What is the difference between Vegetarian & Vegan?!


Question: What is the difference between Vegetarian & Vegan!?
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Vegetarian: doesn't eat meat (yes, this includes fish)

Vegan: doesn't eat anything that is produced by animals, including milk,eggs, and honey!. also doesn't wear or use things made with animal products, like leather, silk, or beeswax candles!.

someone who follows a vegan diet but still uses animal products would be a strict vegetarian!. By definition, veganism extends beyond diet!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Pescatarian (also spelled pescetarian)
The word “pescatarian” is occasionally used to describe those who abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish!. Although the word is not commonly used, more and more people are adopting this kind of diet, usually for health reasons or as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian diet!.

2!. Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian
You don’t have to be vegetarian to love vegetarian food! “Flexitarian” is a term recently coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat!.

3!. Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo- vegetarian)
When most people think of vegetarians, they think of lacto-ovo-vegetarians!. People who do not eat beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or animal flesh of any kind, but do eat eggs and dairy products are lacto-ovo vegetarians (“lacto” comes from the Latin for milk, and “ovo” for egg)!.

Lacto-vegetarian is used to describe a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, but does eat dairy products!.

Ovo-vegetarian refers to people who do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs!.

4!. Vegan
Vegans do not eat meat of any kind and also do not eat eggs, dairy products, or processed foods containing these or other animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin!. Many vegans also refrain from eating foods that are made using animal products that may not contain animal products in the finished process, such as sugar and some wines!. There is some debate as to whether certain foods, such as honey, fit into a vegan diet!. However, a large majority of vegans do not consume honey!.

5!. Raw vegan/Raw food diet
A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed vegan foods that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius)!. “Raw foodists” believe that foods cooked above this temperature have lost a significant amount of their nutritional value and are harmful to the body!.

6!. Macrobiotic
The macrobiotic diet, revered by some for its healthy and healing qualities, includes unprocessed vegan foods, such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and allows the occasional consumption of fish!. Sugar and refined oils are avoided!. Perhaps the most unique qualifier of the macrobiotic diet is its emphasis on the consumption of Asian vegetables, such as daikon, and sea vegetables, such as seaweed!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

VEGETARIAN:
Vegetarian is a blanket term used to describe a person who does not consume meat, poultry, fish, or seafood!. This grouping includes vegans and the various sub- categories of vegetarian; however, it generally implies someone who has less dietary restrictions than a vegan!.

SEMI-VEGETARIAN:
The term semi-vegetarian is usually used to describe someone who is a vegetarian who consumes dairy products, eggs, chicken, and fish, but does not consume other animal flesh!.

OVO-LACTO-VEGETARIAN:
Ovo-lacto vegetarians are vegetarians who do not consume meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, but do consume eggs and milk!. This is the largest group of vegetarians!.

OVO-VEGETARIAN:
Ovo-vegetarian is a term used to describe someone who would be a vegan if they did not consume eggs!.

LACTO-VEGETARIAN:
Lacto-vegetarian is a term used to describe someone who would be a vegan if they did not consume milk!.

VEGAN:
Vegan is the strictest sub-category of vegetarians!. Vegans do not consume any animal products or by-products!. Some go as far as not even consuming honey and yeast!. Others do not wear any clothing made from animal products!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The definition of "vegetarian" has been so diluted that it really depends on who you ask!. If you go to most restaurants in France, they think that a vegetarian is somebody who doesn't eat steak!. But in general, you'll find that with vegetarians not eating animal products it's mainly just a dietary preference!. With vegans, it's more of a moral issue!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Vegetarians don't eat foods from dead animals!. This includes meat and slaughter by-products, like meat broths, lard, tallow, gelatin and rennet!. They may or may not opt to include dairy products or eggs!.

Vegans do not eat, use, wear or otherwise consume anything of animal origin whatsoever, regardless of whether or not the animal had to die to provide it!. We don't eat meat, slaughter by-products, dairy, eggs or honey and we don't wear leather, suede, wool, silk, fur, down, feathers or pearls!.

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Vegan- Someone who does not eat any product that comes from an animal, like meat, dairy, eggs anything!.

Vegetarian- Someone who does not eat meat, like the acctual animal, but does eat animal by-products, like eggs and dairy!.

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Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian: Milk and Eggs are OK

Ovo: Eggs are ok

Lacto: Milk is OK

Vegan: No use of animal products of any kind for any reason!.

Edit: Be aware that Semi-vegetarian is fairly common terminology but we veggies like to split them up into different cateogories as they are not really vegetarian at all!.

I!.E!.

Pescetarian: Someone who eats fish!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Vegetarians do not consume any meat products, such as poultry, beef or pork!. However, they eat eggs and drink milk!.

Vegans do not eat ny product which comes from an animal, which includes all meats and then eggs and milk and such!. Their diets are very poor in the essential nutrients needed to live!.!.!.so in my personal opinion they're a little whacked!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Vegetarian-- eats NO meats, but will eat honeys, may use gravy!. Drinks regular milks!.

Vegan-- No meats, no animal's products (honey, or things derived, gravies), drinks rice/soy/milk!.

That should help get the point across!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Vegetarians shop at Gap and listen to Nickelback, whereas vegans listen to Propagandhi and have more tattoos/piercings!.

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