Vegetables Rock!

A Complete Guide for Teenage Vegetarians

 Main-Stream Vegetarians
Charles Darwin
Thomas Edison
Mahatma Ghandi
Albert Einstein
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo DiCaprio
Drew Barrymore
 Quotes
“I have no doubt that it is part of the
destiny of the human race in its gradual
“The greatness of a nation and its moral
development to leave off the eating of
progress can be judged by the way its
animals as surely as the savage tribes have
animals are [treated]”
left off eating each other when they came in
-Ghandi
contact with the more civilized.
-Henry David Thoreau

“Vegetarianism is a kinder, “But for the sake of some little mouthful of

gentler way of looking at flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light,
and of that proportion of life and time it
the future.” had been born to enjoy”
-Harriet Blumencranz -Plutarch
 Defining the Different Types of
Vegetarianism
Many times, veganism and vegetarianism are confused; I’ll explain
the different types of vegetarianism.

Vegetarianism Veganism Lacto-Vegetarian Ovo-Vegetarian

•A general •A diet •A vegetarian •A vegetarian

term for a plant based consisting of no that eats dairy, that eats eggs,
diet without the animal products but no meat or but not meat or
consumption of meat or by-products eggs. dairy.
(pork, beef, chicken, (dairy, eggs,
turkey, etc.). gelatin, meat,
etc.)
 Defining the Different Types of
Vegetarianism (CONT.)
Many times, veganism and vegetarianism are confused; I’ll explain
the different types of vegetarianism.

Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Pescovegetarian Pollovegetarian

•A more specific way of •A vegetarian that also eats •A vegetarian that

saying vegetarian. fish. also eats chicken.
 Quotes (Cont.)
“Nothing will benefit human health and
increase the chances for survival of life “If you know the guy who grew it, it’s
on Earth as the evolution to a vegetarian going to taste better.”
diet.” -David Page
-Albert Einstein

“A diet rich in fruits and

“The fewer animal products you eat, the vegetables roughly halves
more earth friendly your diet.”
-Virginia Messina the overall cancer risk.”
-Glamour, June 1997
 What about MalNutrition?
Obtaining nutrients in vegetable-based products:

Vitamin
Nutrient: Calcium Protein Iron Vitamin A Vitamin C
D

used in needed to
Strong converted helps needed for
Body’s red absorb
bones and to glucose calcium;
night eye chemical
Use: blood
teeth in body bone growth sight reactions
cells

broccoli, soy, nuts, green Go outside

In Asparagus
tofu, seeds, beans, on a sunny Citrus fruits,
Vegetable day for 15
, carrots,
orange beans, dried strawberries
Form: minutes. peaches
juice grains fruits
 Interesting Facts
There is no other species that drinks another species’ milk.

Milk: Full of fat, cholesterol, lactose sugar, contamination

Solution: Drink skim milk if must drink milk (no fat, great calcium and protein, very few calories)

One animal that vegetarians can eat: animal crackers!

The Vegetarian Society, founded in 1847, claims to have "created the word vegetarian from the Latin 'vegetus'
meaning 'lively' (which is how these early vegetarians claimed their diet made them feel)

The American Dietetic Association and the Dietitians of Canada have found a properly planned vegetarian diet to
satisfy the nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large-scale studies have shown that "Mortality from ischemic
heart disease was 24% lower in vegetarians than in nonvegetarians.”

Non-lean red meat, in particular, has been found to be directly associated with dramatically increased risk of cancers
of the esophagus, liver, colon, and the lungs.

The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada have stated: "Vegetarian diets offer a number of
nutritional benefits, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein as well as higher levels of
carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, and antioxidants such as vitamins C and E and phytochemicals.
Why do Beans make you Fart?

Beans contain sugars that we

humans cannot digest. The most
offensive sugars, known as
"flatulence factors" to scientists
who research farts, are raffinose,
stachiose, and verbascose. When
these sugars reach our intestines,
the bacteria go wild, have a big
feast, and make lots of gas!

Other notorious fart-producing

foods include corn, bell peppers,
cauliflower, cabbage, milk,
bread, eggs, beer, and raisins.
 News Flash!

Gelatin, used in making

gummy bears and Jello, is
derived from the collagen
inside animal skin and bones.

Are you going to think

differently the next time you
treat yourself to a nice bag of
gummy worms?
Think Different.