Basic Info and Facts

TYPES OF VEGETARIANS

Vegans only eat food that comes from a plant.  They do not eat meat, eggs, or dairy products.  Some vegans do not eat honey because it is made by bees.

Lacto Vegetarians do not eat meat or eggs but they do eat dairy products.

Ovo Vegetarians do not eat meat or dairy products but they do eat eggs.

Lacto-ovo Vegetarians do not eat meat but they do eat eggs and dairy products.

Pesco Vegetarians eat fish, eggs, and dairy products.  They do not eat red or poultry.

Fruitarians eat only fruits, nuts and seeds.  They do not eat meat, eggs, dairy products, or the roots of any plants such as carrots.

Raw or Living Foodists eat only raw plant foods because they believe that cooking destroys enzymes.  They do not eat meat, eggs, or dairy products or any plant product that has been cooked.

*I am a Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian. Eggs and milk does not kill the animal it does not hurt them, therefore I don't feel it is wrong to eat or drink them. But that is just my opinion.* 

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 SOME COOL FACTS

Human population of United States: 243,000,000

Number of Human beings who could be fed by the grain and soybeans eaten by U. S. livestock: 1,300,000,000

Percentage of corn grown in United States eaten by human beings: 20

Percentage of corn grown in United States eaten by livestock: 80

Percentage of oats grown in United States eaten by livestock: 95

Percentage of protein wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 90

Percentage of carbohydrate wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 99

Percentage of dietary fibre wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 100

How frequently a child dies of starvation: Every 2 seconds

Pounds of potatoes that can be grown on 1 acre of land: 20,000

Pounds of beef that can be produced on 1 acre of land: 165

Percentage of U.S. agricultural land used to produce beef: 56

Pounds of grain and soybeans needed to produce 1 pound of feedlot beef: 16

Pounds of protein fed to chickens to produce 1 pound of protein as chicken flesh: 5 pounds

Pounds of protein fed to hogs to produce 1 pound of protein as hog flesh: 7.5 pounds

Number of children who starve to death every day: 40,000

Number of pure vegetarians who can be fed on the amount of land needed to feed 1 person consuming meat-based diet: 20

Number of people who will starve to death this year: 60,000,000

Number of people who could be adequately fed by the grain saved if Americans reduced their intake of meat by 10%: 60,000,000