Vegetarian Diets

1. TLE – Grade 10
Understanding
Vegetarian Diets

2. ›is one consisting
entirely or mostly of
foods derived from
plants.
Vegetarian diet

3. Categories of
Vegetarian Diet

4. ›is the most
restrictive form of
vegetarianism.
Vegans eat plant
products only.
1. The vegan diet

5. ›They eat dairy
products in
addition to
plant products
but will not eat
other animal
products.
2. Lacto-vegetarian

6. ›They eat
eggs in
addition to
plant
products.
3. Ovo-vegetarians

7. ›They eat dairy
and egg
products as
well as plant
products.
4. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians

8. ›They eat fish
and plant
products but
not meat or
poultry.
5. Pesco-vegetarians

9. Menus
for Vegetarian Diets

10. ›Dried beans, peas,
and lentils are
some of the most
important sources
of protein for
vegans and other
vegetarians.
1. DRIED LEGUMES

11. ›Many vegans and
other vegetarians
use brown rice
instead of white
rice to take
advantage of its
vitamin and fiber
content.
2. GRAINS

12. 3. SOY PRODUCTS

13. is made by soaking
dried soybeans,
draining them,
grinding them,
combining them
with water, boiling,
and then straining
the resulting milky
liquid.
SOY MILK

14. is made
by
curdling
soy milk.
TOFU, OR BEAN
CURD

15. › Chinese firm tofu is the
firmest and is the coarsest
in texture.
› Japanese silken tofu is the
softest type.

16. is a fermented
soybean product
that originated in
Indonesia.
***use in most
recipes that call
for meat
TEMPEH

17. also called
bean paste,
is a paste
made of
fermented
soybeans
*** use as
seasoning
MISO

18. is made from
defatted soy
flour, processed
and dried to
give it a
spongelike
texture.
***use as meat
extender
TEXTURED
VEGETABLE
PROTEIN (TVP)

19. Vegans and
many other
vegetarians
often avoid all
refined sugar
For home use,
they may use
unbleached
sugar or beet
sugar.
SUGAR IN
VEGETARIAN
RECIPES