Vegetarian dishes Vegetarian cuisine refers to food that meets vegetarian standards by excluding meat and animal tissue products. For lacto-ovo vegetarianism, eggs and dairy products such as milk and cheese are permitted. The strictest forms of vegetarianism are veganism and fruitarianism, which exclude all animal products, including dairy products as well as honey, and even some refined sugars if filtered and whitened with bone char. The American Dietetic Association has stated that a properly planned vegetarian diet is "healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provides health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases". Best Vegetarian recipes follow a well balanced plant-based diet including vegetables, fruits, cereal grains, nuts, and seeds, with or without dairy products and eggs. Semi-vegetarian diets consist mainly of vegetarian dishes, but may include also fish or poultry.
