semi vegetarianism section i like flyer 's intention in that one's recent edits though i find the particulars a little unclear here is my proposal for the section semi vegetarian diets semi vegetarian diets primarily consist of vegetarian foods though occasional exceptions are made for some non vegetarian foods including fish poultry and even red meat these diets may be followed by those who choose to reduce the amount of animal flesh consumed as a way of transitioning to a vegetarian diet or for health environmental or other reasons the term semi vegetarian is contested by most vegetarian groups who believe that vegetarianism must exclude all animal flesh many individuals describe themselves as vegetarian while practicing a semi vegetarian diet semi vegetarian diets include flexitarianism a diet that consists primarily of vegetarian food but includes occasional exceptions such as red meat pescetarianism a diet that is mainly vegetarian but also includes fish and sometimes other seafood pollotarianism a diet that is mainly vegetarian but also includes poultry