VEGETARIAN FOOD

Vocabulary: Vegetarianism: vegetarianismo.b.C: antes de Cristo.Seeds: semillas.Germinated: germinados.Underdone: poco hecho.Blood pressure: presión sanguínea.Soy: soja.Weath: trigo.Slaughterhouse: matadero.

Definition: A vegetarian is a person who doesn´t

eat animals products. They only eat vegetables and fruits.

To be a vegetarian is more than a special diet, being a vegetarian is a lifestyle.

History: Vegetarianism appeared in India and in

Greece in 6 b.C. When the Roman Empire invaded Europe vegetarianism disappeared. With the Renaissance it reemerged. The first vegetarian asociation was created in United

Kingdom in 1847.

Curiosity: Originaly vegetarianism had a religious and philosophical sense, even it was called pythagorean diet because phytagorics had vegetarian diets.

There are different vegetarian diets:-Vegan: they don´t eat any animal product

even milk products and eggs.-Ovo-lacto-vegetarian: they can eat milk

products and eggs.-Raw foodism: they eat seeds, germinated food and in general underdone products.

Vegetarianism it´s a healthy lifestyle: -Vegetarians have lower cholesterol. -They also have lower blood pressure. -It is good for diabetics persons. -It prevents cancer… This and much more makes you feel better, and if you feel beteryou will be happier!

One problem of being avegetarian is that by not eatinganimal products they don´t eatmany vitamins and proteinsthat are necessary for us.

How can they solve this problem?

-Instead of milk they eat nuts that have calcium too.

-They drink soy milk that provides proteins.

-Cereals, fruits, jam, honey, tofu..

One of the most important food is seitan: Seitan is the vegetarian meat but more healthy. It´s made with gluten and weath.Vegetarians cook it like we cook meat, fried, with sauce…

Some vegetarians phrases:``Animals are my friends and I don´t eat

my friends´´. (Francisco de Asís)

``Vegetarian food is not only good for your healthy, it´s good for your soul too´´.

``If it runs, don´t eat it´´.``We are what we eat´´.

In my opinion I would like tobe a vegetarian because I´magainst animal cruelty and every time I eat meat Iimagine the animal suffering at theslaughterhouse. I think vegetarianism

should be more common

because it´s good for us and

for the animals.