Fruitarian

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=**Define the diet**= A fruitarian diet is a diet which consists of 75% raw organic fruits by weight, and the other 25% of the diet consisting of Vegan foods =Why do people follow this diet?= People become fruitarians because of either moral reasons or health reasons. Because the diet does not include meat, people who are against the Meat Industry or killing animals, may choose this diet. This diet also consists of organic food so those who wish to eat only organic food because of their morals might also choose this diet. Then there are those who choose this diet because of the health benefits. The claimed health benefits of a fruitarian diet are weight loss, higher mental clarity, improved respiratory system, and sharpened senses. These are the benefits that fruitarians claim the diet has.

=What foods can/can't be eaten?= The food groups: Vegetable, Fruits and Grains can be eaten in this diet. The food group milk specifically can't be eaten. Of the food group Meat & Beans mostly cannot be eaten. Only beans can be eaten. The Fruits food group eaten for 75% of the diet, the other 25% would be Grains, Beans and Vegetables. All of the foods in this diet should be organic.

=What are the benefits of the the diet?= The benefits of this diets are that if you want to loose weight then you will for sure. You will also stay healthy. And if you become fruitarian because you don't want to kill any animals then that's a good thing about it too.



=What are the disadvantages and how do you overcome them?= The disadvantages of the diet are that, many people who follow the diet do not know how to get the protein they need. There are ways to get protein with this diet such as eating legumes, peas, nuts, and soy products.



=Some things to look at: =


 * [|Here] is a link to an article where a 15 year old vegetarian girl is asking "alice" about whether she thinks the diet is healthy. This article is very critical of the diet.
 * If you want a very straightforward article, quite scientific, about the diet you should read [|this]
 * [|This] article is from a health-coach detailing what he knows about the diet, whether he thinks it is healthy and it also tells you a bit about history.

=We picked out some recipes that are perfect for the diet:= Savories: [|This one] is an excellent tomato soup recipe For a famous italian recipe which is not as close to the diet as the soup, click [|here] Our final recipe, for spinach and ricotta canelloni is also less fruitarian than the soup, which you can find [|here]

Desserts: Click [|here] for an awesome fruity salad -served in a beautiful pineapple boat- which we have tried! Another good recipe for fruit tart can be found [|here] For quick and easy delicious fruit juices, you simply have to click [|here!]

=A bit of help= The recommended dessert (the fruit salad in a pinapple boat) can be quite tricky if its your first time. [|This] is a video which shows you how to make the pineapple boat. In our recipe however, we keep the pineapple slices, but we also add other fruits. Look below for the recipes!

=Tomato soup recipe:= media type="custom" key="12386960" =Fruit salad in a pineapple boat recipe:= media type="custom" key="12386956"