Part III

You are going to read about four women who are vegetarian. For questions 1-15, choose from the women (A-D). The women may be chosen more than once.

EAT TO LIVE

Which woman

was influenced by someone?	1
is aware that she might not be eating a healthy diet?	2
admits to not always making homemade food?	3
has joined an organisation to find out more?	4
has enjoyed cooking for a long time?	5
was surprised when she found out what was in convenience food?	6
checked with a specialist that being a vegetarian is healthy?	7
dislikes some vegetarian food?	8
is vegetarian for moral reasons?	9
still enjoys eating the occasional meat dish?	10
had some problems at first?	11
took a while to decide to change?	12
suffers physically after eating meat?	13
lives with someone who doesn't completely agree with her?	14
never enjoyed eating meat?	15

A LUISA

Luisa has been a vegetarian for four and a half years. She says, 'I've never really liked meat, and throughout my teens ate less and less of it. Then, I went abroad on holiday one year and when I came back I decided to give up meat for good. I'm more interested in food and cooking now

than I used to be. My husband and I love food and we spend hours experimenting with different recipes - there's so much you can do with vegetarian food. Our favourite foods are mainly Italian and Indian. We probably eat too much fat in our diet and are aware that we need to cut down. We're not that keen on brown rice and lentils. I also hate things that try to imitate meat. I study labels carefully but we don't worry too much when we eat out.'

B RACHEL

Rachel has been a vegetarian for four months. 'It was my New Year's resolution,' she says. 'It's been a real eye-opener. I didn't realise that a lot of things I eat - like sauces - have meat products in them. I became a member of the Vegetarian Society to get more information. It's made me realise how much goes into our food and how little we consumers know. I eat lots of pasta and lentils because they are so cheap and easy to prepare. At first I put on a lot of weight because of all the cheese I was eating. Now I'm much better at experimenting with food and I'm enjoying cooking new things. I'm now trying to convince the other people in my flat to become vegetarian too.'

C CHLOE

Having a vegetarian boyfriend at school led Chloe to think about giving up meat. Then she saw a TV programme about badly treated farm animals and it gave her the final push. 'I gave it up

there and then,' she says. 'I did worry about my kids eating only vegetarian food, but my doctor says it's fine. As a family, we eat a lot of fresh food, pasta and lentils, and try to eat organic food - although it’s not always easy. I do use convenience food quite a bit as I work full-time. We don't often eat puddings and usually have fresh fruit after a meal. The children have the worst time because their friends tell them it's unhealthy to be vegetarian. However, the children are keen to stay vegetarian.'

D KATE

'I love vegetarian food and cat it at least four days a week, sometimes more,' says Kate. 'I prefer the taste, textures and flavours - there are so many interesting ingredients to choose from. I've never been a great meat eater, even as a child, but I haven't been persuaded to cut out meat entirely, as 1 love dishes like chicken curry and salmon. I've been a keen cook for years. Being vegetarian has made me more aware of my health. When I do eat meat, I feel sleepy and slow.