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• n  eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products

• Meat producers acknowledge that vegetarian diets can be healthy.
• A phrase like pesco-pollo-vegetarian, to them, is an oxymoron, like "lapsed Catholic" or "semivirgin.
• And there is always the chance of vegetarian theory gone madly wrong in practice.

News & Articles

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• Vegetarian Staffers Foster Capitol Hill CSA Growth
  Members of the Congressional Vegetarian Staff Association have put their proselytizing into practice, convincing a Pennsylvania-based farming cooperative to deliver loads of healthful organic foodstuffs to a hush-hush pickup spot within striking distance of the Capitol.
  July 5, 2013 - CQ Politics
• Vegetarian society to hold meeting about Lyme Disease July 11
  The Vegetarian Society of Eastern Connecticut will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 11 in the Jack Jackter Intermediate School cafeteria, 215 Halls Hill Road, Colchester.
  July 2, 2013 - The Norwich Bulletin
• Weeknight Vegetarian: A sandwich that calls for a little planning
  The Weeknight Vegetarian roasts beets and caramelizes onions for dinner inspired by a mountain pie.
  July 2, 2013 - Washington Post

Quotes

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• Paul McCartney in CBS News
  I think it's very surprising that most major environmental organizations are leaving the option of going vegetarian off their lists of top ways to curtail global warming,McCartney said in an interview with PETA.
• Gordon Ramsay in Ellesmere Port Standard
  Kitchen Nightmares star Ramsay said recently: "If one of my daughters' boyfriends turns out to be vegetarian I swear to God I'd never forgive them."
• Lara Dutta in NDTV.com
  Even seemingly small choices can have a big impact on our health, our community and the world around us. Going vegetarian is one of the easiest ways to improve our health, help countless animals and protect the Earth,Lara said in a statement.