EAT YOUR COLORS- Spring Issue

Plant Based - Vegan - Vegetarian - Whole Foods - Frugivore - Raw Vegan

What do all these terms, labels and boxes even mean? Are they really that different or is this just another way people try to differentiate themselves? I don’t think that this is a real religion but is it a cult? If I buy vegetables from Whole Foods Supermarket, am I a Whole Food Vegan now? And what on Earth is a frugivore? Sounds like this is all made up- is it??

These are just some of the questions I get asked almost every day. Let me just start out by saying that these are not religions and by no means that they are cults. Although people take their food intake very seriously and somewhat religiously.

Plant-based

Plant-based eaters focus on eating mostly plants like vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and grains. Small portions of meat and seafood are not eliminated from their diet along with dairy & eggs. The foods that plant based eaters eat are less likely to be processed (salted, smoked, genetically modified).

Vegan

Vegans do not eat animal products or products from animals such as eggs and dairy. Vegans do not eat insects (a large percentage of the world rely on insects such as grub-worms, ants, beetles, bugs, spiders, grasshoppers, etc.) for protein. Also, Vegans do not eat honey as it is made by bees. Some do not wear animal skin(s) nor use products tested on animals.

VEGETARIAN

A Vegetarian does not eat meat but still consumes certain animal products such as eggs, dairy and sometimes fish. A vegetarian that eats fish is called a pescatarian. There are other sub-groups as well (lacto vegetarian, ovo vegetarian and others).

Whole-Food Diet

A whole food diet has nothing to do with the Whole Foods Supermarket. Whole foods are foods that are not processed (non-GMO). For example, a whole-food diet may consist of whole grains but not refined grains such as flour. Whole food (meat, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and legumes) retain their whole portfolio of beneficial phytochemicals and nutrients that are often removed in processed foods. American supermarkets have way more processed foods than not.

Frugivore

A frugivore’s main food source is fruit and/or succulent plants. Frugivores may eat other sources of protein like meat and insects- but fruits are the main source. It is said that humans are true frugivores due to the digestive system and tract resembling an herbivore rather than one of an omnivore.

Raw Vegan

**Cooking decreases nutritional value in foods**

Raw Vegan A raw-food vegan doesn’t cook any of their food. These vegans typically sustain themselves on raw veggies, salads, fruits, nuts, seeds and legumes.

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