{"id":161,"date":"2018-08-18T10:16:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T10:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2020-04-16T07:54:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T07:54:52","slug":"flexitarian-casual-vegetarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/foods\/flexitarian-casual-vegetarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexitarian &#8211; Casual Vegetarian"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"161\" class=\"elementor elementor-161\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10380785 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10380785\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef0cda3\" data-id=\"2ef0cda3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db5b9ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db5b9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Flexitarian is a casual vegetarian but have not given up meat totally but aiming to get the health benefits of a vegetarian diet.<\/p><p>Increased intake of plant-based meals without completely eliminating meat, fish or dairy.<\/p><p>A flexitarian diet is increasing in popularity as many people do not want to commit to a full vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. But want to a commitment to a healthy lifestyle with less environmental impact and kinder to animals.<\/p><h3>Reasons to become a Flexitarian<\/h3><p><strong>Health<\/strong>:\u00a0Meat &amp; especially red meat is high in fat and processed meats are now linked to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Intensive factory farmed animals are\u00a0reportedly contributing to increased resistance to antibiotics.<\/p><p><strong>Environment<\/strong>: Animal Agriculture contributes to a huge amount of greenhouse gases and deforestation. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkify.com\/useful-checklists\/prevent-climate-change-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help prevent climate change<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Animal Welfare:<\/strong> Buying smaller amounts of meat which are raised to a higher welfare standard, local, organic or free range.<\/p><h3>How to become a Flexitarian?<\/h3><ul><li>First steps &#8211; Commit to one meat-free day a week<\/li><li>Buying Meat &#8211; Where will you will\u00a0your meat from &#8211; Local maybe local to local farms and think Organic<\/li><li>Reducing Meat -Buy more vegetables to fill your plate so reducing the meat on your meat eating days<\/li><li>Food swops &#8211; These can be small easy changes.\u00a0e.g First swop mince to shop brought soya protein and then maybe move onto changing\u00a0over to lentils which can be brought in a tin or dried.<\/li><li>Experiment &#8211; Try new vegetables to increase colour and variety.<\/li><li>Dairy &#8211; Buy local and organic and experiment with plantbased\u00a0milks and yoghurts<\/li><li>Eggs &#8211; Buy locally produced farms where you can see conditions<\/li><\/ul><p>Small changes can improve your health, protect the planet and help animals.<\/p><h5><em>Additional Reading about Flexitarian:<\/em><\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/howto\/guide\/what-flexitarian-diet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0What is a flexitarian diet?<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2013\/jan\/21\/flexitarianism-vegetarianism-with-cheating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flexitarianism: isn&#8217;t it just vegetarianism with cheating?<\/a><\/p><h5>Health Reasons for Flexitarian<\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/news\/heart-and-lungs\/red-meat-chemical-link-to-heart-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Red meat chemical&#8217; link to heart disease<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/new-study-links-l-carnitine-in-red-meat-to-heart-disease-201304176083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New study links L-carnitine in red meat to heart disease<\/a><\/p><h5>Environmental\u00a0Reasons for Flexitarian<\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/environment\/climate-change\/study-claims-meat-creates-half-of-all-greenhouse-gases-1812909.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study claims meat creates half of all greenhouse gases\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cowspiracy.com\/facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animal Agriculture Facts<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2006\/11\/201222-rearing-cattle-produces-more-greenhouse-gases-driving-cars-un-report-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flexitarian is a casual vegetarian but have not given up meat totally but aiming to get the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. Increased intake of plant-based meals without completely eliminating meat, fish or dairy. 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