What is the real definition of "Vegetarian", or "being one"?

I want to be a vegetarian, but i dont know what the true definition is. I basically dont eat meat, the only meat i eat is sometimes seafood but thats only likea couple times a year. What else do i have to do?What is the real definition of "Vegetarian", or "being one"?
A vegetarian is a person who does not consume any type of animal or animal byproduct, and instead eats, vegetables, grains, fruits, etc. In order to be a vegetarian you would have to give up the seafood(even a few times a year of eating meat means you are not a vegetarian)



A piscavore is a someone who consumes fish/seafood.



And on an added note, gelatin is "not" vegetarian because it is made from the boiled bones, skins and tendons of animals, the animal must die for this, and vegetarian's do not eat anything that requires the death of an animal.
This is a cool site from the Vegetarian society http://www.vegsoc.org/newveg/fft/index.h… .



The globally recognized definition of vegetarianism is:

“A vegetarian is someone living on a

diet of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds,

vegetables and fruits with or without

the use of dairy products and eggs.

A vegetarian does not eat any

meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish

or crustacea, or slaughter by-products.”



The simple interpretation is that vegetarians do not eat anything an animal had to die for. A fish is a dead animal and therefore not edible. Gelatin is made from dead animals and is not edible. Milk and eggs are edible because no animal died for the milk or eggs to be produced. Also, an egg is not fertilized and therefore is only a chicken’s period and not a baby chicken.



A vegan eats/ uses nothing that comes from or is tested on animals, so milk, eggs, honey, leather etc. are out of the question.

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Good luck.What is the real definition of "Vegetarian", or "being one"?
I've been vegetarian for 14 years. My definition is stricter than others. No meat, no seafood, no eggs (they are poultry!). Veganism is even more strict, no animal products what so ever (cheese, butter, milk, etc.)

Remember to supplement your diet with B-12 vitamins. I also recommend getting a bottle of Braggs. It's a sauce (almost like soy) but it has essential amino acids (which are for protein).

In this day and age there is no reason to eat meat at all, and a million meat-free options. Try morning star foods, tofurkey products... and good luck :)
Vegetarians CAN eat eggs, dairy, and honey. Vegetarians don't exclude animal products from their diet unless an animal was killed in the process of making it. They can't eat meats though, including all seafood. Gelatin is not made from sugar! It was made from a dead animal's grinded up boiled bones and hooves. Some vegetarians feel eating gelatin is wrong, while others don't. I'd say you shouldn't, because for one thing it can't be healthy, and it also contributes to the slaughter of animals. There are some cheeses with rennet in it that come from the inside of a cow's stomach. The cow was killed to get the enzyme, so you might want to stay away from those cheeses too.



As for what else you should do, it depends on you. You might want to stop buying leather products. You might also want to try working your way to becoming vegan. Vegans avoid consuming any animal product and try there hardest not to contribute to animal cruelty. (The dairy industry contributes to animal cruelty as well as egg industry in case you didn't know.) But then again, besides becoming a vegetarian and choosing not to eat any meat what so ever, what you do afterwards is all a personal choice and based on what you feel is right or wrong.What is the real definition of "Vegetarian", or "being one"?
the real definition of vegetarian is what is now refered to as vegan, no animal flesh or byproducts, it has come to mean non meat eaters, but people would only go so far and still call themselves vegitarians so they played with words, a lacto/ovo vegitarian eats dairy and eggs and usually honey, basicly animal by products (only the ones you can get from not killing the animal in most cases). I stopped being a vegitarian because i was loosing to much weight so i added fish back to my diet and am now refered to as a pictovore(sp) and have balanced my weight out. its all a matter of what you decide is best for you and make it work.
No seafood, only fruits, veggies (of course), nuts, a vegetarian diet can include honey, milk, eggs, cheeses, but not gelatin, um...you're on your way, though!
protection agaist animal killing and swore not to eat animals(e.i.meat fish)
very simple: don't eat dead animals (or live ones for that matter). this includes seafood and gelatin.
rayne81,

milk, cheese and eggs are made by animals. So is honey. Vegetarians don't eat animals [anything that bleeds] or their byproducts.



Gelatin is made with sugar: no animal byproducts, so vegetarians could eat it.