I am a vegetarian and I haven't ate meat or fish do I qualify as a true vegetarian?

Answer 1

You qualify to be a vegetarian if you do not eat beef, pork, poultry, seafood or any game meat. Some people still use the by-products (such as eggs, milk or cheese) and they are still considered veganterians.

To be a vegan not only do you have to exclude all forms of meat but also any of the by-products of animals, such as no animal fat in foods, be careful of shortening and other things like that.

Answer 2

simple.

A vegetarian does not eat any meat, fish, poultry or slaughter by-products.

If thats you, then you are a vegetarian.

There is no such thing as a "true" vegetarian.

You are either veggie, or not

An animal is either dead, or not.

"googling" Veggie in not the way to get the truth. The thruth needs to come from authorative moderated accepted experts. In the vegetarian world the 2 most widely accepted international authorities on vegetarian issues are The Vegetarian Society www.vegsoc.org.uk , and the international Vegetarian Union, www.ivu.org

Both of which use this definition:
A vegetarian does not eat any meat, fish, poultry or slaughter by-products.

"Dee" is slightly wrong. A vegetarian would NEVER eat geletine as its a slaugher by-product. Whats the different between eating a slab of beef and ground up bones ? None, it all requires killing the animal.

Answer 3

To be classed as vegetarian one can eat anything which does not require the animal to be killed - eggs, cheese, milk etc are allowed; all meat and fish, gelatine, certain additives including some colourings etc are not.

To be classed as vegan one can only eat non-animal produce ie nothing which has come from an animal, dead or alive.

So, if you eat no meat, fish or other things from dead animals, then yes, you are vegetarian.

Answer 4

That is kinda a tricky question. Some vegetarians dont eat cheese or milk, and they only call people the same as them vegetarians. But some eat cheese and milk, and they consider people like them vegetarians.

It really all depends. If you google vegetarianism you will find many different definitions of vegetarianism. I think that as long as you arent eating any kind of animal flesh, then you are a true vegetarian.

I know that it is kinda confusing but I hope this helps.....

Answer 5

I know we have been saying things around here lately like "true vegetarian," but there is no such thing as "true-vegetarian," as in, the "true" part in not included in the label or term itself. I am not sure if that is part of your confusion, but I could see how it would be as of late.

We have just been saying things like "true vegetarian" as a way to communicate with the crazy people who think it is ok to eat fish, saying that those people are not true (as in actual) vegetarians.

You are a vegetarian, but like me, you are a hyphenated vegetarian, as in you eat things other than vegetables, which you add to the word vegetarian using hyphens.

You are an ovo-lacto-vegetarian. I am still a lacto-vegetarian because I haven't yet found the will to give up milk chocolate and the occasional cheese. :)

It is acceptable to simply refer to yourself as a vegetarian; these days it has come to mean more of "I don't eat the flesh of the dead," as opposed to it's original meaning of "I only eat vegetables."

Answer 6

If you do not eat meat or fish, but still eat dairy and eggs you are consider an lacto-ovo vegetarian. To learn more about the definition of a lacto-ovo vegetarian check out this web link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacto-ovo_vegetarianism

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Answer 7

If you eat neither meat nor fish, then you are a vegetarian. A vegan is someone who eats no animal products at all (example: Eggs, milk, honey, gelatin, etc.) A vegetarian simply eats no MEAT or POULTRY or FISH products.

Answer 8

I think that qualifies. There are many different types of veggies, I eat eggs and cheese and I think that qualifies me under one type of veggie, and then there are others that won't eat eggs dairy or anything derived from an animal, which are vegans. So were all under the general category of veggies.

Answer 9

If you eat cheese, or eggs, drink milk, you could still be called a vegetarian. But, if you only eat produce and no type of animal protein, thats a vegan.

Answer 10

Yes you are. Congratulations. You are now a lacto-ovo-vegetarian, the most common kind of vegetarian.

If you want to be a vegan, you have to eliminate dairy, eggs and honey as well.