Author: Jim

The reality is, vegetarians of the time were probably not trading recipes for the best spinach soufflé. “Their main message was abstinence from a particular kind of food, rather than indulging in and relishing the vegetable foods that were out there,” Stuart says.

Also, fruits and vegetables were considered unhealthy at the time, compared to a hearty diet of meats, Stuart points out. However, when Vitamin C was discovered as a cure for and prevention of scurvy, it offered some validity to the vegetarian diet, Stuart says.