Vegan Lifestyle Plus Vegan Grocery List || Healthy Eats

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As I have been experimenting with vegan lifestyle I came to wonder what is really vegan? So I got some advice from HealthyVeganLife.com and work with a few of the others vegan and healthy eaters to discuss this. Actually there are more types of vegan/vegetarian then we think we know. Vegan isn't about eating salads or drinking smoothies all day. It can be fun and interesting too. Now here's the difference between VEGANS and VEGETARIANS

VEGAN 

Veganism is a philosophy and compassionate lifestyle whose adherents seek to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind.Vegans do not consume meat, eggs, milk, honey or any food that is derived from animals. They also do not use any animal derived products, e.g. fur, leather, wool, etc. Do not condone the use of animal testing.

VEGETARIAN

Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes meat (including game and slaughter by-products; fish, shellfish and other sea animals; and poultry). There are several variants of the diet, some of which also exclude eggs.Do not eat meat or fish. Some do consume dairy and some vegetarians consume eggs. Lacto-vegetarian: eating dairy products. Ovo-vegetarian: eating eggs. They do not eat gelatin or other animal by products.While vegetarians do not eat meat, most vegetarians do not mind using other animal-derived products, e.g. fur, leather, or wool.

Different types of Vegan/Vegetarians

Lacto-vegetarianism

People who adopt a lacto-vegetarian diet abstain from all meat products, including eggs, but continue to eat dairy products. The advantage to this form of vegetarianism is you’re less likely to develop a calcium deficiency due to the inclusion of calcium rich milk products.

Lacto-ovo vegetarianism

Lacto-ovo vegetarians avoid all meat but allow themselves to eat both dairy products and eggs. The inclusion of eggs and milk makes it easier to maintain calcium and protein levels and is, in general, an easier form of vegetarianism to adapt to, particularly if you eat out a great deal. 

Pescatarians

One of the least restrictive forms of vegetarianism is the pescatarian lifestyle where you avoid all meat products with the exception of fish. Many people don’t consider pescatarians to be true vegetarians since they allow themselves to eat seafood. They also consume dairy products and eggs.

Flexitarians

Flexitarian is a relatively new term for a type of “on and off” vegetarian who eats a basic lacto-ovo vegetarian diet with the addition of meat products on occasion.

 Raw vegan/Raw food diet

A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius). “Raw foodists” believe that foods cooked above this temperature have lost a significant amount of their nutritional value and are harmful to the body. 

VEGAN / VEGETARIAN GROCERY LIST

UNLIMITED Fruits and Vegetables
Sweet Potatoes
Black beans
Black-eyed peas
Chickpeas
Edamame
Kidney beans
Lentils
Mung beans
Pinto beans
Red bean
White beans
Tofu
Tempeh
Non dairy milk ( almond milk or soy milk)
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Chestnuts
Macadamia
Pecans
Pistachios
Walnuts
Flax seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Chia seeds
Barley
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Bulgar
Cornmeal
Couscous
Millet
Oatmeal
Quinoa
Agave nectar
Maple Syrup
Sriracha

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