vegetarianism
Diet without animals
Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat.
Vegetarians typically avoid flesh from mammals, birds, and fish, though some include fish or seafood.
Motivations vary: ethical concerns about animal welfare, environmental impact, health benefits, or religious beliefs.
She adopted vegetarianism after watching a documentary about factory farming.
The strictest form, veganism, excludes all animal products including eggs and dairy.
Moral claims for fauna
- cruelty-freeUntested on animals
- animal welfareNon-human health and treatment
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
- speciesismMoral preference by organism type
humane · factory farming · veganism · compassion · empathy · nonviolence · ahimsa · liberation
Coagulated soy milk block
- tempehFermented soybean patty
- seitanFlavored wheat gluten
- lentilsSmall edible legume seeds
- chickpeasBeige edible legumes
beans · legumes · quinoa · paneer · falafel · hummus · dal · meat substitute
Folded amino chain
- ironElement twenty-six
- B12Cobalt-containing essential nutrient
- zincElement thirty
- omega-3Polyunsaturated dietary fat
amino acids · complete protein · legumes · tofu · tempeh · seitan · lentils · chickpeas
Vegetarian permitting animal byproducts
- pescatarianDiet allowing fish, not meat
- veganAvoids all animal products
- raw veganUncooked plant-based eater
- fruitarianOne who eats only botanical ovaries
Indian religion emphasizing nonviolence
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- Seventh-day AdventistSaturday-Sabbath Protestant denomination
- PythagoreanOf ancient Greek mathematics
ashram · kosher · Rastafarian · monks · spiritual practice · fasting · ahimsa · sacred cow
Total greenhouse gases produced
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- water conservationMinimizing freshwater waste strategically
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
food miles · grain-fed · environmental impact · biodiversity · ecological footprint · low-impact · agricultural land · greenhouse gases
animal rights
Moral claims for fauna
- cruelty-freeUntested on animals
- animal welfareNon-human health and treatment
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
speciesism · humane · factory farming · veganism · compassion · empathy · nonviolence · ahimsa · liberation · PETA
tofu
Coagulated soy milk block
chickpeas · beans · legumes · quinoa · paneer · falafel · hummus · dal · meat substitute · jackfruit
protein
Folded amino chain
omega-3 · amino acids · complete protein · legumes · tofu · tempeh · seitan · lentils · chickpeas · quinoa
lacto-ovo
Vegetarian permitting animal byproducts
- pescatarianDiet allowing fish, not meat
- veganAvoids all animal products
- raw veganUncooked plant-based eater
Jainism
Indian religion emphasizing nonviolence
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- Seventh-day AdventistSaturday-Sabbath Protestant denomination
Pythagorean · ashram · kosher · Rastafarian · monks · spiritual practice · fasting · ahimsa · sacred cow
carbon footprint
Total greenhouse gases produced
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- water conservationMinimizing freshwater waste strategically
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
climate change · food miles · grain-fed · environmental impact · biodiversity · ecological footprint · low-impact · agricultural land · greenhouse gases
- food culturefood customs, table manners, food traditions, culinary traditions, dining etiquette
- dietary restrictionsallergies, food allergies, veganism, vegan, lactose intolerant
- eco actionsrecycling, composting, tree planting, water conservation, energy saving
- dietary adaptationveganism, carnivore diet, omnivore diet, herbivore, carnivore
- food ethicsethical eating, veganism, ethical sourcing, cruelty-free, humane slaughter
- Religious Abstinenceabstinence, Lent, Ramadan, celibacy, chastity
vegetarianismcarnivory
Eating only meat
meat-eating · pescatarianism · flexitarianism · flesh-eating · raw meat diet
vegetarianismspeciesism
Moral preference by organism type
factory farming · meat industry · butchery · livestock farming
vegetable, veggie, vegetarian, veggies, vegetarians, flexitarian, pescetarian, nonvegetarian, flexitarians