where's the beef?

not in this belly! thats for sure. but to be honest, i hate talking about being a vegetarian. unfortunately its hard to avoid. as soon as anyone finds out youre a vegetarian a slew of questions follow. "do you eat fish?" "how long have you been one?" and my personal favorite "WHY are you a vegetarian?" yuck. gross. who cares. honestly, i dont give one crap (or two) why other people are vegetarians. care about animals? great. want to eat healthier? good for you! just plain old dont like the taste? fannnnntastic. i know writing about being a vegetarian seems a BIT hypocritical, but its been on my mind lately. im not going to get into why, or how long i have been one, because frankly it doesnt matter. what i AM going to talk about is whether i eat fish or not. and no, i dont. but again, if you do, good for you. it doesnt bother me one bit to see other vegetarians eat fish, i just dont eat it myself. its a personal choice, and i dont feel like its my place to judge. anyways, i was thinking about why people always ask if i eat fish. and then i started thinking about if there are different names for different types of vegetarianism. i know vegetarian, and vegan...but thats about where my knowledge ends. is there a term for one that eats fish? well i did some research...

1. Pescatarian: vegetarian that eats fish
2. Flexitarian: vegetarian that occasionally eats meat
3. Lacto-ovo vegetarian: vegetarians who eat eggs and milk products (you can also be just lacto or just ovo vegetarian)
4. Vegan: vegetarians that consume no animal products whatsoever
5. Raw vegan: vegans who dont eat any foods heated over 115 degrees fahrenheit, or any processed foods
6. Macrobiotic: raw vegan with the occasional consumption of fish. also avoids sugars, and oils. emphasizes consumption of sea vegetables (seaweed).

...ok, so thats a bit excessive. but there you go. on another note, maybe the reason i dont eat fish is because of the many fish i have had as pets. sure, a lot have died in the process (sorry guys...) but they have all brought a lot of joy into my life.


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