Veggie Teens

Veggie Teens part of the Meatless Monday movement

When we started posting our Meatless Monday recipes, we didn't realize we were part of a much larger movement. Turns out there's a great website called Meatless Monday, a non-profit initiative in association with the Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Meatless Monday featured an article called Veggie Teens: A Family Affair which talked about our family's book Veggie Teens: A Cookbook and Guide and Vegetarian Teenagers and this blog. The site also includes great Meatless Monday recipes, an interesting history of Meatless Monday (did you know it started during World War I?), info about why going meatless benefits your health and our planet, and cooking videos.

We love this site and we think you will too. Watch for some of our recipes to be featured on the site in the near future and become part of the Meatless Monday movement!

Veggie Teens Cookbook Voted Best Book for Teens and Tweens!

Exciting news! Veggie Teens: A Cookbook and Guide for Vegetarian Teenagers was chosen as one of the 50 Best Books for Teens and Tweens.

What do vegetarians eat?

There are different types of vegetarian diets based on what the person eats. Here is a basic outline of the differences between types of vegetarians (from Veggie Teens: A Cookbook and Guide for Teenage Vegetarians):

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

• Eats plant products, dairy products, and eggs

• Does not eat meat, seafood, or poultry

Lacto-vegetarian

• Eats plant products and dairy products

• Does not eat eggs, meat, seafood, or poultry

Ovo-vegetarian

• Eats plant products and eggs

• Does not eat dairy products, meat, seafood, or poultry

Vegan

• Eats plant products only

• Does not eat dairy products, eggs, meat, seafood, or poultry

Why Become a Vegetarian

There are many reasons to become a vegetarian; my reason is that I love and care for animals. All of my vegetarian teenager friends became vegetarians for different reasons.

Here are just some of the reasons some of my friends are becoming vegetarians:

• They love animals
• They're concerned about the environment
• They feel it's healthier
• Religious reasons
• Because it's cool

I don't think becoming a vegetarian just because it's cool is a good idea, but as long as it saves animals, it's ok with me!