flexitarian

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I used to be a vegetarian, now I'm more of a 'flexitarian' in that I will occasionally eat animal products in social situations.

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  1. noun One who normally maintains a vegetarian diet but occasionally makes exceptions and eats meat or fish.
  2. adjective Of or relating to a diet that is primarily vegetarian but includes meat or fish on occasion.

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  • It doesn't mean you have to go vegetarian, vegan or even flexitarian, but some experts insist if Americans cut meat consumption from 12 ounces per capita to only 3.1 ounces —  Disease Proof
  • I used to be a vegetarian, now I'm more of a 'flexitarian' in that I will occasionally eat animal products in social situations. —  Ohmynews International
  • Here's how I've made a flexitarian / daytime-vegetarian / Bittmanist diet work for me as a day-to-day reality: —  Daily DIY
  • "Most people have flexitarian tendencies already," says Blatner. —  U.S. News
  • I don't think many people will become flexitarian and then move on to veg*nism.
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