Milk is Vegetarian food or Non vegetarian ?

Question

Please explain your answer with logic to justify.

I did not wanted to know Laco-vegetarian or Ovo-vegetarian. We can make many such words like 'Chicko-vegetarian', 'Beefo-vegetarian' and so on..
I do not wanted to analyse it on the basis of people's food habit. In simple word please tell me Milk should be considered Vegetarian or Non-vegetarian ?

Answer 1

First of all, there is not even a single real/true vegetarian, why?
ask yourself, who fed you when you're still a baby? your mum! And what does she fed you with? Milk!
So the myth of true/real vegetarians ever existed are busted! (Unless you're a clone)

Second, why you guys don't consume non vegetarian food and drink? Afraid of getting fat?

Third, humans are omnivores, not herbivores!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Some vegetarians drink milk since the cow was not killed in the process. HOWEVER, many vegetarians are highly aware of the cruelty of the dairy industry and do not consume milk for that reason.
I am a vegetarian and I do not consume cow's milk for ANYTHING.
I don't think you can give milk a definite category as being veggie or non-veggie. Vegetarians are vegetarians for different reasons. Some are because medically, they cannot efficiently digest animal products, some are for animal rights, some for religious reasons...the list goes on. The reasoning behind their decision has a lot to do with their personal stance. If I HAD to give an answer, I would say it's non-veggie.

BTW -vegans are the ones who do not consume animal products whatsoever and they would not drink milk. (Some other answerers are a little confused about the difference between vegan and vegetarian)

Answer 4

that question has been asked many times here!
Most Vegetarians do drink milk, it's dairy. Those vegetarians that don't drink milk they say they are non-dairy vegetarians! Vegan's drink non-dairy milk such as soya milk, coconut milk, rice milk! It's simple vegetarians just don't eat meat.. they do drink dairy milk and eat eggs. It's Vegans that don't eat eggs and don't drink dairy milk. Yeast companies supply much of the vitamin D that's added to most enriched milks yeast is a mushroom source. So it's rare that D vitamin be from animal! You can also get unriched milk.. I seen it in Health food stores! Dairy Milk is Vegetarian mostly.

Answer 5

It is a vegetarian food because milk comes from cows naturally. But, it is not a vegan food because it's an animal product. And to obtain animal product such as milk, most of the time dairy farmers use trick such as making the cows pregnant by injecting sperm on them so they can produce milk. However, when nursing, a cow cannot get pregnant, so in order to obtain more milk, farmers usually take the veal away and then the new cycle for the cow begins and they can get pregnant again.

Answer 6

Non Vegetarian. My sister is a vegetarian. Says she wont eat anything with a face. She also drinks only soy milk. Because of the milk coming out of the cow etc.
I think she's nuts,I spose cuz she's my sister and all. She is smart tho, She researches everything first before she does it and really gets into it, along with her work outs and long walks.I gotta luv her. Well there's my answer fir you.

Answer 7

I would say a non vegetarian. Even though some vegetarians do drink milk but they say a true vegetarian doesn't eat or drink any product that comes from an animal.

Answer 8

Milk is not a food in and of itself, but can be called a food as it gives nutrients....sheeps milk, goats milk, cows milk. Milk can be consumed either by liquid or solid (cheese, sour cream etc or many varieties by vegetarians.)
Some vegetarians claim that chicken and fish are fine by vegetarian diets, just no red meat.
Lacto-Ovo vegetarians do consume animal by products, such as milk, cheese, and eggs, but do not consume flesh of any kind, including fish and chicken.
Vegans choose not to consume flesh or flesh by-products, but eat only foods that are grown from the ground. These include but are not limited to fruits, nuts and legumes.
For most vegetarians and vegans, vegetable stocks are used in place of chicken, veal, or beef stock in cooking, and some strict vegans and some vegetarians, refrain from preserved food of any kind, including condiments.
All vegetarians eat fruits, nuts and legumes, as do our friends that like pork chops and steaks and fried chicken.
I sure got way off topic here, but hope it helped.
I happen to love whole milk, none of that 2% or skim for me, and love cheeses, and beef and chicken and fish and pork chops, and ....

Answer 9

Milk itself is vegetarian. The animal is not harmed, but it is obviously not vegan because it is an animal product.
IMPORTANT: The vitamin D added to most brands of milk is not vegetarian. It is usually derived from a cow, pig, or fish source, involving the killing of the animal. Rarely though, it is derived from mushrooms also, so you would need to contact the company from whom you buy your milk to confirm whether or not it is animal-friendly.

Answer 10

Milk is an animal product, so it would not be counted as vegan (the die hard vegetarians).

The majority of vegetarians, though, are more moderate and incorporate milk and other dairy products, and sometimes even incorporate certain kinds of meat (my father-in-law is vegetarian, with the exception that he will eat certain kinds of seafood.