- VB6
- n.A person who eats a vegan diet before 6:00 PM, and then whatever they want after that. [From the phrase vegan before 6.]Example Citations:VB6. No, it's not a tomato cocktail or the latest version of a computer programming language. VB6 is short for Vegan Before 6, the increasingly popular veggie-heavy diet that converts say can do wonders for both the body and the planet.Coined and devise by food writer Mark Bittman, the regime is pretty self-explanatory: No animal products, processed food or simple carbohydrates during the day. After 6 p.m., anything goes.—Alexandra Gill, " Tick tock, it's steak o'clock: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/tick-tock-its-steak-oclock/article1154369/," The Globe and Mail,May 27, 2009VB6: Refers to vegetarian or vegan before 6 p.m. Someone who eats meat and in some cases animal products of any sort only with the evening meal.—Shari Rudavsky, " Meat is off the menu for many seeking path to better health: http://www.indystar.com/article/20090430/LIVING01/904300384/1083/LIVING01/Meat+is+off+the+menu+for+many+seeking+path+to+better+health," The Indianapolis Star, April 30, 2009Earliest Citation:You mention here that you had cooked rice on hand. Well, since becoming "VB6", I've begun to have many cooked things "on hand". I put 4 pots on the stove at once and fill each with about 1 lb. with dried legumes, or rice or grains. Then into zip lock bags and into the freezer.—Mats Flemstrom, " What I Had for Breakfast This Morning" (comment): http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/what-i-had-for-breakfast-this-morning/?scp=4&sq=vb6&st=cse\#comment-41677, The New York Times, February 18, 2009Related Words: Categories:
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