Can anybody give me a list on what vegetarians aren't supposed to eat?

Question

I know the basics one,like meat[duhh],fish,and stuff but just want to make sure.

Answer 1

People say that fish isn't considered as a meat product, but only eat it for the reason why you became a vegetarian, if you became a vegetarian because you don't want animals to suffer, then I think it's okay to eat some organic seafood, since they don't suffer during their life in the ocean. Also, things with glucose in them your not supposed to eat because glucose is from meat (but I haven't been watching for it so I think you can slide on that -- only if you want). Btw, people think chicken isn't meat, it's poultry, but a lot of vegetarians don't eat it because they are abused and it is an animal that suffers.

Answer 2

Meat

Fish

Eggs

Diary

Poultry

Unless you are "ovo lacto" then you would do dairy and eggs.

Answer 3

if you're a vegetarian then no meat products.

if you're a vegan no meat products or by-products.

if you're a vegetarian you can eat eggs.

eggs are by-products.

Answer 4

shouldnt your own common sense tell you what your not supposed to eat ......anywayes no meat and nothing with gelatin because it comes from animals and you should stay away from it think aboout eating fromnature and thats the healthiest you can get

Answer 5

It really depends on how strict you want to be. Unfortunately by-products of slaughter are plentiful and cheap so the turn up in many different places. As the ingrediants used differ from brand to brand of most products, your best bet is to start reading ingrediants lists (you get quicker as time goes on I promise!)

The most common, hidden, non-vegetarian ingredients include:

- Gelatin (in chewy lollies, some yogurt, jello etc)

- Rennet (enzyme from the stomach of cows, used to make cheese, some manufactures now use artificial rennet/veggie enzymes)

- Lard/Animal fat (found in surprising places such as baking, soaps (ever seen fight club?), also check anything deep fried uses canola/veggie oil)

If you want to avoid insect products as well there are ingredients such as cochineal (red pigment from the crushed female cochineal insect) you should to be aware of.

For a full list of animal products (A-Z, including chemical names) visit:

http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-in...

This list is designed for vegans (like myself) so you will also find milk/egg products listed. If you are comfortable consuming these products then just ignore those entries.

Also, other than gelatin, many people don't realise about these hidden animal products. Don't stress too much if this list is overwhelming at first - just focus on cutting out "the biggies" until you have come to a decision about how far you want to take your vegetarianism.

Best of luck :)

...and yes, "seafood" comes from animals (e.g. clams, crab, shrimp), vegetarians don't eat animals.  If you want to still eat seafood, please refrain from calling yourself a vegetarian as it confuses people as to what the word means. It is a pet hate of most vegetarians to asked "but, like, you still eat fish right?"

Answer 6

Vegetarian -  no animal proteins other than dairy and some do eggs as well.

Vegan -  no animal proteins.

Answer 7

Some semi-vegetarians eat seafood, but fish and shellfish are all considered animal flesh and therefore not vegetarian.

Avoid gelatin. Avoid carmine. Avoid anchovies. Worcestershire sauce has that in it. (No more Caesar salad.)

Answer 8

If you are determined to eat no meat products at all, then cut out red meat, seafood, and poultry from your diet. To get the iron that you're missing out on from meat, eat eggs and baked beans.

Answer 9

Vegetarians just can't eat meat, but they can eat dairy, etc. Vegans are the ones who can't eat all the meat, dairy, eggs, and all that. But fish is considered meat... sorry, I love it too and I'm vegetarian...

Answer 10

Vegetarians don't eat anything that an animal had to die for.  This means no meat (and that includes the flesh of ANY member of the animal kingdom, sea creatures included.)  It also means no slaughter by-products.  The most common of these that you'll run into would be meat broths, lard, tallow/beef fat, gelatin, rennet (used to coagulate some cheeses,) and ingredients like "chicken powder" or "beef extract."