Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition

Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition 3(2+1)

Lesson 3:Meal planning

Classification of vegetarianism

Vegetarian diets consist of foods of plant origin. The two classic variants are lacto-vegetarian and strict vegetarian or vegan. Classification of vegetarian diet and nutritional adequacy is given in the following table

Table.Classification of vegetarianism

Classification	Food included	Food Excluded	Limiting Nutrients
Semi- vegetarian	Fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, milk and milk products, eggs, chicken, fish	All other animal meat	-------
Pesco- vegetarian	Fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, milk and milk products, eggs, and fish	Animal meat	---------
Lacto – ovo-vegetarian	Fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, milk and milk products, and eggs.	Animal meat	Iron
Lacto - vegetarian	Fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, milk and milk products.	Animal meat and eggs	Iron
Ovo - vegetarian	Fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, and eggs.	Animal meat, milk, milk products	Vitamin D, calcium, riboflavin, iron
Vegan	Fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and vegetables	All animal products	High quality protein, sufficient calories, vitamin D, vitaminB12, riboflavin, iron, calcium.