I want to be a Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian but need help in knowing what ingridients to avoid?

Question

All I know, is that it can't be made of animal bones, Gelatine, could you help me out? Please?
I need to know what I shouldn't eat, that has those specific ingredients...

Answer 1

oh, the meat industry constantly trying to slip in meat by-products. i have had to learn the hard way about what is vegetarian friendly- but i am more than happy to help you out. here is a list of common foods that are potentially vegetarian un-friendly:

-jell-o (gelatin, obviously)
-marshmallows (gelatin)
-gummi bears, gummi worms, life-savors gummis, (gelatin, although some treats like sour patch kids, swedish fish, etc. have wax instead of gelatin and are vegan and delicious)
-yogurt (gelatin- not all brands have gelatin, but yoplait brand does, you will just have to read the label)
-starbursts, skittles (gelatin)
-hostess snack treats like twinkies, cupcakes, donuts, etc. (many contain gelatin, and all contain beef fat)
- mcdonalds french fries (rendered with beef fat)
-taco bell sour cream (gelatin)
-dorito's salsa verde flavored tortilla chips (chicken fat)
-many boxed rice and soup flavors use chicken stock, as do many restaurants. make sure to ask especially at mexican food restaurants if they use chicken stock in their rice or lard in their beans.

this should be a pretty good list to get you going, but you will soon come to find out that part of being vegetarian is becoming a label-reading extraordinaire! (it gets easier with time, trust me- and kudos for making the switch to veggie!)

Answer 2

Well, just read the packages/labels! Anything with stuff like chicken fat, beef fat, lard....do not eat!
Gelatin is, actually, kosher and all the 'meat products' have been cooked out.
Yes, the animal had to be killed to obtain the gelatin and if you want to stay away from it just read the lables! There are few products with gelatin in. Even after 15 yrs of being a veggie I still read the labels when I go to the store as sometimes products ingredients change!

Answer 3

You're going to have to read the labels. Gelatin and rennet are the most obvious ingredients to avoid, and cheeses rarely list their source of rennet. As another poster pointed out, some rice mixes or other packaged foods may have meat stocks or dehydrated meat stuff.

Not all red foods/drinks/cosmetics have carmine (a dye made from crushed cochineal beetles), and Red Dye #40 is NOT the same thing. But it doesn't hurt to make sure the food you eat doesn't have carmine in it.

Answer 4

Heres some other products. Worcsteshire sauce and some Caesar sald dressing because they voth have Anchovies, and you need to check the cheese to make sure it's rennet comes from a vegetable or Microbial source. Traditional cheese is made with rennet from a cows stomache. Avoid red color juices, drinks and yogurt. They may contain a dye made with insects called carmine or Conchineal. Yogurt may contain gelatine as well. Check the labels before buying them. I know some sobe drinks, Yoplait and Tropicana ruby red Grapefruit juice all contain Conchineal. Don't eat McDonalds fries. They contain beef broth, and I'm serious.

Answer 5

I think lacto-ovo is used to differentiate them from, say, vegans. For example, I'll say I'm a vegan, but my boyfriend is ovo-lacto vegetarian (ovo-lacto rolls a little more easily off the tongue than the reverse). If you eat both dairy and eggs, you can call yourself vegetarian, and that should get the point across.