Vegitarian Questions?

Question

Wut can and cant a vegitarian eat seafood? i know that they cant eat meat duhh but can you eat fish seafood and stuff like that??

ok i am a vegitarian but i am really missing seafood can i eat seafood and still be a vegitarian ?

Answer 1

A pescetarian can. Thats what I am. There are different types of vegetarians. Heres a list http://research.biology.arizona.edu/mosquito/willott/323/project/eating/vegterms.html

Answer 2

It really depends on if what others label you as is important to you. I too do not want to give up seafood and therefore am told I'm not a vegetarian. I say "oh, well" and happily snack on some shrimp or herrings.

Answer 3

that's a really silly question. fish is still meat.. (I'm being captain obvious here, but apparently you don't know the obvious therefore I'm stating it!)
is/was fish not a living creature!?

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vegetarians do not eat seafood!

if you really miss seafood and want to eat it then I guess go ahead, but please do not label yourself as a vegetarian. I mean, really, what would be the purpose if you'd still eat seafood and called yourself a "vegetarian"? it'd only make you a hypocrite.

think about it.

Answer 4

You can eat some seafood - like algae, carrageenan, sea vegetables. No fish, shellfish, any other animals though.

Answer 5

Vegetarians cannot eat seafood, but if you want to, then you can call yourself a pescetarian.

Answer 6

If you are a vegetarian for health reasons then maybe but beware of Mercury but I'm sure that isn't news to anyone though. i wouldn't consider anyone who eats any animal to be a vegetarian. If it is for the well fair of animals then no because fish are animals they feel too that is why they flop around when you take them out of the water.

Answer 7

no they cant, at least they cant eat alot of it. (it would depend on the vegetarian)
seafood is from a animal, not a plant so its considered a meat too.

Answer 8

I keep trying to tell people if you just don't allow yourself to be labeled then you can eat whatever you want. but it's hard to get through to some of them.

Answer 9

no, pay attention to the majority of answers here and see what vegetarians think of people eating fish and calling themselves veggies here::

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsClwBq0qqUvy._nyLh7t3Psy6IX?qid=20070725012335AAsZIbC

Answer 10

A vegetarian never ever eats any animals whatsoever. Some people eat fish/meat/seafood/etc sometimes/regularly/daily but call themselves vegetarian. To put it bluntly, they are posers. Vegetarians never eat cows, chickens, fish, shrimp, scallops, ants or any other living thing that is a part of the animal kingdom.

Some people call themselves "flexitarians" or "semi-vegetarians"(eat "mostly vegetarian"), "pescetarians" or "pesco-vegetarians"(only eat marine animals), "pollo-vegetarians" (only eat birds). They all have one thing in common, THEY'RE ALL POSERS.

If they just reduced the number/types of animals they ate because they care, that's cool, but they don't need to make up STUPID words so that they can belong to the "-Tarian club".
It's not a club, vegetarian and vegan are just words(preferably adjectives and not nouns). Either these words accurately describe someone or they don't. Making up fake ones just confuses people.

If you would like to learn more please read on:

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If you want 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 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.

A responsible vegan ALWAYS studies the subject of their own health and how to keep their body completely provided for in every sense. http://www.veganhealth.org/sh
To neglect their body is to define a plant-based diet as unhealthy and is the opposite of helping the animals.

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.

A vegan woman can create an ENTIRELY NEW,HEALTHY HUMAN BEING INSIDE OF HER. Many of these children stay vegan and grow up to be perfectly healthy adults. So just keep yourself educated about what you eat and don't let anyone tell you that a veg diet is lacking anything essential.

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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I'm vegan and 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), pad prig king, 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, sweet&sour/orange/lemon chikn, vegan pho or wonton soup

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