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Vegetarianism to strict? Become a flexitarian

I cannot tell you how sick I am of people identifying who they are by what they eat. This could be because I was one of them for my high school and college years. The only time that it is fitting for you to tell me your dietary needs is if I am having you over for dinner. Otherwise, I don't care. Furthermore, what really annoys me are "vegetarians" who eat meat. If you are going to make a point of telling me that you are a vegetarian and then offer me a tuna sandwich, you have just lost A LOT of points with me. However, if you are one of these vegetarians who eats meat every once in while because it tastes good you need the nutrients, here's a new label for you: flexitarian.

The definition of flexitarian is a person who's diet consists of mostly vegetable based dishes with an occasional side of meat. It may be a vegetarian who slips once or twice a week or a ravenous meat eater who goes veggie for a few meals. In other words, it's simply good eating.


Rather than subscribing to the latest food trend, why not go old school? Take a cue from our grazing anscestors or simply consult ye ol' food pyramid. Don't bother with the new fangled version with it's rainbow of stripes but rather the one that we all learned about in grade school with the food groups clearly illustrated.

Flexitarianism ... bah. What's next? A name for people who bathe only in the morning? Those who take over the counter cold remedies and those that don't? Oy.

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