1. Flexitarians By: Shelby Miller, Jamie Bahar, Joe Kravetz, Jeremy Myers.

2. Definition A flexitarian diet is eating mostly vegetables like a vegetarian but then also eating some meat every now or then. The flexitarian diet is becoming more and more popular to this day.

3. Groups Findings The flexitarian diet is the best of both worlds because one would get the benefits of being a vegetarian but still getting the protein of meat. Low calorie, vegetable based diet where meat is switched out for other plant based proteins. Ex: Cashews, Beans, Tofu, Edemame, Peas, etc. Being a flexitarin can help improve someone's health.

4. Thesis The flexitarian diet is a healthy alternative to eating meat all the time. This is a vegetable- based diet with little meat, where a person gets his or her protein from plant proteins. This diet can be a lead in to vegetarianism or just a healthier lifestyle.

5. Shelbys Thoughts Selected Document: The Flexitarian Diet by Kathleen Zelman Position: Describes the benefits of a Flexitarian Diet Rhetorical Strategies: Rhetorical Question Repetition of Ideas Loaded Words

6. Jamies Opinion Selected Document: Science: Part-Time Vegetarians by Karen Springen Position: The authors position for this article is that being a flexitarian is a healthy alternative to being a vegetarian. Its almost like being a vegetarian, but with the exception that you can eat meat every now and then. Rhetorical Strategies: Appeals to reason Appeals to Emotions Exposition Diction

7. Joes View Selected Document: Flexitarians can have their meat and not eat it too By: Nanci Hellmich Position: She believes that the flexitarian diet is a good idea for people that want to eat meat still while being a vegetarian. Rhetorical Strategies: Connotation Tone Appeals to Reason

8. Jeremys Judgment Selected Document: Should you be a flexitarian By Jennifer Nelson Position: To inform the reader about a flexitarian alternative to a strict vegetarian diet Rhetorical Strategies: Appeal to logic Rhetorical questions Repetition of words Tone Appeal to emotion.

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10. Bibliography http://go4internet.appspot.com/www.dailymotion.com/vide o/xfsdv6_how-to-follow-the-flexitarian-diet_newshttp://go4internet.appspot.com/www.dailymotion.com/vide o/xfsdv6_how-to-follow-the-flexitarian-diet_news Hellmich, Nanci. "Flexitarians Can Have Their Meat and Not Eat It, Too." USA Today. Web.. Nelson, Jennifer. "Nutrition and Healthy Eating." Should You Be a Flexitarian? 22 Feb. 2011. Web.. "Meet the 'flexitarians': Meat-eating Vegetarians - Health - Fitness - Diet and Fitness - Msnbc.com." Msnbc.com - Breaking News, Science and Tech News, World News, US News, Local News- Msnbc.com. 16 Mar. 2004. Web. 25 Oct. 2011..