whats the difference??

Question

what is the difference of a vegan and a vegatarian. because i looked up a recipe and it said vegan - yes vegetarian - no.
im sooo confused!

what are bi products?

Answer 1

A vegetarian does not eat anything that caused the death of an animal. This includes no dead animal flesh (fish IS dead animal flesh) and no gelatin. Gelatin is made from all kinds of dead animal parts, so think of it as you would think of a hot dog. Vegetarians can eat dairy and eggs if they want.

Vegans (to the best of their ability) do not eat OR use anything that came from an animal. This means no flesh, milk, eggs, honey leather, silk, wool etc..

Either you read the recipe a little backwards, or the recipe got their definitions backwards. It would be impossible for a recipe to be vegan but not vegetarian. A vegetarian recipe that is not vegan would be normal to see.

I would like to say that a yeast is a fungus and not an animal. Yeast is in the same category as a mushroom and is therefore edible.


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EDIT- A byproduct is something made from a from something people are already making. I know that sounds odd. We kill animals for meat. But we also realized that we could use the animals to make things before killing them for meat. These things are foods like milk and eggs.

Milk and eggs are considered animal byproducts and vegans do not eat them.

Now gelatin is considered a slaughterhouse byproduct. A slaughterhouse byproduct is a part of an actual dead animal, but not the meat that looks "nice" and can be sold... slaughterhouse byproducts are things like fat, bones, skin and cartilage.

Because the animal had to be killed for slaughterhouse byproducts, vegetarians do not eat them.
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Answer 2

A vegetarian recipe can include eggs, and dairy products - milk, cheese, yogurts (Ova/lacto Vegetarian). A Vegan will eat nothing that comes from animals.
So strictly speaking all Vegan recipes ARE Vegetarian, but not all Vegetarian recipes are Vegan.

Answer 3

A vegetarian doesn't eat any meat.

A vegan doesnt eat meat, eggs, milk, cheese. They dont eat any animal products.

That's weird that a recipe would be vegan, but not vegetarian. Actually, that's impossible. If it's vegan, it would be automatically vegetarian. Vegetarians would be able to eat it.
You will find that some people use the word "vegetarian" to mean vegan, or use the words interchangeably.

Answer 4

If you are a vegetarian, you eat fish? right? That's the usual question I get asked. I have to really be very specific, nothing that crawls, walks, flies, jumps or swims. That includes Seafood, Red & White Meat and everything inbetween that originates from a living creature that has eyes.
Vegetarian do eat animal products. Milk is the primary one. Yogurt & Cheese are secondary derivatives of milk. Eggs has been a big question, some classify it and some don't classify it as vegetarian food.
Vegan go a step further and exclude all the animal products. So essentially they survive on a complete plant based diet.

Commercial yogurt used to contain Gelatin. This ingrediant used to be made from animals. Today it is made in a lab. You can't be really sure though.

Answer 5

A vegan is someone who does not knowingly include ANY animal products in their diet and avoids using animal products elsewhere in their lives. This would include dairy they wont eat dairy products or mayonaise. They wont eggs, honey, yeast or other animal derived products.

A vegetarian does not eat meat but may eat either eggs, honey or dairy in their diet and also wear leather etc. THey may eat cheese but the rennet (unless vegetable rennet) which is very hard to buy - the rennet is derived from the gut of a calf.

This recipe is vegetarian, its vegetarian because it has eggs in it

1/2 block firm tofu (cut into cubes 1cm thick)
1 knob of ginger, findely grated
2 tablespoons of Tamari
I small red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
1 tablespoon raw sugar
(combine all this in a bowl to marinate for 10 mins or so)

2 or 3 spring onions, sliced diagonally
1 brown onion chopped finely
handful of snow peas, sliced diagonally
1 large carrot slice vertically, then chop horizontally

(can also use broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms.. what ever is in the fridge)

2 eggs, in a cup, beaten with a fork with salt and pepper.

heat non-stick wok on medium heat.

put in eggs, and roll the wok around until a fine coating of egg.
as soon as egg sets, roll it up in the wok (into a sausage type thingy)and remove to slice diagonally.. set aside

turn wok up to high, add a little oil

toss in carrots and onions

when onions are looking clear, then add the tofu mixture

Finally, add the rest of the vegies, stir fry for a couple of minutes and serve with steamed Jasmine rice.

Voila! Enjo

This recipe is vegan as there is NO animal dericved products in it
1 can chick peas
1 can coconut milk (lite)
coriander powder
curry powder
2 garlic cloves
pepper
soy sauce
2 tomatos
2 potatos
basil leaves
olive oil
sugar

Grind garlic, coriander and pepper and saute in oil. add curry powder to taste (i use 1 1/2 teaspoons). Add coconut milk, potato and chick peas. Simmer til getting soft. Add tomato, basil, a slurp of soy sauce (1 tbspoon) and teaspoon of sugar. The longer you simmer the better it tastes (i can sometimes simmer for an hour). WIth rice or over veges, so yum!

