Should I Be Vegetarian Quiz
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Example Questions From the Test
- Check ahead or eat beforehand, then enjoy whatever suitable options are available
- Attend without planning and decide whether to make an exception when I arrive
- Bring or request an option if appropriate, but remain flexible about making a complete meal
- Choose the food I most want at the event, even if it includes meat
- Return to my previous eating pattern because vegetarian food now seems too expensive
- Use convenience products less often but remain unsure what should replace them
- Build more meals around affordable staples such as beans, lentils, grains, seasonal produce, eggs, or dairy where suitable
- Learn two or three lower-cost meals and use them repeatedly until I have more options
- As evidence that a vegetarian commitment does not currently suit me
- As information about a difficult situation, then return to my chosen approach without treating it as failure
- As a reason to switch to a less strict goal, such as eating vegetarian on selected days
- As a temporary setback that calls for a better plan for similar situations
Should I Be Vegetarian Quiz - Description and methodology of the test
For people considering vegetarian eating, the Should I Be Vegetarian Quiz offers a structured way to examine whether the change fits their present routines, priorities, and practical resources. It suits someone weighing a gradual shift, a trial period, or more consistent meat-free meals. The profile turns vegetarian diet readiness into specific strengths, obstacles, and preparation needs rather than a simple yes-or-no judgment.
What This Assessment Explores
The items cover social plans, travel, shared meals, cost, cravings, protein choices, restrictions, and B12 awareness, while vegetarian meal planning forms one practical theme. They also ask whether your reasons hold when convenience or enjoyment pulls the other way. The profile contains three dimensions:
- Everyday Adaptability (0-15) shows how you handle disruption: Flexible Exploration (0-5), Workable With Preparation (6-10), or Adaptable Routine (11-15).
- Nutrition Planning Skills (0-15) reflects varied meal building and nutrient awareness: Planning Needed (0-5), Developing Foundation (6-10), or Well Prepared (11-15).
- Personal Commitment (0-15) reflects fit with your preferences, priorities, and willingness to change: Exploring (0-5), Meaningful Interest (6-10), or Strong Alignment (11-15).
Together, these scores describe practical fit, not moral superiority or a universal dietary answer.
Methodology and Scientific Basis
Each item presents a concrete situation with four response options. The choices represent different levels of preparation, flexibility, or alignment, allowing patterns to be compared across the questionnaire’s three themes.
The profile reports separate 0-15 totals, but it does not state how many points each answer contributes. Read the result bands as supplied interpretations rather than inferring a hidden formula from the wording of an option.
Lea, Crawford, and Worsley (2006) provide the closest conceptual reference through their work on readiness for plant-based eating. This questionnaire is conceptually consistent with that work, not presented as an adaptation of its instrument. Rickerby and Green (2024) support attention to barriers such as cost, convenience, availability, social settings, and habits. Raj et al. (2025) supports attention to meal variety and nutrients in vegetarian dietary patterns.
For anyone building a vegetarian eating plan, the result is an online self-reflection profile with no stated standardization or validation. Self-report, current circumstances, and self-awareness can shape it, and it cannot determine nutritional adequacy for individual medical needs.
- Lea, E. J., Crawford, D., & Worsley, A. (2006). Consumers' readiness to eat a plant-based diet. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 60(3), 342-351. 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602320
- Rickerby, A., & Green, R. (2024). Barriers to Adopting a Plant-Based Diet in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Nutrients, 16(6), 823. 10.3390/nu16060823
- Raj, S., Guest, N. S., Landry, M. J., Mangels, A. R., Pawlak, R., & Rozga, M. (2025). Vegetarian Dietary Patterns for Adults: A Position Paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 125(6), 831-846.e2. 10.1016/j.jand.2025.02.002
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