wat's the diff. between a vegan & a vegetarian?

Answer 1

vegan: no animal products whatsoever. no milk or eggs, for example.
vegetarian: no meat, usually no gelatin, nothing that would hurt the animal to take away, like meat.

Answer 2

Vegetarians do not eat foods that result from the death of an animal, so no meat and nothing like chicken broth, gelatin, lard, etc. They make their own call on animal foods that come from living animals. Some use the prefixes lacto- (referring to milk/dairy) and/or ovo- (referring to eggs) to denote what type of vegetarian they are. For example, a lacto-ovo-vegetarian eats both dairy and eggs.

Veganism is more than just a diet choice. Vegans don't eat, use, wear or otherwise consume any animal-sourced products (to the extent that this is possible - you'd be surprised where they are lurking!) They also avoid products tested on animals and industries that exploit animals for entertainment. Where vegetarianism implies that one is avoiding meat, veganism implies that one avoids everything from meat to honey to silk to circuses.

Answer 3

Well almost all people I've talked to about this say that the main difference between a vegan and vegetarian is that vegetarians eat stuff like eggs and milk but vegans don't.
But frankly, I could be wrong. So, I don't know, just a guess?

Answer 4

Vegetarians don't eat meat. some of them continue to eat chicken and fish and still call themselves "vegetarian"!

Vegans eat no meat, eggs, milk, or anything containing animal ingredients, such as casein, gelatin, and whey. Vegans don’t wear leather, fur, or wool, buy products from companies that conduct non-required animal toxicity tests:
http://www.caringconsumer.com/pdfs/companiesDoTest.pdf
Or frequent zoos, rodeos, circuses, or other places where animals are held in captivity or forced to perform.

Answer 5

Vegetarians do not eat meat (that means no fish, either - fish are also meat!). Vegetarians may choose to eat dairy and eggs.

Vegan is a lifestyle, not just a diet. Vegans don't eat eggs, dairy, honey, and any other animal products, in addition to not eating meat. Vegans avoid purchasing products with animal byproducts like animal fat in them (in particular makeup, beauty and health care products), products from companies that are notorious for testing on animals, wool, suede, leather, and anything else that comes from an animal that might sneak into clothing or everyday products.

Vegans simply do all that they can to keep from supporting cruelty to animals. It's impossible to be completely free of animal products and byproducts in one's life, as our world is inundated with them, but vegans do all they can.

Answer 6

"Vegetarianism" originated from "Satvic" philosophy, and regarded as modern "strict" vegetarianism.

VEGETARIANISM is just VEGETARIANISM.
It has it's unique philosophy. (I WOULD NOT WASTE THE TIME TO ELABORATE "TYPES" OF EATING HABIT WHICH SURELY A PHILOSOPHY COLLAPSE).

In modern concept of “vegetarian” or “vegan” often MISUNDERSTOOD. There is no need for self-acclaim, manipulation nor customize to suit you the term "vegetarianism" if you intended to consume animal, or anything derived from them. There is nothing to shame about being called as a non-vegetarian.

Diet influences the state of mind, and the state of mind influences the diet choice, there into Self Realization (Modus Operandi).

As always, action speak louder than words…Intellectual honesty is just as essential as compassion when ethical integrity is at stake. Most vegetarians would (and should) not condone the use of hateful, insulting others. They should respect and tolerate those in a different dietary group.

One seeking body-mind-spirit balance should aware that Paleolithic diet , omnivorous diet, lacto/ovo/pesco diet, VEGETARIAN, vegan, fruitarian, Raw food (RVAW), are just the order of body-mind-spirit evolution. NOTICE THAT THE POSITION "VEGETARIAN" IS UNIQUE in his/her Self Realization (Modus Operandi).

Veganism :

Veganism (also strict or pure vegetarianism) is a philosophy and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose.Vegans do not use or consume animal products of any kind.The most common reasons for becoming a vegan are ethical commitment or moral convictions concerning animal rights, the environment, or human health, and spiritual or religious concerns.Of particular concern are the practices involved in factory farming and animal testing, and the intensive use of land and other resources required for animal farming.

The word vegan, pronounced /ˈviːgən/,was originally derived from "vegetarian" in 1944 when Elsie Shrigley and Donald Watson, FRUSTRATED the term "vegetarianism" had come to include the eating of dairy products, founded the UK Vegan Society. They combined the first three and last two letters of vegetarian to form "vegan", which they saw as "the beginning and end of vegetarian".The British Vegan Society defines veganism in this way:

The word "veganism" denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practical — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.

Other vegan societies use similar definitions now.

Answer 7

These are generally accepted definitions:

Vegetarians don't eat anything that required the killing of an animal--meat, fish, lard, gelatin, etc.

Vegans don't eat anything that came from animal whether it required killing of the animal or not; such as milk, eggs, and honey.

Some people confuse matters by saying "I'm vegetarian but I eat fish" and so on.

Answer 8

I think vegetarians don't eat meat, while vegans don't eat anything derived from animals like lard, eggs, butter, etc.

Answer 9

Vegetarian : No meat, fish, gelatin
Vegan : No meat, fish, gelatin, egg, honey, dairy or animal product.

Answer 10

vegans dont eat anything that comes from an animal. vegetarians eat dairy.