Many people do not understand that there is a difference between a vegan lifestyle and a vegetarian lifestyle. Although there are many common thoughts and practices, there are also many differences. Vegetarian is the overall term used to describe someone who does not eat meat, fish, poultry, or seafood. Vegan is actually a subcategory of vegetarian. In fact, there are many subcategories of “vegetarian” such as semi-vegetarian, ovo-lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, and vegan. Each subcategory takes their food choices to a different level including or excluding different … [Read more...]
Learning to Read Nutrition Labels
When you are attempting to eat healthier and you are watching your calorie, sodium, fat, and/or sugar intake you need to learn how to read nutrition labels. The first thing you need to look at is the number of servings per container and/or the size of a serving. For instance, if you are looking at the nutritional information on a box of crackers and the serving size is 5 crackers, you need to think about how many crackers you would honestly normally eat for a serving and determine your information from there. The next thing on most labels is the amount of calories per serving. Again, it is … [Read more...]
Finding a Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant
Choosing the lifestyle and eating habits of a vegan or vegetarian can bring with it some challenges. There may be times when you want to go out to eat but are unsure of where you can go to get the foods you can eat. When you are traveling you may be faced with very few eating choices as well. However, there are restaurants out there that do offer choices for vegans and vegetarians. In fact, some of the more popular food chains do offer choices that would fit your food preferences. For example, Subway has many options available for custom salads. There are many websites that can help you … [Read more...]
Being Vegan or Vegetarian and Participating in Special Occasions and Holidays
Being vegetarian or vegan in a family of omnivores can be difficult during holidays and other special occasions. However, this does not mean that you must skip these special events or that your hosts should feel “put out” or uncomfortable. Kindly educating your hosts about the fact that you are a vegan or vegetarian ahead of time can alleviate tension and misunderstandings at the event. Let them know that you would be willing to bring one or two dishes to share with everyone and will ensure that you will have foods that fit your food preferences. Some people may be concerned about your … [Read more...]
Healthier Food Choices for Special Occasions
If you are trying to eat right and especially when you are trying to lose weight, holidays and special occasions can be a difficult time. Of course, everyone has traditional dishes and/or meals that they have had sometimes for generations in their families. Maybe it is time for you to change that tradition a little by switching to a little healthier or low-fat version of some of your favorite meals. You can still have some of the foods that you love and that are traditional meals, but just change some of the ingredients around. Use low-fat cheese, low-fat mayonnaise, skim or 1% milk, … [Read more...]
You Can Eat Healthy When Traveling
When you are planning a road trip, have you considered what you will be eating along the way? When traveling most people just grab snacks along the way and eat at fast food restaurants. Overall, this will take its toll on your body and your wallet. Rather than snacking on junk food, you need to find some healthy alternatives to fatty, salty snacks and pack them up to bring with you rather than picking snacks up along the way. Pack a small cooler with fruits and veggies. Cut them up into bite-size pieces and store in zippered storage bags. Cheese sticks are also a healthy option. Mix up a … [Read more...]
International Vegetarian Union
The International Vegetarian Union was formed way back in 1908. It was formed part of the World Vegetarian Congress meeting held during that time in Germany. The French Vegetarian Society fuelled the idea to have this Union. The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) is a not-for-profit organization. Membership to the organization can be attained by anyone who wants to evangelize vegetarianism. The governing body of this organization is comprised of vegetarians themselves. IVU provides membership to other non-profit organizations, provided their objectives tally with those of IVU. Such … [Read more...]
Top destinations for vegetarians
As vegetarian diet continues to gain popularity, vegetarian food is becomingtastier. With environmental concerns looming large, people have a reason to go vegetarian. Add to that is the need to control the diet in modern-day sedentary lifestyles. These factors contribute to the growth of vegetarianism. The western world is slowly starting to get interested in vegetarian food. A little over two percent of the population in western countries are beginning to like vegetarian food. Coming to vegetarian destinations; these are the place where you get the very best of vegetarian food. Here's … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Gifts
Determine if the gift that you are sending is useful for the person. Even a vegetarian gift should prove useful for the receiver. Vegetarians are by nature choosy. It is best to know what they like before giving them a vegetarian gift. Because if they don’t like it they might not accept it or they might accept it but not use it. You have to take into consideration that some vegetarians restrain from wearing anything that comes from animals. Be it leather, fur, wool or silk. Occasions for giving vegetarian gifts are weddings, get togethers, graduation parties, and bachelor parties and so … [Read more...]
Opening a Vegan Restaurant
Opening a vegan restaurant is more than just fine cuisine and sharing meals with others that enjoy the vegan lifestyle. This type of endeavor is also a business opportunity, and one that should be handled the same as any other business dealing. In order to get started, there will need to be funding to pay for the building, restaurant supplies, and even decorative elements to create a nice environment for diners. This last element is essential in attracting a clientele to come and visit the restaurant. Another consideration may be the use of capital for investing in a quality kitchen staff so … [Read more...]