Being a Vegetarian or Vegan (Study Group Materials)

Materials:  

• 5 Good Reasons to Become a Vegetarian
• The climate benefits of veganism and vegetarianism
• Being vegan won’t make you perfect, but it’s easier than you may think
• Vegetarian and meat-eating children
• Are Vegetarian Diets Healthy for Growing Kids?
• 19 Vegan Dinner Recipes for Healthy Blood Pressure
• 8 Essential Supplements You Should Take if You’re Vegan
• Vegetarianism Pros & Cons
• More and More South Koreans Are Going Vegetarian 
• Vegan Korea · 채식 | Facebook
• Busan Veggie Club | Facebook
• @bevegan21
• Vegan Restaurants in Busan

Vocabulary

• intake
• emissions
• sustainable
• concoction
• pediatrician
• fortified
• zesty
• savory
• deficiency
• stereotype

Discussion Questions: 

1. Have you ever considered being a vegetarian or eating less meat?
2. If you’ve tried it, how did it go?
3. What would motivate you to become more vegetarian? (health, environment, animal rights, other)
4. What do you think would be the hardest part of ‘going vegetarian’?
5. If you had to eat only meat and vegetables for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
6. Do you know any vegetarians? What are their eating habits like?
7. When you eat meat, do you think about where it came from and if the animal suffered?
8. What would you do if your boy/girlfriend had very different eating habits (like being a vegan)?
9. Which animal products would be the hardest for you to give up?
   (Beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, milk, cheese)
10. if you had to make dinner for a vegetarian friend, what would you make?
11. Do you know of any vegetarian-friendly restaurants or local foods?

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