. To begin a regular basis, do not suddenly (for example once a month, then to every two weeks, one week and ... every day).

3. Given that vegetarians are always based on the veg or vegetable, not junk or (food) garbage.

4. Replace the meat (eg with mushrooms, potatoes, cassava, rice, tomatoes, soy, seaweed ...).

5. Notice of nutrients (iron, acid, iodine, various vitamins that the body needs).

6. Read the labels on the packages of food to determine its contents.

7. Eat a rainbow of colors of fruit, raw / uncooked (yellow orange, red apples, green grapes) every day

8. Enough drinking water.

9. Eat leafy green vegetables that contain iron (spinach paste, salad cingur, pecel, gudangan, ointment / trancam is my favorite, while the broccoli-spinach should be eaten three times a week).

10. Select the prayers favorite dressing (other than a spicy peanut sauce, I love the American dressing-reddish color)

11. Reduce sugar diet

12. Diligent drink fruit juice

13. Choose high-protein soy milk.

14. Eat rice and beans (low fat natural)

15. Do not eat high-fat cheese instead of meat

16. Familiarize breakfast with cereal

Unbelievably so vegetarianism, huh? Many roads lead to Rome. I hope to stay healthy and happy.