January 19 - Vegetarians Don't Eat Fish

There is a lot of confusion when it comes to the dietary lifestyles of vegetarians, vegans, or raw foodists. So here's the breakdown.

Vegetarians - They eat fruits, grains, and nuts. But eat no meat or fish. Often they do not consume any animal products at all such as eggs or dairy.

Pescetarians - Diet like vegetarian but includes fish (but no meat).

Vegan - Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks 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.

Raw Foodists - Lifestyle promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet. Raw foodists typically believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. Raw foodism or a raw diet is usually equated with raw veganism in which only raw plant foods are eaten. Depending on the type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selection of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds (including sprouted whole grains (such as gaba rice), eggs, fish (such as sashimi), meat (such as carpaccio), and non-pastuerized/non-homogenized dairy products (such as raw milk, raw milk cheese, and raw milk yogurt).

If you don't want to choose any of these extremes, a good healthy choice is to adopt a good portion of any of these lifestyles.

Hope that clears it up!!