Vegitarian Vs. Vegan?

Question

I want input.
Which one is 'better' in your opinion?
What can you eat as a vegitarian that you can' t eat as a vegan?
Which is easier?
What do you eat?
Any information would be fabulous.

Answer 1

It really kind of depends on what kind of vegetarian
you are. I was a horrible vegetarian but I am a
super vegan.

Some locto-ovo vegs are a lot better than I was
at sticking to nutritious foods.

Once I become conscious of all the hidden
sugars and animal products I started to filter out all
the junk. My vegetable servings went up from about
three or four to about ten to twelve a day after becoming
vegan.

The harmony that have with nature is
worth the planning and effort.

It's definitely better on my conscience for me
to be vegan.

Good luck with whatever decision you make

Answer 2

I am a vegetarian myself. It is farily new to me, but I strongly believe in it, none the less. In my opinion vegan is the purest way to consume food and perhaps the most dedicated out of all forms of vegetarianism. Then again it is also the hardest form of Vegetarianism. With only the ability to consume pure, non meat, poultry, eggs, canned foods, dairy products, most food is out of the question, including certain drinks, such as milk and several snacks, and junk food... there is a very limited area. This leaves only vegetables, fruits, seeds, and grains, to eat on a regular basis, where in many cases that is not an option, unless the person chooses to simply not to eat, and that is definitely the wrong path to take. So if you are in the right position and have strong beliefs in Vegetarianism, you might want to reach for the Vegan, but started as a Semi-Vegetarian(someone who occasionally eats red meat) to a Lacto, or Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian before taking that final step into becoming a complete Vegan.

Answer 3

A vegetarian eats no meat or fish, including meat-based products such as beef or chicken broth. A vegan eats no animal products at all, including meat, fish, dairy, eggs, etc.

With both diets, you need to really educate yourself on nutrition to ensure you get enough protein and calcium in your diet, and make sure you eat enough fruits and vegetables. Many people make the mistake of eating a lot of fattening foods as their main foods like french fries and cheese pizza and end up gaining weight.

Obviously with both diets you are limiting the things you can eat, so there will be times that it will be challenging to stick with it. My sister has been a vegetarian for 15 years, and sometimes when eating out you only have 1 or 2 choices of what to eat. Once you are vegetarian for a while you will find that you no longer crave the foods that you can no longer eat, and if you do cheat and eat them that they may even make you sick to your stomach.

Personally I am not a vegetarian or vegan, but have thought about it. I do limit my red meat to very seldom if ever, and I never eat veal.

Answer 4

i am a strict vegetarian, have been for over three years, and have never once faltered or even had a desire to eat meat since i stopped. i dont eat eggs, or drink milk (soy milk tastes better in my opinion), and i prefer dairy free substitutes for most products (cream cheese, sour cream, etc) cheese is the thing that i have a hard time giving up. i work at a pizza place, and that doesnt help the trying to stop eating cheese thing. i think that going vegan is a good idea if you know what you are doing and can maintain a healthy vegan diet.
i would recommend trying the different vegan alternatives for dairy products and see how you feel about them. if you have a nice coop near you check it out, they will have lots of cruelty-free eating tips.

Answer 5

It really depends on your moral choices. As people above have stated: Vegetarians don't eat meat - Vegans don't eat anything that has animal by-products. (As well as the things mentioned above it also includes things like jello, which contains an animal geletain) If you are not eating meat because you believe killing animals is wrong, chances are you believe that treating them cruelly is also wrong. Lots of animals are kept alive in horrible conditions in order to give us their milk or eggs. If you have control over your groceries, it is easy to make the choice to buy "cage free" eggs, or milk given from "free-range" dairy cows. It's not so easy to control the source when you are dining out. If you make a true effort to try new and exotic things, you can provide yourself with all the nutrients you need. When you hear about vegetarians or vegans being unhealthy, it's probably because they haven't made the effort to include things in their diet which would give them the vitamins and minerals their bodies need. Being vegan it's harder to eat out at restaurants and other social events. But not impossible. I am a vegetarian and my partner is vegan. I usually end up eating vegan when we cook our meals together. I don't feel deprived of anything. And I feel healthier and more energized. When I go overboard on things with a lot of fatty cheese, I get sluggish. Both (vegetarian and vegan) are just a different life style than what is mainstream so it takes a little more effort, but I truly believe the benefits are worth it.

Answer 6

As a vegetarian, you CAN eat eggs, egg products, milk, milk products such as cheese, and honey. These you can't eat as a vegan. It is easier and has more varitey to be a vegan, but vegans are better for animals, their bodies and the environment. I am a plain vegetarian, so I can't comment on which I think is "better". Veg*ns can eat anything that is not for animals, so we CAN eat breads, fruits, vegetables, pastas, nuts, soy, etc. We can also drink almost anything except blood, though many of us don't drink drinks from companies that test on animals (ex. POM Wonderful pomegranite juice- http://www.pomhorrible.com/ ). Many vegetarians rely on soy as a main source of protein and other vitamins. http://www.GoVeg.com/ has pretty much all the other information you would ever want about vegetarianism, reasons to become one, and what we can or cannot eat.

Answer 7

Vegan is better. Vegetarian is easier.
Vegans do not eat any dairy (milk, butter, cheeses, eggs, yogurt, ice cream), honey, gelatin, or anything that even remotely comes from an animal. They do not use products (makeup, cleaners, bath products) that are tested on animals. They don't wear leather, wool, and obviously no fur. Vegetarian is way easier, but vegan is so much better.

Answer 8

obviously vegetarian is easier because you only have to stop meat and gelatin but not eggs, dairy, honey, and many other things. Better? oh hard question, vegetarian is easier by far, but vegan takes away the mistreatment of animals, even if not eating them, not using them for things like eggs and milk.

Answer 9

I think that a vegetarian is better. A vegan is someone who doesn't eat meat AND dairy products.... that means no ice cream during the summer, no cheese on your cracker and pizza, and no honey. If you're a vegetarian, you can still have your dairy products.

Answer 10

In my opinion, veganism is the best.

For my health. Studies have shown that some 75% of breast cancers are from a specific strain of steroid cattle ranchers are giving to cows. Some 80% of prostate cancers are directly linked to dairy.

Dairy is loaded in toxins. Cheese is the leading cause of iron deficiency.

It's better for the environment. The UN has announced that cattle and factory farming is number one thing destroying this planet. Cattle out number people 10 to 1 in America. We only consume a little over 100 pounds of meat a year. But we consume almost 600 pounds of dairy per year. PER PERSON. No wonder we're all fat. Those 10 cows in slavery for each of our dairy needs. Who wants that?

It's better for the workers. The number one most dangerous job right now is factory farming. Factory farming also contributes to poverty, sexism and racism.

I could go on and on but these are really things you need to dig up yourself. Stop the madness. End factory farming. Go vegan. The FDA has loosened the rules on "free range." Now "free range" milk cows need only have "access" to a pasture. They don't have to actually go out in it. Cage free hens are "used" for two years then killed. Such places as Petaluma Farms are improperly gassing their "spent hens" leading the neighbors to dub them "zombie chickens" because they dig themselvs up out of the ground then stumble around. Milk cows are used until they can't breed or produce milk any more then they are killed.

Male calves are used for veal so even if you don't eat veal but you drink milk, you're contributing to veal.

Male chicks are tossed in a dumpster. Some but in trash bags and left to suffocate.

So you're still contributing to killing if you go lacto-ovo.