Can vegetarians eat yogurt?

Question

I'm thinking about becoming a vegetarian because I don't like seeing animals get tortured anymore. I'll probably go cold turkey for a while because I'm new to this so it's hard. I've been a meat eater and meat lover all my life. But now I feel a little uncomfortable & guilty when I eat a cheeseburger or anything that contains meat. I can probably give up meat, cheese, eggs, milk, and anything else that involves animals, but I don't know if I can give up yogurt (frozen too) and ice cream because I love them! Can I still eat yogurt? I can probably give up ice cream and substitute it for frozen yogurt because they taste the same, but yogurt is also dairy, so what to do? I've tried those soy ice cream and they're nasty so I'm never going to eat them again! Plus, one other problem is that I love this Thai curry chicken w/noodles dish and it's my favorite food but now I'm sad I have to let it go. I mean, I know I can eat it without the chicken but it wouldn't taste the same.

Answer 1

Yes, vegetarians can still eat dairy, vegans do not.
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Answer 2

Can Vegetarians Eat Yogurt

Answer 3

It's perfectly normal to feel sad about giving up your favorite foods. My feelings went beyond just being sad- I became very depressed. It's been about 9 months for me now, and I've pretty much come to grips with what I've given up. Most of my old faves tastes just as good without the meat- even meatball subs and donairs! There definitely will be sadness, but that will eventually pass.
As a vegetarian you can eat eggs/dairy if you choose. I do. In an ideal world I'd be vegan, but I'm not ideal, and neither is my world, so for now I'm a vegetarian. You can still have your ice cream and yogurt. If soy products weren't so disgusting, I would already be vegan. :)

Answer 4

Vegetarians eat milk products and eggs. Vegan's don't eat any animal products. If you want to be vegetarian, as long as it never had a face, you can eat it. My husband is a partial vegetarian.... He has chicken once in a great while... maybe 4 times a year because he can't give it up.

If you are giving up meats though, make sure to put flax seed (ground) into a lot of the meals you make. This makes up for a lot of lost omega 3 from not eating fish. Nuts are also really good for the good cholesterol.

Answer 5

If you are a vegan you can't eat dairy because milk-(cows)
but you can be a vegetarian and eat that stuff.
I am thinking of becoming vegetarian too for the same reason
It is your choice to do this so there aren't any laws. You can really eat what ever you want.
Usually vegetarians/vegans don't get enough protein so it is good to eat one option of meat or have a lot of beans and soymilk.
Good For you i love animals and it is great that people can stand up for something like this.

Answer 6

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Can vegetarians eat yogurt?
I'm thinking about becoming a vegetarian because I don't like seeing animals get tortured anymore. I'll probably go cold turkey for a while because I'm new to this so it's hard. I've been a meat eater and meat lover all my life. But now I feel a little uncomfortable &...

Answer 7

Vegetarians don't eat meat or slaughter by-products like rennet (used to coagulate cheese) or gelatin (which turns up in many unexpected places.) Diary products and eggs are a judgement call for each vegetarian. If you give up eggs, but still eat some dairy, then you are a lacto-vegetarian. The thing you have to watch for with yogurt is gelatin, but there are brands without it.

The chicken curry is just something that has to go if you're vegetarian. It's the sauce and seasonings that give curries their flavor, though, and you can make it without chicken altogether or with "faux chicken" and it will taste just as good. You just have to decide for yourself which means more to you: tasty chicken curry or your desire to be vegetarian. You don't *have* to go 100% in either direction; you could reduce your meat consumption to just something you do occassionally. It's OK. It's not vegetarian and you wouldn't want to call yourself one, but it's still a valid choice it it's what works best for you. But, if you really feel that not contributing to harming animals is that important to you, then it's not that hard to give up a few favorite dishes.

(Edit to add: there are definitely some bad soy ice creams out there, but there are some good ones also. Purely Decadent chocolate peanut butter is soooo good. Not that you have to try them, just saying...)

Answer 8

Vegetarianism and yogurt were both invented in India. Hindu vegetarians usually eat yogurt; it's considered a dietary staple.

Check the ingredients though, some flavored yogurt contains gelatin (made from animal skins and bone). "Kosher gelatin" is usually made from fish bones.

Answer 9

Yes only vegans don't eat dairy and eggs. I am a vegetarian. Soy yogurt is good. Also tofu is a good meat substitute. You can eat meat once in a while if your body craves it- you can make your own rules.

Be sure if you do it that you are getting proper nutrients- vitamin E, iron, etc.

Answer 10

at my local healthfood store it is called akins, they have all cruelty-free and hormone-free meat and stuff that i get.

they let the chickens and cows go free range before they kill them and they do it quickly and without pain, which some of the others boil chickens alive, but they don't do that.

dairy cows are free range and fed good grains and stuff and not other cows so they are healthier and they are milked but they don't have to stay in the big metal shed all the time or be treated badly and stuff.


one good, safe one of these meat brands is applegate farms.

a good, safe ice cream brand is stonyfield farms.

a good, safe milk brand is horizon organic.

a good tasting strictly vegetarian brand is amy's, if you still plan to go strictly veg.

but you can have eggs, butter, milk, basically everything you eat now if you'll lookup those brands, they have websites on the internet, and you can read about how much better they treat the animals than these regular ''wal*mart'' places do.

Answer 11

VEGETARIANS can eat eggs and/or dairy, although egg-laying hens and dairy cows are treated just as badly as other livestock. If you are truly concerned with the welfare of these animals, but still want to eat dairy, choose brands that are cruelty free. Check your local health food store, farmer's markets, even your grocery store may have some options.

VEGANS eat no animal products whatsoever, even honey.

I have recently had to give up dairy due to health reasons, and I consider myself pretty lucky that I like soy milk. A lot of people don't. But as for soy ice cream, seriously - try some different brands and flavours! Some are wretched but there really are some good ones out there!

Good luck!

Edit to add: Can someone please let me know why I got 2 negative ratings? What I've said is 100% true. If not then please correct me as I truly don't like to be ignorant.