Vegetarian Question. What foods are included? What if you eat poultry and dairy?

I have been thinking about and wanting to make the switch from a meat eater to a vegetarian for a long time. But...and I know a lot of people may not agree...I enjoy milk, eggs, fish, chicken and turkey. I know this is in no way considered vegetarian but is there an eating catagory...a name or something....that embodies people who eat this way? I guess my real hang up is eating animals that have 4 legs and fur. Is it still healthy to consume dairy and poultry but no other type of meat products? If you eat those types of foods are you still considered a meat eater or is there another label? No...I'm not hung up on lables. I just want to know where I fit in and what word I would use to search for information and recipes online. This is all sooo confusing for me. I am not above going completely vegan but before making that decision I want to be well informed. Thank you so much for all of your help and time! :)Vegetarian Question. What foods are included? What if you eat poultry and dairy?
Good question. According to Wikipedia, they are many types of vegetarians. You can think of pollo vegetarianism as a subset of vegetarians. While vegetarians simply don't eat meat, pollo vegetarians eat chicken (and sometimes fish) - but no pork or beef.



My personal opinion (based on a lot health research) is that the more animal you cut from your diet, the better. And if you have trouble cutting out some things, then at least eat organic and low fat versions of those products. However, I strongly encourage you to do your own research and come up with a diet plan that fits for you.



Practices of vegetarianism include:



* Lacto vegetarianism 鈥?Lacto vegetarians do not eat meat or eggs but do consume dairy products. Most vegetarians in India and those in the classical Mediterranean lands, such as Pythagoreans, are or were lacto vegetarian.



* Lacto-ovo vegetarianism (also called eggitarian colloquially in India) 鈥?Lacto-ovo vegetarians do not eat meat but do consume dairy products and eggs. This is currently the most common variety in the Western world.



* Ovo vegetarianism 鈥?Ovo vegetarians do not eat meat or dairy products but do eat eggs.



* Veganism 鈥?Those who avoid eating any animal products, including eggs, milk, cheese, and honey, are known specifically as dietary vegans or strict vegetarians. Most additionally avoid using animal products, such as leather and some cosmetics, and are called vegans.



The following are less common practices of vegetarianism:



* Fruitarianism is a diet of only fruit, nuts, seeds, and other plant matter that can be gathered without harming the plant. Some fruitarians eat only plant matter that has already fallen off the plant. Thus, a fruitarian will eat beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, and the like, but will refuse to eat potatoes or spinach.



* Natural Hygiene, in its classic form, includes a diet principally of raw vegan foods.



* A raw food diet includes only food, usually vegan, which is not heated above 46.7掳C (116掳F); it may be warmed slightly or raw, but never cooked. Raw foodists argue that cooking destroys enzymes and/or portions of each nutrient. However, some raw foodists believe certain foods become more bio-available when warmed slightly as the process softens them, which more than negates the destruction of nutrients and enzymes. Other raw foodists, called "living foodists", soak the food in water a while before consumption, which they believe activates the enzymes. Some spiritual raw foodists are also fruitarians, and many eat only organic foods.



* A macrobiotic diet is a diet consisting mostly of whole grains and beans and is usually spiritually based, like fruitarianism.



The following similarly named diets are considered varieties of semi-vegetarianism:



* Pesco/pollo vegetarianism 鈥?Some people choose to avoid certain types of meat for many of the same reasons that others choose vegetarianism: health, ethical beliefs, etc. For example, some people will not eat "red meat" (mammal meat 鈥?beef, lamb, pork, etc.) while still consuming poultry and seafood. It may also be used as an interim diet by individuals who are on a path to becoming fully vegetarian.



* Lacto-ovo-pesco vegetarianism (Vegequarianism) (Lacto-ovo-pesco vegequarianism) 鈥?This refers to people who eat milk, eggs, fish, and possibly shellfish, but no other type of meat. Often carried out in opposition to the slaughtering methods of mammilian animals and poultry, but not fish and shellfish. This diet is popular in Japan where it is referred to as the Okinawa diet.



* Flexitarianism 鈥?Flexitarians adhere to a diet that is mostly vegetarian but occasionally consume meat. Some, for instance, may regard the suffering of animals in factory farm conditions as their sole reason for avoiding meat or meat-based foods and will eat meat or meat products from animals raised under more humane conditions or hunted in the wild.



* Freeganism 鈥?Freegans practice a lifestyle based on concerns about the exploitation of animals, the earth, and human beings in the production of consumer goods. Many tend towards veganism, but this is not an inherent practice. Those that eat meat generally support the arguments for vegetarianism, but as freeganism is concerned about waste, freegans prefer to make use of discarded commodities than to allow them to go to waste and consume landfill space.
You just don't eat red meat. You aren't anywhere close to becoming a vegeterian.



In my opinion, if you eat dead animals of any kind, including birds and fish, you are still killing to eat.



If you feel strongly about switching your diet, I suggest you check out how chickens and fish are farmed and slaughtered. It is cruel.Vegetarian Question. What foods are included? What if you eat poultry and dairy?
I would just call it a no hamburgeratarian.
If you include poultry, you aren't a vegetarian. Poultry is meat, animals are killed to provide it, and it can be just as unhealthy if you eat the fat. I don't know of a category, but you can stick to the poultry recipes since they're usually classed separately from other meats.Vegetarian Question. What foods are included? What if you eat poultry and dairy?
i am vegi my whole life. and perfectly healthy too. more healthier then any meat eatter .i dont have to problem eating out either just ask for vegi menu depending on place it could be limited but it is not a problem. indian food is vegi most of the time. thai, chines, corian, mexican italian all kind of food you can experience being a vegi.
i am not a vegan or a vegetarian my self but this is my 10cent worth,



vegetarians only eat eggs and drink milk, because these two things does not require the animal to be killed in order for us to obtained the food.

vegans ban anything related too animals including dairy and eggs.

if you eat an animal you are not a vegetarian. you also have to check what you eat carefully and check whether the food is vegan or vegetarian friendly.

the most healthy diet for vegetarians is those that include eggs and dairy, eggs provides all the amino acid you need from meats and dairy provides calcium and a whole bunch of nutrition.



so you are not a vegetarian
When you start off you may miss meat - but you can always eat fake meat, which is made out of TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein)

If you like chicken then you can become a pollo vegetarian, or if you like fish, you can become a pesco vegetarian. If you want to eat both then you're a semi vegetarian. If you want eggs then you're an ovo vegetarian and if you eat dairy products you'll be lacto. Obviously if you eat both eggs and dairy products then you'll be an ovo-lacto vegetarian.

To start off with I think you should just become a semi vegetarian and see how you cope. Gradually make the transition from being a meat eater to a vegetarian but make sure that you eat three servings of lentils, beans etc to ensure that you get the right amounts of protein (and NOT animal-protein either). Read up on being a vegetarian first before you jump straight in just so you know what to eat and what not to eat.

Good luck :)
I was like you for years. I dont know of any name for it though and yes..you are still considered a meat eater. I stopped eating all meat about 1.5 years ago but am a lacto-ovo vegetarian which means I still use milk and eggs.



Unlike what is stated above, you cant call your self any type of vegetarian if you eat meat because vegetarians do not eat meat PERIOD.



If you just ate fish, you would be a pescetarian etc.