Yogurt and dairy..?

Question

Again I am trying to be a vegetarian...

So are these foods allowed or not...?

Because I really wanna make this work..This is something I wanna do good..

A sort of my share of helping Mother Earth and such..

So please help me...

What are the do's and don'ts' of being a vegetarian...?

What foods are am I allowed to have and what are not...?

Answer 1

there are many different levels of vegetarianism. I don't, but you could! (go to this link, it will help)


Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products.[1]

There are several variants of the diet, some of which also exclude eggs and/or some products produced from animal labor such as dairy products and honey. Veganism, for example, excludes all animal products from diet and in some definitions from attire also,[2] whether or not the production of clothing or items has involved the actual death of an animal (dairy, eggs, honey, wool, silk, down feathers, etc.).

A generic term for both Vegetarianism and Veganism as well as for similar diets is "Plant-based diets".[4]

The reasons for choosing Vegetarianism may be related to moral, religious, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, environmental, social, economic, political, or health concerns.

Answer 2

These are fine if you're not going to be vegan. If you want to be vegetarian and eat healthy, though, try to keep your dairy consumption to a minimum. Try some of the healthier alternatives like soy, rice, almond or hemp milk. Also Silk makes great non-dairy yogurts. Overconsumption of cheese is also very taxing on your digestive tract, so also try to keep that to a minimum. Basically, if you're cutting meat out of your diet as your protein source, don't substitute it with dairy. There are lots of great vegetarian protein sources like tofu, tempeh, beans, quinoa, nuts, etc.
Basically, a vegetarian eats anything but meat (including fish). That also means broths and soup bases. Commercial vegetable soups sometimes are made with chicken base. You have to watch out for the hidden stuff. Steer clear of anything with gelatin in it such as jello, marshmallows and some candy. Also some prepackaged rice and stuffing products contain chicken broth.

Here's a basic guide from the Veggie Table:
http://www.theveggietable.com/articles/becomingveggie.html

Kim at: http://www.peaceful-organic-planet.com/vegetarianism.html

Answer 3

Vegetarian means eating no meat, fish, eggs, or animal products that you have to kill something for, like gelatin, rennet, lard, etc. Lacto-vegetarian means you eat grains, beans, fruits and veggies plus any kind of milk product you want.

Do eat whole grains and whole fruits, along with plenty of green leafy veggies and protein every day.

Don't fall into the trap of eating lots of carbs just to fill up. Instead, up your protein intake. Eat protein, milk and veggies as the basis of your diet, with some carbs, nuts, and fruits every day.

Do stay completely vegetarian. Don't fall into the trap of being "vegetarian" on weekdays, but an omnivore on weekends. There are physical and metabolic improvements that occur in your body when you start eating vegetarian and eating meat cancels them out.

Don't be shortsighted: don't stop eating meat, but then go out and buy a pair of leather shoes. By doing that, you have just paid a chain of hit-men to kill someone just so you can wear their skin on your feet.

Lacto-vegetarian is the basis for Ayurvedic cooking, which is the oldest diet there is. To learn how to eat a lacto veg diet, run down to the library and start reading cookbooks. Then start trying some of the recipes, keeping in mind the points I made above. Once you get the hang of it, you can make a dynamite hot meal in ten minutes and be completely satisfied.

A person could write books and books on this subject and not run out of ideas. What I've written here is just the very tippy top of the iceberg.

Answer 4

Vegetarians do eat yogurt and dairy but as revealed in The China Study by T Colin Campbell any animal protein is bad for your health so try to eat just a little bit while you transition to vegetarianism and then once you are solidly off meat, cut out the dairy too. Vegetarians must eat TONS of dark leafy greens and a largely raw diet to maintain a long lasting sense of good health.

Answer 5

Vegetarians don't eat any meat.
But they can be ovo-lacto vegetarians (and still eat eggs, drink milk and eat milk products such as yogurt), or lacto-vegetarians (eat dairy but no eggs)... your choice here...
Vegans don't eat any meat, + they don't eat any animal products, such as milk (and therefore cheese, yogurt, sour cream or chocolate containing milk, or cookies containing milk), eggs (and therefore no cookies containing eggs), honey (and therefore no sweets containing honey). Also, no gelatin as it includes animal something - and this can also go for vegetarians as a no-no.
Depends on how strict you want to be. Thus, vegans can also refuse to wear any leather clothes, or animal fur coats.
Some medicines may contain extracts of animal something, such as those fish oil supplements of Vitamin E - and well, vegans as well as vegetarians will refuse such a product.

Answer 6

If you're going ovo-lacto vegetarian, yes you can eat yogurt. But some have gelatin, so check the labels. You can eat other dairy ingredients, but do watch for rennet in cheese.

If you're going vegan, there are soy yogurts out there. I recommend Whole Soy & Company.

Whether you go vegetarian or vegan, you will want to read labels to ensure there are no ingredients you don't want to eat. Meat, animal stocks, gelatin, and rennet are the biggies if you're going ovo-lacto. You might want to get a vegetarian starter guide from one of the many pro-veg groups out there and check out www.vegweb.com for more information.

Answer 7

there are several types of vegetarians..some will eat eggs and cheese but wont eat meat. others will not eat eggs or dairy because it is in part animal product. This would depend on how much of a vegetarian you want to be.

Answer 8

Vegetarians do not each anything that comes from dead animals. Vegans do not eat anything that comes from animals - period. So dairy and yogart are okay for a simple vegetarian diet.

Answer 9

They are allowed if your going vegetarian.
that is mainly no meat kinda deal ( yet I have cousin who had to add fish in her diet from lack of protein so check with you Doctor and make sure this is right for you.

Vegan is where it gets hard honestly I don't know how they do it . No dairy products, no leather shoes ( yes I love my Reebok classics).

Answer 10

Vegetarians can eat dairy and eggs, etc.
Vegans cannot.

Look at your moral reasonings for becoming one.
do you think that milk should be taken from the cow?
Or eggs should be unfertlized?
Look carefully at packaging.
Some things have animal fat or enzymes in them, which are no-no's.