I Eat Fish and Eat Vegetarian Feed Eggs. Am I Considered A Vegetarian or Not?!
Also, I don't drink cowmilk but instead I drink nonfat soymilk. My doctor told me since I dont eat meat I should eat eggs and drink milk? Should I stick to the soymilk or drink cowmilk? I'm not into the whole cowmilk thing so I wanted to know if the soymilk would provide the necessary nutrients that I need from not eating meat.
Thanks!
Answers: As stated, I eat fish sparingly (like 2 times per week) and I eat organic vegetarian fed cage free brown eggs. Am I considered a vegetarian?
Also, I don't drink cowmilk but instead I drink nonfat soymilk. My doctor told me since I dont eat meat I should eat eggs and drink milk? Should I stick to the soymilk or drink cowmilk? I'm not into the whole cowmilk thing so I wanted to know if the soymilk would provide the necessary nutrients that I need from not eating meat.
Thanks!
technically you are not one completely- but i do the same thing- just call yourself a selectatarian- selectively avoiding most animal products - which is better than not! Soy milk can totally provide the same nutrients and is better for you- just get the Silk Soy Milk that has added calcium and then there is this drink called BOOST- it's lactose free and has added protein which any selectatarian or vegetarian needs.
I like soy milk it is just as good for you as cows milk if not better, it is LOADED with vitamin D.
Some would consider you a vegetarian if not for the fish.
You are confusing two terms: vegetarian and vegan.
Vegetarians do not eat flesh; the most common form of vegetarianism is a lacto-ovo vegetarian, which means that the person eats dairy products and eggs.
Vegans do not eat any animal products.
The fish you eat means that you are not on a strict vegetarian diet.
well no you arent really a vegetarian, cuz fish is animal meat. And about the soymilk question im not sure but i dont think it has all the nutrients milk has. I also read once that soymilk can produce breast cancer, i used to drink it everyday. you should def. ask your doctor.
Vegetarians don't eat meat, so you aren't vegetarian quite yet if you eat fish. There's nothing wrong with your diet though, just eat what you like and what you feel is reasonable for you and your lifestyle... and don't worry about pertaining to a label. If you don't fit under the vegetarian label so be it. If you were to cut out the fish you'd be vegetarian.
If you eat fish, you're eating an animal.
You are in no way, a vegetarian if you're eating an animal!
But fish is good for you. I find it strange, that you feel better about yourself, if you can call yourself a vegetarian, than you would about being healthy.
Forget the vegetarian thing, and eat what's best for your body, which means, keep eating the fish!
unless fish have started growing from the ground, you are not a vegetarian.
Vegetarians don't eat meat...so no, you aren't a vegetarian. But you sound like a have a healthy diet.
I haven't drank any milk since I was about 15, and replaced it with rice milk, I think it is just as good.
Soy milk has plenty of protein, make sure your getting a vitamin D enriched soy milk though.
As for your question of eating fish & eggs and being a vegetarian, I am not sure....I don't know why you don't eat "meat" but if its for the sake of not killing animals, can you justify killing a fish instead of a cow? I figure you just eat the way you want to eat and your probably healthier for not eating red meat, poultry and pork....ect. As long as your ok with what your doing how important is a definition of who or what you are?
Eating fish makes you a pescatarian. I spent a few years eating fish and chicken before becoming vegetarian. Do you also avoid things like gelatin and rennet?
Eating cage free eggs (yeah! that's what I eat) is fine.
Do you eat other dairy products, like cheese and ice cream? Soy milk is good because it is higher in some vitamins, lower in cholesterol, calories and fat. There are some vitamins that dairy has that soy doesn't, so if you don't drink milk you need to make sure you are getting those vitamins somewhere else.
There are a number of official names for variants of vegetarianism and other diets. You are a pescatarian: someone who eats fish, who would otherwise be a vegetarian. A lacto-ovo vegetarian, which is what I am, doesn't eat fish, poultry or meat, but does eat eggs and dairy.
As for drinking cows milk, I don't think that there is a need for adult humans to consume milk except for the benefit of the high calcium levels. We may also need vitamin D in order to help us use the calcium. Cows milk is full of lactose and other constituents that aren't properly suitable for a human digestive system: our stomachs haven't evolved to deal with it properly. Some people choose goats milk, which is closer to human milk in its make up so is more suitable for humans. It can take a while to get used to the everso slightly more tangy taste though. In the UK there is cows milk that has almost all of the lactose removed, which is a benefit to those who have some intolerance (although we're all technically intolerant).
