Person who will not eat meat unless it is sustainably derived. This means the person will only eat free-range meat, grass-fed (beef), with no additives.
For his new year's resolution, Alex decided to go sustainitarian. He always asks the waiter if the meat is free-range, oftentimes embarrasing the restaurant. To this day he has had to settle with vegetarian options.
by Sustainitarian March 10, 2011
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Different than a vegetarian (who may eat factory-farmed dairy), or a vegan (who will not eat animal products of any kind) a "sustainatarian" is a person who eats a mostly plant-based diet with occasional sustainable meat, meaning that it is locally and humanely raised. The term also refers to buying fair trade, organic, recycled, reused and/or reusable food, clothing and consumer goods wherever there is a choice.
Different than a vegetarian (who may eat factory-farmed dairy), or a vegan (who will not eat animal products of any kind) a "sustainatarian" is a person who eats a mostly plant-based diet with occasional sustainable meat, meaning that it is locally and humanely raised. The term also refers to buying fair trade, organic, recycled, reused and/or reusable food, clothing and consumer goods wherever there is a choice.
"Being a strict sustainatarian, I only buy beef if I can get it from pastured cows raised comfortably on a local small-scale farm".
by KellyMcKenna July 24, 2011
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One who only partakes of food that is "sustainably sourced:" for example, vegetarian fare, sustainably caught seafood, or sustainably raised, or game, meat. While a vegetarian meal is Sustainatarian, not all Sustainatarian meals are meat-free;
A dietary preference as described above.
A dietary preference as described above.
by KitsuneLeah March 12, 2012
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