Vegan....Vegetarian?!
Answers: What's the differnce between a vegetarian and a vegan?
vegetarian
1. a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
vegan
a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
A vegan does not eat or use any animal products, period. That includes wool and honey.
A vegetarian may eat dairy and/or eggs and use the above products.
A vegetarian just doesnt eat any meat. Sometimes it can be kinda leniant. Vegans are alot more stricter and dont eat any dairy products and they dont wear any animal products.
Vegetarians don't eat meat.
Vegans don't drink milk, eat cheese, wear leather or use any product derived from animals. Including glue.
Some ultra strict Vegans don't even eat root vegetables, rice or grain because harvesting them causes the death of the plant.
Pulses, leaf vegetables, spices and nuts are all they will eat.
Vegetarianism is a dietary choice. It means you don't eat meat or other foods that require the death of an animal. Vegetarians usually opt in retain dairy products and/or eggs in their diets. There is a wide range of opinion amongst vegetarians about using animal-derived non-food products, like leather. For example, people who go vegetarian for health reasons may have no issue with leather at all. People who go vegetarian for animal rights reasons may choose not to wear it.
Veganism is more than a dietary choice. By definition, veganism seeks to minimize exploitation of animals by not eating, using or wearing any animal-derived products including milk, cheese, eggs, honey, leather, wool, silk, feathers, etc. Vegans also avoid industries that exploit animals, like zoos, circuses and rodeos. (Contrary to what a previous answerer said, we do eat root vegetables, though there are some spiritual traditions that impose such sanctions.)