what is the difference between vegan and vegetarian?

Question

Is it hard to change after being a meat eater.....

Answer 1

Vegetarians, as a whole, do not eat red meat. Some also choose to exclude poultry (pollo-veg) and/or seafood (pesco-veg). Because chicken and fish are indeed meat, it's debatable whether most would call it vegetarianism, but they are accepted forms.

Many veg's, in additon to actual flesh, eliminate non-meat animal products like gelatin and caesin. It varies a lot, though.

Drop all meat, but eat eggs and dairy, you're "lacto-ovo-vegetarian"
Drop all dairy products, and eat eggs, you're "ovo-vegetarian"
Drop eggs in all forms, but consume dairy, you're "lacto-vegetarian"

No eggs OR dairy, plus, no non-meat animal products, including honey, and you're, by definition, "vegan".

Go even further, and eat only plants and plant products (nothing grown with bacteria), and you're "macrobiotic" *please note, some macrobiotics DO eat meat. There's more to the philosophy than being non-meat-eaters. So, it's not technically a form of vegetarianism*

Vow not to cook your food, or do anything but pick and eat, and you're "raw-vegan", "raw-macrobiotic", or just "raw".

SO, to answer your question, there are, in fact, EIGHT forms af vegetarianism. (macro's don't count) pollo, pesco, pollo-pesco, ovo, lacto, lacto-ovo, vegan, and raw.

Source(s):

veg, myself (l-o-veg, in case you're curious)

http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-aninsidelook.html

Answer 2

One can surely be a vegetarian by giving up the meat eating. For a few days he should not remember the past he used to eat meat. After some time never in life he would like to eat flesh of dead animals.

Answer 3

a vegetarian eats no meat. a vegan eats no meat,eggs,or anything from the milk group.they also use no animal products such as leather fur ect.

becoming a vegetarian or vegan is hard at first but after awhile its easy.

Answer 4

a vegetarian refrains from eating meats (including fish)

a vegan on the other hand is more detailed in refraining from food. they also do not eat eggs or milk or any dairy at that.

so when you hear someone discussing an ovo-vegetarian, thats the one that doesnt eat eggs.

and when you hear them talking about a lacto-vegetarian,thats the one that does not drinkmilk or dairy products.

and to answer your question above, a vegan still wouldnt eat the egg. its not hard to explain (just think of it like the arguement against abortions.)

Answer 5

A vegetarian eats vegetables and things that might have eggs or 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 6

Vegans don't eat milk produces or Seafood. vegans eat everything organic.Vegetarians just don't eat meat. In simple words vegans are strict vegetarians.

Answer 7

vegan means that you don't eat ANYTHING from an animal, like cheese, milk, meat, eggs, but you can eat like tofu or soy milk. Vegetarian means that you ONLY don't eat meat.

Answer 8

Plain & simple, a vegetarian eats primarily veggies & still includes dairy & sometimes even eggs, in their diet.

Vegan's eat only veggies & nothing that is an animal biproduct. IE: no dairy, no butter (because it came from cream), no eggs, no gelatin. Every thing they eat is vegitation based.

Answer 9

a vegan eats nothing but vegetables. A vegetarian diet is mostly vegetable, but may include eggs, milk, grains, and seafood.

Answer 10

vegetarians don't eat meat while vegans don't eat or use animal product such as honey.