Apparently an early Jewish/Christian sect who called themselves Ebionites claimed to have originated from the pre-Christian Nazarite discipline, and among other interesting things, argued that Jesus and John the Baptist were vegetarians. Some believe the Locust/Carob controversy might have started with them. I understand that some communities of Jewish Essenes, such as those at Qumran, are also reputed to have practiced strict vegetarianism. None of these stories are clear and unambiguous enough to be very conclusive, nor do I think it matters what John the Baptist ate, but it is certainly an entertaining bit of triva.
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