Simply put, those who practice vegetarian life abstain from red meat (and white meat, such as pork), fish, shellfish and all other types of animal meat . They do not participate in carnivorous or even omnivorous pastimes, such as eating freshly grilled hot dogs or hamburgers and steaks. Their diet consists almost exclusively of fruits, vegetables, nuts (and seeds), berries and very rarely animal by-products, such as eggs and the numerous forms in which dairy products come. Since these “true” vegetarians have sworn to eat the flesh of other living things, they must find other sources of protein. This comes mainly from many different types of nuts (which contain many other vitamins, minerals and fatty oils) and a surprising range of vegetables, such as avocado or