Vegan or Vegetarian ?

Vegetarians do not eat meat or fish (although some alter from this, so some do eat fish and just not meat) , Vegans do not eat that and they do not eat animal produce either (milk, eggs, dairy etc)

You may hear someone describing them selves as pescatarian, which means the only meat they eat is fish. Also there are some people who believe that only red meat is considered "meat", and they eat poultry and fish while still calling themselves vegetarian (in all seriousness with no irony)

If entertaining someone who calls themselves vegetarian its best to find out "how" vegetarian their diet really is

ETA ophidion beat me to it!

Semi-vegetarian: Someone who’s cutting back on his or her intake of meat, in general. A pollo vegetarian avoids red meat and fish but eats chicken. A pesco pollo vegetarian avoids red meat but eats chicken and fish.

These terms stretch the true definition of a vegetarian, and only the term semi-vegetarian is actually used with much frequency.

Lacto ovo vegetarian: A lacto ovo vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry but includes dairy products and eggs. Most vegetarians in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe fall into this category. Lacto ovo vegetarians eat such foods as cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk, and eggs, as well as foods made with these ingredients.

Lacto vegetarian: A lacto vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry, as well as eggs and any foods containing eggs. A lacto vegetarian would, however, eat dairy products such as milk, yogurt, and cheese.

Vegan: Technically, the term vegan refers to more than just the diet alone. A vegan is a vegetarian who avoids eating or using all animal products, including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, any foods containing by-products of these ingredients, wool, silk, leather, and any nonfood items made with animal byproducts.

edited for: Semi vegetarian is silly, you would just be an omnivore who primarily eats a plant based diet.

Semi-vegetarian: Someone who’s cutting back on his or her intake of meat, in general. A pollo vegetarian avoids red meat and fish but eats chicken. A pesco pollo vegetarian avoids red meat but eats chicken and fish.

These terms stretch the true definition of a vegetarian, and only the term semi-vegetarian is actually used with much frequency.

Lacto ovo vegetarian: A lacto ovo vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry but includes dairy products and eggs. Most vegetarians in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe fall into this category. Lacto ovo vegetarians eat such foods as cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk, and eggs, as well as foods made with these ingredients.

Lacto vegetarian: A lacto vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry, as well as eggs and any foods containing eggs. A lacto vegetarian would, however, eat dairy products such as milk, yogurt, and cheese.

Vegan: Technically, the term vegan refers to more than just the diet alone. A vegan is a vegetarian who avoids eating or using all animal products, including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, any foods containing by-products of these ingredients, wool, silk, leather, and any nonfood items made with animal byproducts.

edited for: Semi vegetarian is silly, you would just be an omnivore who primarily eats a plant based diet.

Great explanation!

Also, the term flexitarian refers to someone who's a 'semi' vegetarian-someone who's making the transition but is still eating a bit of meat once in a while.

A vegetarian will not consume any animal flesh (pork, poultry, beef, fish). Pescatarians will not eat beef, pork or poultry but will eat fish.

A vegan will not eat any animal flesh nor will they consume any animal by products. Jello and marshmallows for example.. unless labelled as vegan. A lot of regular white sugar is not vegan... a lot of wines are not vegan. Regular milks, yogurts, cheeses, eggs, etc vegans will not eat. Some vegans will also not use any products tested on animals or any products that are made with animal byproducts (a lot of normal shampoos, conditioners, body lotions, etc). They will also not wear anything made with animal skin like leather.

Serious question, I found put the other day that some part of cow is used to make car tires.....do vegans drive?

Semi-vegetarian: Someone who’s cutting back on his or her intake of meat, in general. A pollo vegetarian avoids red meat and fish but eats chicken. A pesco pollo vegetarian avoids red meat but eats chicken and fish.

These terms stretch the true definition of a vegetarian, and only the term semi-vegetarian is actually used with much frequency.

Lacto ovo vegetarian: A lacto ovo vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry but includes dairy products and eggs. Most vegetarians in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe fall into this category. Lacto ovo vegetarians eat such foods as cheese, ice cream, yogurt, milk, and eggs, as well as foods made with these ingredients.

Lacto vegetarian: A lacto vegetarian diet excludes meat, fish, and poultry, as well as eggs and any foods containing eggs. A lacto vegetarian would, however, eat dairy products such as milk, yogurt, and cheese.

Vegan: Technically, the term vegan refers to more than just the diet alone. A vegan is a vegetarian who avoids eating or using all animal products, including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, any foods containing by-products of these ingredients, wool, silk, leather, and any nonfood items made with animal byproducts.

edited for: Semi vegetarian is silly, you would just be an omnivore who primarily eats a plant based diet.

Great explanation!

Also, the term flexitarian refers to someone who's a 'semi' vegetarian-someone who's making the transition but is still eating a bit of meat once in a while.

Flexitarian can also refer to people who "flex" back and forth between vegan and vegetarian, or are in transition from vegetarian to vegan.