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SEMI-VEGETARIANISM People who consume meat products only occasionally

sometimes call themselves semi- vegetarians or flexitarians. The use of meat products in this diet has also given rise to some other diet forms. Pollotarians eat no red meat but do eat poultry, while pescatarians eat fish. The macrobiotic diet contains minimal animal products (some seafood) but is not 100 percent vegetarian.

FRUITARIANISM Fruitarianism is the practice of following a diet that includes mainly fruits. In this diet,

at least 75% of one’s intake must be fruit. Other items included in this diet are nuts and seeds. Animal products,

vegetables, and grains are not included in this diet. This diet raises some nutritional concerns, but some people follow it anyway, due to certain ethical, health, religious, environmental, or cultural reasons.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Apples are grown in more than 700 varieties.

• A pineapple plant produces only one pineapple a year.

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