As healthy lifestyles have taken over the minds of the general public, people have begun to pay increased attention to the food they eat, which which sparked a revival of vegetarianism. . Vegetarianism is a term used to describe the practice of following a diet consisting of nuts, grains, fruits and vegetables, with or without the use of eggs and dairy products. People generally associate vegetarianism with the hippie movement of the 1960s; However, it was Frances Moore Lappé's iconic book, Diet for a Small Planet, published in 1971, that launched the vegetarian movement. Since 1971, vegetarian cookbooks, restaurants and food brands have become popular and have appealed to approximately 7 million Americans. Unfortunately, despite the growing popularity of vegetarianism, most people who follow a carnivore diet scoff at the idea of ​​giving up meat. Although omnivores are reluctant to give up their current diet, giving the vegetarian diet a chance, even for just a month or two, can lead to many positive consequences. By adopting a vegetarian diet, a person is not only...