Whos Eating Plants By Nicole Rench It is

Who’s Eating Plants? By Nicole Rench

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the lifecycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes (ADA, 2009, p. 1266). ADA Position Statement

Fruits Vegetables Grains Nuts Seeds Legumes Staple Foods

AND: A diet that does not include meat, fowl, or seafood, or products containing those foods (AND, 2009, p. 1266). USDA: The practice of eating a diet that consists entirely or largely of plant sources of food (USDA, n. d. ). Vegetarianism

Lacto-ovo Vegetarian Pescatarian Fruitarian Vegan Macrobiotic Raw Food Types of Vegetarians

Eat: Eggs, dairy, grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, nuts Do Not Eat: Meat, fish, poultry Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian

Eat: Fish, grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, nuts, eggs, dairy Do No Eat: Meat, poultry Pescatarian

Eat: Fruits, nuts, seeds, vegetables botanically classified as fruits such as tomatoes and avocadoes Do Not Eat: Vegetables, grains, beans, animal products Fruitarian

Eat: Grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, nuts Do Not Eat: Meat, fish, poultry, dairy, eggs, gelatin, honey, other animal products Vegan

Eat: Grains, legumes, ◦ Occasionally eat fish vegetables Do Not Eat: Animal Products ◦ Sometimes Do Not Eat: Fruits, nuts, seeds Macrobiotic

Eat: Fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted grains and beans Do Not Eat: Cooked or processed foods, meat, fish, poultry Raw Food

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2009). Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian diets. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109(7), 1266 -1277. Retrieved from http: //www. eatright. org/About/C ontent. aspx? id=8357& terms=vegetarian+position United States Department of Agriculture (n. d. ). Nutiritonal needs of individuals and families across the lifespan. Nutritional Issues and Adolescents. Retrieved from http: //healthymeals. nal. usda. gov/hsmrs/Nutrition%20 Ex peditions/Unit%10 II%20 Lesson%206%20 Vegetarian%20 Diets. pdf References