Some recipes will say both vegetariian and vegan and other recipes will specify one or the other. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Ok, so vegetarian means that they don't eat meat (I'm a vegetarian) a vegan is a person who doesn't eat products (mostly dairy) that comes from animals (such as cheese, milk or eggs) or meat

Answer 7

bi products are anything that can be made from an animal such as eggs or milk. vegetarians eat these vegans don't

Answer 8

vegans dont eat any dairy products such as milk and eggs.
vegitarians just done eat meat.

Answer 9

vegans don't eat any dairy products whereas vegetarians do.

Answer 10

Vegans usually expand their food choices to include many things they have never tried before. (Indian and Thai food are great example.) This is despite the fact that they could still eat just about anything they used to but converted to a vegan recipe.

Vegetarians don't really have to do anything outside of leaving the flesh of all animals off of their plate. As a vegan, I am more aware of what's in my food and it was also the biggest motivator of learning how to cook

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If someone wanted to become a lacto-ovo vegetarian, the transition should be quite simple. Almost all meats have widely available commercial replacements. All that you have to do is replace any flesh in your diet (beef, pork, poultry, seafood) with meat analogs or just leave it out altogether.

You should keep in mind that a journey such as this can be quite short but should just be the beginning of a longer one to a plant-based diet with no animal products. This is because of the reality of factory farming in which animals that are kept alive to produce milk, eggs, etc suffer much more and longer than animals that are raised to a certain weight and then slaughtered.http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/
http://meat.org
Some people use the word "vegan" in reference to this idea, but be aware that that applying that label to yourself should always come with the inclusion of wise activism and advocacy.http://www.veganoutreach.org/advocacy/index.html
Two extremely important examples of this are that you should never speak to someone about vegetarianism/veganism without their consent and genuine interest or as a comment on what they are eating AND your dietary beliefs should never be used as an introduction or explanation of who you are as a person. Veg*ism should be something that comes up AFTER people get to know you and they offer you a situation that makes it confusing to withhold the information/dicussion. Also, if you are presented something that you choose not to eat or you are
ordering food/eating together somewhere/picking the best place to eat.

When you you hold off on the subject until it's necessary and then act like it isn't a big deal at all, people are usually surprised and WAY more interested and curious than if you were to bring it up when someone's eating or just using it as a conversation starter.

Just to clear things up, the vegetarian/vegan diet is not composed of salads, vegetables, fruit and fake meat.
A balanced plant-based diet includes grains(breads, pasta, rice,cereal), legumes(soy, beans, peas, lentils), fruit and vegetables.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/food_groups.html
http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/
http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan/eating.html
Being vegan can be an art, one whose challenge is to take things that involve the suffering of the innocent and change them into something free of cruelty.

Technically the term "vegetarian" does imply that you don't consume anything that comes from the body of an animal that requires killing it. Many ingredients such as gelatin and glycerin are found in many candies, Fig-Newtons, and many of other foods as well as rennet found in many cheeses.
http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-ingredients.html
The best thing to remember is to take your time so that for example: when you are comfortable not eating beef and pork you can then give up chicken when you are sure you can make the commitment permanently.
Depending on your age or reliance on parents or regional options, it may not be best to give yourself a label. The important thing is to do your best to make progress and be committed to your compassion towards animals. Never put your focus onto what you or other people use to describe yourself.

If you meet someone that talks down to people for eating meat, dairy, etc or to you because they think they are "more veg" than you, laugh in their face and tell them they are a disgrace to the entire philosophy. People like this only hurt the idea of veg*ism AND the animals. The point of all of this is to live compassionately and and as free from cruelty as you can, all the while maintaining your health and a positive attitude. People who don't maintain either, need not open their mouths and represent our beliefs.

If you actually choose to read all of this, I hope it helps. If not, feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.

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These are some of my favorite things to eat:

Breakfast: bananas, cream of wheat with brown sugar and soy butter, cereal, pancakes or french toast with real maple syrup, vegan "sausage" patties, smoothies.

Lunch: VEGAN "SAUSAGE" SANDWICHES, sandwiches with vegan deli slices(Tofurkey is the only one that's kinda funky), fruit, dinner leftovers, couscous salad, vegan sushi, potato or pasta salad.

Dinner: sloppy joes, "sausage" and gravy with homemade biscuits, Spaghetti and Trader Joe's "meatballs" or TVP, lasagna, Thai pad see ew, pad khi mao(drunkard's noodles), tofu+eggplant with basil sauce, yellow thai curry with tofu or vegan chikn and veggies and jasmine rice, Indian dal with homemade roti or dosai, channa masala, aloo gobi, vegetable or minestrone soup, pizza, STEAMED "PORK" BUNS with potstickers or spring rolls

I use these sites to find recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://vegweb.com
http://www.recipezaar.com