Is there a way to find out if the food i am eating is vegetarian?!
Is there a way to find out if the food i am eating is vegetarian?
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It depends on if you are against eating anything that contains animal products. if so, Check that your oil is all vegetable, no eggs in any food, no milk(soy mi8lk okay)No fish or seafood. Basically, all fruits, vegetables, soy products(tofu) beans, etc. are okay for you to eat.
You can look at the ingredients on the package or ask the person who made them.
if blood is oozing out, or if it twitches, then it is a good bet that the food is not vegetarian.
The easiest way would be to grow your own food.
Failing that, you should research vegetarianism on the Internet. You'd be surprised by many of the foods you can't eat.
Starburst, for example, contain gelatin derived from animal sources. so they're out.
Once you know what to look for. reading labels and asking chefs is the best way to eat a vegetarian diet.
Look at the package or ask the cook. Lots of soups have chicken stock in them, so if this is something you are worried about be sure to ask about that specifically. Sometimes stuff is questionable and there isn't a way to tell just by looking at it and there's no one available to ask (say you're at a party and aren't quite sure what that yummy looking entree is). If this is the case, I usually ask a friend to test it out for me first and assess if there's anything animal in it.
It's usually tough to tell if there are going to be any animal by-products in something unless you have the label right in front of you. Being vegetarian, it's important to learn to be assertive. If none of the things I mentioned are possible, I just wouldn't eat it.
you can look at this website to order a book that tells you whether specific ingredients are vegetarian or not.
http://www.vrg.org/catalog/fing.htm...
also this site has some
http://www.vegetarianaction.org.au/livin...
Over time, by searching ingredients on the net, you'll figure out all the little details (ex. some bread contains mono and diglycerides, which is an animal product; gelatine, contained in many chewy candies, is an animal product as well, etc...etc...)
If it's flesh from a cow, pig, chicken, fish etc it's not vegetarian. Then there's food that you cant directly see what it really is, but just look at the ingredients list and learn what all those words mean. Sometimes processed meat has strangest names.
The less processed it is the more likely it is to be vegetarian. Many dough conditioners, flavors, colors and enhancers can have animal products in them. I believe you can find a list of animal ingredients in the book "In the Garden of Vegan." Read the ingredient lists and do your best. Unless it's against your religion, let some things slide and be an example of how easy it is to be vegetarian.
I just read the labels and ask the people at the store or at the party...if you dont know its best not to eat it or buy it!!! :)
yes now days packed food iteams are marked with green colour that means its vegetarian