Soymilk - especially fortified soymilk - I'm sure can provide you with much of the calcium and vitamin D that you require unless you are a growing child. If you would like to substitute the missing protein from your diet, then try protein packed, low fat options like cous cous, quinoa, chick peas (and other pulses), and soya/tofu. Chick peas, for example, have more protein than meat, and way less fat. Cous cous and quinoa can be used in place of rice, or in salads. Remember to include dark leafy green items in your diet for iron too. You might like to try cabbage, spinach or spring greens as examples.
ya ...fish don't have feelings and eggs are undeveloped chicks
no
yes you are a veggie, but not a vegan. ive been veggie for 24yrs and i dont eat fish or eggs but do eat dairy produce.vegans dont eat fish choc milk butter and those kindsv things.
yes, you can be considered a vegetarian, as you do not eat any red meat, but you are not a vegan, which is a lifestyle that does not include any animal products, even in their furniture and clothing.
There are many different types of vegetarianism, and many people choose to include eggs, milk, or sometimes fish in their diets.
fish are living things too, right? no your a vegetarian. pleased dont get yourself confused with one.
eggs are edible ifyour vegetarian because they are not living, your simply eating what the baby chick would eat. thats still considered animal protein though.
Milk is the same thing, your simply drinking what the calf would. however i DONT recommend drinking cows milk as it contains more phosphorous, which is a calcium depleting substance. therefore your barley getting any calcium from out of it, IF any at all. I'd stick to soymilk instead.
the only nutrients you get out of meat would be protein, and iron, all the vitamins (like b12) are killed once you cook it. you do not need meat to get protein and iron. protein is in EVERY food there is. you can get iron from spinach and other sources as well
apparently there is a term for fish eating vegetarians... it's something like pescatarian? i don't know if i spelled that right, i just learned it.
technically a vegetarian does not eat meat, fish are meat, and therefore if you eat it technically your not a vegetarian.
however, it seems like a lot of vegetarians eat fish too, and if you had to pick a label your closer too: meat eater or vegetarian, i agree, vegetarian fits better.
a vegan would also not consume anything wtih animal products, so milk, eggs, cheese, etc.
i personally don't eat eggs, but i eat things that are made with them. i also don't drink milk, but same deal.. if it's made with it, ok. i think i might be okay with free range eggs, but i don't really need to eat them so why bother?
as far as i know- soy milk is going to give you everything you need and probably be better for you than cow milk anyway. and as for what your doctor said- you do not at all have to replace meat with milk/eggs or have more of them. it's a common myth that you'll die of lack of protein, but it's VERY far from true. i think i get about 80 grams on average a day- way over what i need with no milk, fish, eggs, or meat.
No, you eat dead animals.
Well I hope you don't eat them while they are alive. But I'd pay to see that. LOL
If you want to call yourself a Vegetarian go for it. I won't call the Vegan police on you. Fish is good for you. Needed protein and fats they carry. Yeah you are a vegetarian.
Vegetarians don't eat animals.
Fish are animals.
fish are animals too. so no you werent a vegetarian. you are a "semi-vegetarian" or..someone who doesnt eat red meat.
fish is meat no matter what anybody else says......meat is meat........the old bull line about fish is not meat it's seafood is so stupid so is the one about chicken.........seems a lot of people seem to think as long as it isn't red meat then it's not meat
vegetarians dont eat meat or fish.
vegans dont eat meat fish or dairy.
which do you want to be?
100% omnivore, is what you are. definately not a vegetarian.
You can eat fish and be called a vegetarian. The only people that say otherwise are a small militant group of fanatics here in the V&V forum.
not a vegetarian.
No you are a pescetarian, vegetarians do not consume fish. A vegetarian can be ovo (consumes eggs) lacto (consumes milk) or ovo-lacto, but those who consume fish fall outside of vegetarian. There are also some people who eat chicken but eat no other animal flesh and they are called pollotarians. Soymilk provides protein and often other vitamins not found in regular milk. Don't drink milk if you don't want to, it's not going to make you suddenly healthier.
soy milk has more protein and sounds like your a vegan