I have decided not to eat meat anymore, but I do eat fish, dairy, and eggs...is there a name for this diet?

Question

My goal is not to become a vegan or a animal rights activist...just doing what feels good to me and my body...is there anyone else who restricts meat, but eats dairy/eggs/fish??? Let me know!

Answer 1

The best thing you can say that won't confuse as many people is to say that you are a vegetarian that eats fish. It's funny how many do actually! I'm a vegetarian (no fish) and people always ask me if I eat it. It's more common than you would think. :)

Answer 2

I know people that just don't eat beef(they will eat chicken and pork). Kinda weird since we're from Montana. I'm not sure if there is a word for you. You are just someone who doesn't want to eat meat.

Answer 3

ur a vegetarian... except for the fish thing.

Answer 4

i know a few people who identify as vegetarians but they still eat fish.  i don't think a die hard vegetarian would eat fish, but i don't know.

Answer 5

Fish is meat. Sorry, there is no such thing as a vegetarian that eats fish. Eliminate fish and you are a lacto-ovo vegetarian.

Answer 6

I consider myslef vegitarian even though i still eat fish....

Answer 7

pescetarian

Answer 8

You eat anything you want just exercise every day and there is no special name for diet.

Answer 9

thats called a pescatarian, and once you stop eating fish then you will be a lacto-ovovegitarian

Answer 10

You decided not to eat meat yet you still eat fish. Interesting.

Fish = meat.

You're an pescetarian otherwise known as an omnivore.

Answer 11

There is a name for it - you even said it yourself: someone, who restricts meat.

Answer 12

hi and i've decided not to eat meat(e.g. chicken, beef, etc.) but i still eat eggs, fish and dairy. i didn't decide to stop [eating such 'heavy' meat] because i felt sorry for animals and what-not. animals are meant to be killed and eaten; it's not a crime. my primary reason pertains to  esthetics and i wanted to become healthier. the name for this diet is called pescetarianism. how long has it been since you've stopped? for me, it's only been 6months but i consider this as a life-time commitment. some of the benefits i have gained were the difference in skin tone and texture, i feel physically lighter and cleaner, and much calmer. my physical appearance has improved which i'd noticed after about 2 weeks. it feels great and i'm glad that you have started as well.

Answer 13

fish is meat.

Answer 14

As others have said, pescatarian.

FYI:

vegan=no animal products whatsoever

dietary vegan=won't eat honey, eggs, fish, milk, etc, but will wear silk, wool, and/or leather

lacto- = will consume milk/products

ovo- = will eat eggs/products

pesca- = will consume fish/seafood

pollo- = will not eat chicken

place all these in front of vegetarian

when you get to the point of being a pesca-pollo-lacto-ovo vegetarian, it's simpler to say "I don't eat red meat"

There's also fruitarian=no root vegetables, which directly contradicts the fifth-level vegetarian who doesn't eat anything that casts a shadow (for those w/o a sense of humor, fruitarian is real, fifth-level is the simpson's joke).

Just so you know, there's also a combination of these.  I have relatives who follow the Jain diet, so they don't eat root vegetables/eggs, but consume milk, since they're Indian and cows are theoretically not mis-treated.