How can u claim to be a vegeterian if....?

Question

u still eat chicken, turkey, fish, eggs. I understand vegans dont eat dairy or eggs. But if ur a vegeterian i think its ok to eat butter cheese and milk, but not any kind of meat

Answer 1

You can't.

Simple as that really.

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

simple.

How come every day on this site i see the phrases "semi" and "flexi" vegetarian and yet no-one can pont me to any dictionary that has these terms. Is Yahoo Answers in a parallel "make up whatever you want" universe ?

If people can't be bothred to be vegetarains then they shouldn't pinch the word and corrupt it. How lnsulting and lazy is that, erh ?

If i were a Catholic and went into a mosque once a week does that make me a flexi-Muslim ? Eh ?

Answer 2

vegeterians eat no meats of any kinds, eggs being the grey area,but do consume byproducts.
Vegans eat no meat or animal byproducts such as cheese,butter or eggs
If you claim to be a vegeterian but still eat chicken,turkey,fish and such Im sorry to say all you have done is elimanated red meats from your diet. Yes it is healtheir but along way from being a vegeterian. Also I would like to add if this later diet is your chose for moral reasons against cruelty then frankly your just pulling the wool over your eyes. GO PETA

Answer 3

Some people consider meat to only be red meat; chicken, turkey, fish, etc aren't "meat". I think you're right, I'm even one of those people myself (only eat chicken, turkey, and fish) and don't consider myself vegetarian.

Someone who eats eggs however, can still be vegetarian as eggs are not meat. Eggs that are consumed by humans were never fertilized and therefore would never become a chicken...duck....whatever.

Answer 4

there are many catagories of vegetarian.

The basics are:

Lacto-ovo vegetarianism Doesn't eat any king of flesh but does it dairy and eggs.

Lacto vegetarianism Does not eat flesh or eggs but does eat milk products.

Ovo vegetarianism Does not eat milk or flesh but does eat eggs.

Veganism eats no flesh, dairy or eggs.

Then there is:

Fruitarianism is a diet of only fruit, nuts, seeds, and other plant matter that can be gathered without harming the plant.

Macrobiotic diet is a diet of mostly whole grains and beans, though it allows the consumption of fish.

Natural hygiene in its classic form recommends a diet principally of raw vegan foods.

Raw veganism is a diet of fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, and vegetables.

Freeganism — argues that all commodities produced under capitalism, not only those from animal sources, contribute to exploitation and avoid buying anything, including food. Freegans thus focus on acquiring foods and other commodities by means other than purchasing, including dumpster diving, foraging for wild plants, and gardening with intent to cause as little violence and ecological destruction as possible through their consumption. While many freegans are vegans or vegetarians, others will eat animal products recovered from dumpsters that would otherwise go to waste on the belief that doing this does not encourage further animal exploitation.

Terminology related to vegetarianism is not universally accepted. All definitions agree that vegetarians do not eat "meat", but some people who are not true vegetarians interpret "meat" to include only mammals or to exclude fish and/or shellfish. These distinctions have led to the following diets and terminology:

Pescetarianism (sometimes called "Pesco-vegetarianism") — A diet in which the only animals consumed are fish or other seafood.

Pollotarianism — A diet in which the only animals consumed are fowl.

Flexitarianism — A diet that consists primarily of vegetarian food, but that allows occasional exceptions.

I would say your friend is NOt a vegetarian, maybe they could claim to be a "Flexitarian" though...

Answer 5

Simple, Vegetarians do not eat Meats and eats Dairy and Eggs, Vegans do not eat Meat or Dairy or Eggs.

Answer 6

you are NOT vegetarian if you eat poultry or fish. You are pescatarian if you eat fish only. Eggs are ok for veggies because it is an UNFERTILIZED egg, not a chick (I equate it to a human womans period) and because the animal readily gave up the milk or eggs, and didnt have to die doing it. To be a vegetarian means no animal FLESH of any kind, such as gelatin (made from bones, hooves, and skins) Vegans do not consume ANY animal products or by products;

Answer 7

I don't understand your question. Is there a question? As a Vegetarian it might be ok to eat butter, cheese, and milk, but if you claim to care about animals it isn't. Cows suffer and die for milk. Chickens suffer and die for eggs. Many argue that milk, and eggs are worse for animals than meat is, simply because they are alive for much longer when they produce these products.

Answer 8

chicken, turkey, and fish ARE meat. so i agree. but eggs technically aren't meat because the egg was never fertilized. i still feel bad when i eat an egg though so I'm trying to stop.

Answer 9

Vegetarians don't eat any sort of meat, it doesn't matter if it's red or white. They may however eat dairy and eggs. Vegans don't eat any animal products at all. Some hard core vegans I know won't even eat honey...

Answer 10

They probably don't know what they're talking about. There are only two types of vegetarians. The Lacto vegetarian (a vegetarian that eats dairy products) and Vegan (a philosophy and lifestyle that involves the avoidance of using animals and animal products for food, clothing and other purposes, motivated by a wish to avoid causing harm to animals).