Go to www.allrecipes.com I believe they have a vegetarian section where you can easily find recipes. The main summary is that lacto-vegetarians eat only plant foods, the exception being dairy products. (If you are talking about lacto-ovo vegetarians, they eat dairy and eggs). One reason being that animals aren't killed when milking cows, one isn't "eating an animal" when they drink dairy products, so it is still ethical in their view. Also, they usually feel that dairy is healthful, that they need the protein, calcium, etc. (a myth). Or, they just like the taste so much that they don't want to give it up. People can be vegetarians (of whatever type) for ethical/spiritual reasons, health reasons, or both (or possibly some other reason). So, that is a brief summary, if you want more details then of course I recommend you type lacto vegetarian into Google and search away!

I don't think that lacto-vegetarianism is healthy, dairy products being extremely unhealthy. Well, raw dairy and cultured products such as kefir are okay for many people but the problem is that that's not what most people eat. My description of most lacto-vegetarian food is: A starch (noodles, bread, rice) with a few veggies and then COVERED in melted cheese, a creamy sauce or some such thing. At least, that's all the "vegetarian" choices at most restaurants.
People think that they are being healthier by becoming a vegetarian, and some are, but most aren't. I think an interesting website for you to look at for your project is http://www.westonaprice.org You probably want to check out both sides of the coin on this issue for your project, a pros and cons type thing, or describe the different schools of thought. Below are some particular pages for you to explore! Hope this helps.

-Squeaky

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Go to www.allrecipes.com I believe they have a vegetarian section where you can easily find recipes. The main summary is that lacto-vegetarians eat only plant foods, the exception being dairy products. (If you are talking about lacto-ovo vegetarians, they eat dairy and eggs). One reason being that animals aren't killed when milking cows, one isn't "eating an animal" when they drink dairy products, so it is still ethical in their view. Also, they usually feel that dairy is healthful, that they need the protein, calcium, etc. (a myth). Or, they just like the taste so much that they don't want to give it up. So, that is a brief summary, if you want more details then of course I recommend you type lacto vegetarian into Google and search away!

I don't think that lacto-vegetarianism is healthy, dairy products being extremely unhealthy. Well, raw dairy and cultured products such as kefir are okay for many people but the problem is that that's not what most people eat. My description of most lacto-vegetarian food is: A starch (noodles, bread, rice) with a few veggies and then COVERED in melted cheese, a creamy sauce or some such thing. At least, that's all the "vegetarian" choices at most restaurants.
People think that they are being healthier by becoming a vegetarian, and some are, but most aren't. I think an interesting website for you to look at for your project is http://www.westonaprice.org You probably want to check out both sides of the coin on this issue for your project, a pros and cons type thing, or describe the different schools of thought. Below are some particular pages for you to explore! Hope this helps.

-Squeaky

http://www.westonaprice.org/tour/vegtourindex.html
http://www.westonaprice.org/tour/vegtourindex.html
http://www.westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtvegetarianism.html
http://www.realmilk.com/
http://www.westonaprice.org/transition/dairy.html

i think lacto vegetarinism is only good if the dairy products you consume are from grass fed, free ranging dairy animals.