What Is Your Dietary Regime?

By Rene Santana on April 23, 2019

Sitting at the lunch table during an office break, my workplace was celebrating a co-worker’s birthday, and as a treat, this co-worker brought in vegan scones and vegan butter. With doubt, we all dug in, and without a doubt, we were all converted. Everyone one of us agreed that those vegan scones were the bomb dot com.

What followed was everyone asking questions and talking about their experiences with being vegan, vegetarian, paleo, gluten-free, and just plain eaters. And since it is Easter weekend, I thought I would do some research to help those who are visiting relatives, classmates, or co-workers that may have different eating habits than you or me.

How do you eat?

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Veganism

The most philosophic of this group of is veganism. Put solely, it’s focused on avoiding the use of animal products. It requires the most dedication, self-control, and practice, as there are many limitations to it when first diving in. Being completely dairy-free and meat-free are two of the most prominent limitations. However, veganism doesn’t just stop at the dinner table, as you can also partake in ethical, environmental, and feminist veganism, all of which involve being aware and mindful to not use animal products whenever possible.

Vegetarianism

Both Veganism and Vegetarianism refrain from meat, but In vegetarianism, you can still drink that tall glass of milk – at least for the most part. While there are deeper intentions with this diet, people often lean towards this diet for health reasons such as preventing chronic diseases or building up their health. The health benefits are the main attractions for this diet, as it involves fewer calories and more fiber, potassium, and vitamin C. As with any dietary regime, however, the road to vegetarianism takes dedication, but you don’t have to give up all dairy products at once. (Considering that many of the things we eat daily have some sort of dairy product, the switch is much harder than may appear at first, which is why I stress this bit.)

Paleolithic

Paleo diets aren’t a way life necessarily, but considering how it’s grown in popularity, I do tend to meet paleolithic eaters occasionally. There’s no dairy in this diet, but there are meats and lots of it. There are also no grains, so no bread to go with that streak or fish fillet. And scratch that starch too while we’re at it. A Paleolithic diet is essentially mirror reflection of that era where grains weren’t processed, and dairy products hadn’t flourished into what they are now. A diet without carbs isn’t ideal if you run around doing ten billion things at once, but it does help for those who are willing to stick to out and lose some significant weight.

Gluten-free

Whether or not this is a fad, it’s now been ingrained into our modern day culture. When reading any sort of product label, the question that always remains is “but is it gluten-free?” And so, we have no come to the point where half of the products you may see in the store have a little label saying if it is or isn’t.  I list this one because, while it has become self-explanatory, it is crucial to state that being “gluten-free” is more than just an option, but rather, a medical dietary restriction.

There are other eating habits to list, but these are the ones I believe are most currently discussed. Interestingly, rice is the only grain that is widely accepted for these sorts of diets. That’s a comforting fact if you’re a fan of Mediterranean, Chinese, or Mexican cuisines!

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