What's the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan?

Question

Honestly, I'd like to know, I have an idea but I am not sure,

Answer 1

True vegetarians don't eat meat but they'll consume other products that come from animals (milk etc). Vegeterians do not eat fish. There is a branch of vegetarianism that is termed for people that eat fish but I forget what it is called. But again, true vegeterians do not eat ANY meat including fish. There are different forms of vegetarianism that allow for different things in your diet. For the most part vegetarians don't eat any meats including eggs and fish but will consume dairy products such as milk. Although I can stress that some vegetarian diets differ from person to person.
Ex: Ovo vegetarian eats eggs but not dairy products.

Vegans don't consume any meat products or products that contain anything that comes from an animal.

Answer 2

A vegetarian doesn't eat meat, but eats things that have
both eggs and dairy.

A vegan is a vegetarian that will not eat or use any animal products: no eggs, no dairy, no honey...
only things that are from plants and animals didn't make. They also won't wear wool or use any product that has bi-products in it that come from animals... basically everything from soap to clothes to food has to be simply plant-based.

Answer 3

There are lots of different kinds of vegetarians. The main ones who eat no meat/fish/poultry are Lacto-Vegetarian=consumes dairy, Ovo-Vegetarian=consumes eggs, Lacto-Ovo-vegetarians consume dairy and eggs. Vegan, as far as diet is the strictist. No meat/fish/poultry or dairy or eggs. Some, like me, also do not consume refined sugar (it is refined using charred animal bones--gross!), hydrogenated oils, diglycerides, or even honey. Some vegans will not wear leather, use certain products, anything that exploits animals.

Answer 4

A vegetarian does not eat meat. However, they do eat products that come from animals like cheese, milk, and so forth. Vegans do not eat anything that comes from an animal

Answer 5

Vegans do not even consume any dairy products. Many Hindus and Jains are known to be vegans. People who have lactose intolerance should become vegans. It is also advisable for diabetes patients since lactose is also another form of sugar.

Vegetarians optionally consume dairy products. They do NOT consume *any* form of meat including fish that is obtained by killing!

Those who consume eggs are known as eggetarians.

Answer 6

Vegans only will eat food that is not alive and that is not form an animal, i.e, no eggs no milk. Vegetarian eat fish and can cook food, just no animals such as beef and pork.

Answer 7

Vegetarians don't eat meat. Vegans are a lot more hardcore and won't eat anything with animal byproducts such as eggs.

Answer 8

A vegetarian eats no meat. A vegan eats no meat as well as no animal byproducts ie: honey, gelatin, eggs, dairy etc...I think they avoid leather products too. But that is extreme.

Answer 9

Vegans will not eat any meat anything dairy or that came from an animal. No pork, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, or anything containing these products. Often, they will also that use anything made with animal, such as leather or suede.

Answer 10

A vegetarian will usually eat fish and or chicken. A vegan wont eat meat, fish, turkey or chicken.