am i a vegetarian if i eat eggs?

Question

i'm not asking if i'm a vegan.

Answer 1

Yes you are.
Lacto is a term used for milk or dairy, so a lacto-vegetarian will still eat things that contain dairy products.
Ovo is the term for eggs, so a person who is ovo-vegetarian will still eat things that have eggs in it.
A lacto-ovo vegetarian 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 2

Yes if you don't eat any fish or meat items!
Vegetarians don't eat fish or meat items but
some do eat eggs and cheese or drink milk!
The idea of being vegetarian no animals had to die for what a vegetarian consumes!
Vegans on the other hand don't eat anything from animals whatsoever. Vegans won't drink cows or goats milk. Vegans won't eat regular ice cream made from cows or goats milk. Vegans won't eat cheese for such either. Vegans won't use coffee whitener cause it does contain some milk items. Even Margarine contains some milk products. It's too difficult and too expensive to be a Vegan! It's not hard to be a Vegetarian though! I am a Vegetarian. You might be interested in the Veggy Corner recipe book available from www.dollardaysplus.biz!

Answer 3

I true VEGAN does not eat no meat, no flesh.
So that means anything of that's made of flesh or meat as well.
Since eggs come from chicken many would consider you not to be a true Vegetarian, but since there are SO many terms out nowadays.

You are, what you say you are, and if you like eggs, EAT 'EM!
Forget what other think, its what you think.

Answer 4

Vegetarians generally are willing to eat eggs, cheese, and other animal products, but not meat. Vegans will not eat anything that comes from an animal. Therefore, if you eat eggs but not meat, you can be a vegetarian, but not a vegan.

Answer 5

Yes you are a vegitarian, just not a vegan. An egg is basically nothing because it has not been fertilized. And vegans are more complex than vegitarians. No meat products or fish or poultry and no animal by-products like milk, cotton, eggs, cheese etc.

Answer 6

"Stiggy's" answer is the correct one. There are different degrees vegetarians. Many people who know enough about vegans do not feel sure that they will get all the required protein components at once. Consequently, they suplement their diets with some sort of animal protein such as eggs, milk, cheese, etc. Please make a thorough study of the subject so that you are able to determine that you are getting the required nutrients in your diet. Remember all proteins must be ingested at the same time and many vitamins and minerals require each other to be effective.

Answer 7

There are different types of vegetarians
1. Lacto-ovo vegetarians eat dairy products and eggs in addition to vegetables, fruits, grians & seafood
2. Vegetarians eat fruits, vegetables, grains & seafood
2. Vegans do not eat any type of animal products including seafood

Answer 8

It's a personal choice. You are a vegetarian, but if you feel bad about eating eggs, you could become an ova-vegetarian which is vegetarian without eating eggs.

Answer 9

Yes you are, although a smaller number of vegetarians prefer not to eat them. But if you're not eating any meat or fish then you are a vegetarian whether you eat eggs or not.

Answer 10

Yes that means you are an ovo vegetarian

I am a lacto-ovo-vegetarian so I eat both milk and eggs.

1) Pescatarian (also spelled pescetarian)
The word “pescatarian” is occasionally used to describe those who abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish. Although the word is not commonly used, more and more people are adopting this kind of diet, usually for health reasons or as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian diet.
2) Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian
You don’t have to be vegetarian to love vegetarian food! “Flexitarian” is a term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat.
3) Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo- vegetarian)
When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians. People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians (“lacto” comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo” for egg).
Lacto-vegetarian is used to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products.

Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs.

4) Vegan
Vegans do not eat meat of any kind and also do not eat eggs, dairy products, or processed foods containing these or other animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin. Many vegans also refrain from eating foods that are made using animal products that may not contain animal products in the finished process, such as sugar and some wines. There is some debate as to whether certain foods, such as honey, fit into a vegan diet.
5) Raw vegan/Raw food diet
A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius). “Raw foodists” believe that foods cooked above this temperature have lost a significant amount of their nutritional value and are harmful to the body.
6) Macrobiotic
The macrobiotic diet, revered by some for its healthy and healing qualities, includes unprocessed vegan foods, such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and allows the occasional consumption of fish. Sugar and refined oils are avoided. Perhaps the most unique qualifier of the macrobiotic diet is its emphasis on the consumption of Asian vegetables, such as daikon, and sea vegetables, such as seaweed.