vegetarian noob question

I don't think headaches mean lack of protein, probable either lack of water or you ate a lot of junk before and now you don't, like when you quit caffeine and you go through withdrawls

Agree it's probably dehydration but if your worried about protein levels stay away from whey protein it's animal milk based, ergo not vegetarian lacto friendly.

I use MRM Veggie Protein powder as a top up to meet my macro goals. It's completely organic and made of a balanced mixture of plant based protein sources, to aid consistent absorption. Plus it tastes great

Vegetarians only avoid meat so I doubt there is meat in protein bars. You're probably safe.

FunkyTobias wrote: »

Melmo1988 wrote: »

Vegetarians only avoid meat so I doubt there is meat in protein bars. You're probably safe.

There may be gelatin, though (not sure if they actually do, but it's worth checking)

I got curious, so I Googled. No gelatin.

OP, it looks like these bars are appropriate for lacto-vegetarians.

Melmo1988 wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

FunkyTobias wrote: »

Melmo1988 wrote: »

Vegetarians only avoid meat so I doubt there is meat in protein bars. You're probably safe.

There may be gelatin, though (not sure if they actually do, but it's worth checking)

I got curious, so I Googled. No gelatin.

OP, it looks like these bars are appropriate for lacto-vegetarians.

What is a lacto vegetarian? Because vegetarians eat dairy without the extra label needed

It's a way to identify a vegetarian who eats dairy but may not eat other animal products. A lacto-ovo vegetarian eats dairy and eggs. My default assumption would be that someone who identifies as a lacto-vegetarian wouldn't eat eggs.

FunkyTobias wrote: »

Melmo1988 wrote: »

I'm sorry lol but maybe it's just me I think all the labels are ridiculous. Vegan and vegetarian is the only ones that you need. Why bother putting further labels on yourself.

Perhaps if you're looking for information about ingredients in foods? You know, the entire point of this thread.

Then say you're a vegetarian who doesn't eat (blank) people get so confused what all these labels mean, and often times they spread misinformation. I had a friend tell me that vegans eat fish. No need to make it so complicated.

Melmo1988 wrote: »

FunkyTobias wrote: »

Melmo1988 wrote: »

I'm sorry lol but maybe it's just me I think all the labels are ridiculous. Vegan and vegetarian is the only ones that you need. Why bother putting further labels on yourself.

Perhaps if you're looking for information about ingredients in foods? You know, the entire point of this thread.

Then say you're a vegetarian who doesn't eat (blank) people get so confused what all these labels mean, and often times they spread misinformation. I had a friend tell me that vegans eat fish. No need to make it so complicated.

In this instance, OP has chosen the best and most accurate term for how she eats, a term that allows people to offer her helpful advice. And instead you want her to use "vegetarian," something that make it harder for people to help her as it includes people who eat foods that she avoids (eggs).

Someone identifying as a lacto-vegetarian has nothing to do with why some people think vegans eat fish.

Some people think vegans eat fish because some people who self-identify as vegans eat fish. In this instance, having better ways to describe certain restrictions (and having people use them consistently) would actually *help*. Getting rid of useful terms that describe dietary restrictions or limiting people to using just "vegetarian" or "vegan" -- what you're advocating -- would make the problem worse.

Simple: I'm a lacto-vegetarian.
More complicated: I'm a vegetarian who does eat dairy but doesn't eat eggs.

Not that there is anything wrong with people using either method, but I'm honestly perplexed as to why you think the simplest solution is actually making things more complicated.

And I didn't mean to say that the op should call themselves a vegetarian, just that I didn't know what a lacto vegetarian was so I didn't realize there are vegetarians who eat dairy but not eggs. So I think the reason it seems more complicated to me is that not everyone will know what a lacto vegetarian is, or possibly the other labels people use.

But if someone has to look it up it doesn't seem so simple lol.

Well I'll just agree to disagree

angelexperiment wrote: »

Hi there I found this article called animal ingredients in vegetarian foods on feasibility.com it goes into further detail so Check it out but here's what I got:

These are what you should look for on food labels:

Albumin- proponent of egg white
Anchovies- fish
Animal shortening-butter, suet, lard
Calcium stearate- mineral from cow/hog
Capric acid-(decanoic acid) animal fat
Clarifying agent-animal based
Gelatin/gelatins- protein from bones/cartilage
Isinglass- gelatin from fish bladder
Lanolin-sheep waxy fat
Lard- pork fat
Lutein- egg yolk
Myristic acid- animal fats
Pancreatin- cow/hog
Pepsin-enzyme from pig stomache
Rennin/rennet-enzyme from calf stomach
Stearic acid-tallow/animal fat
Suet- hard animal fat
Whey- by product of cheese making process coming from rennet

You will have to read the labels very carefully now if avoiding egg. Some labels will say: contains or manufactured on equipment with trace amounts of nuts/ wheat/ milk/ eggs/ soy or otherwise will say : contains no egg/ dairy/ soy/ gluten on some products.

Generally the "trace amounts" warning is for people with allergies, not vegetarians/vegans.

vinegar_husbands wrote: »

Melmo1988 wrote: »

Vegetarians only avoid meat so I doubt there is meat in protein bars. You're probably safe.

Epic, Julian Bakery, Bulletproof, Wild Zora, Tanka, Bricks, Fori, Wilde, and Steve's Paleogoods bars are the only ones to be concerned about. Most of them are clearly labeled.

janejellyroll wrote: »

angelexperiment wrote: »

Hi there I found this article called animal ingredients in vegetarian foods on feasibility.com it goes into further detail so Check it out but here's what I got:

These are what you should look for on food labels:

Albumin- proponent of egg white
Anchovies- fish
Animal shortening-butter, suet, lard
Calcium stearate- mineral from cow/hog
Capric acid-(decanoic acid) animal fat
Clarifying agent-animal based
Gelatin/gelatins- protein from bones/cartilage
Isinglass- gelatin from fish bladder
Lanolin-sheep waxy fat
Lard- pork fat
Lutein- egg yolk
Myristic acid- animal fats
Pancreatin- cow/hog
Pepsin-enzyme from pig stomache
Rennin/rennet-enzyme from calf stomach
Stearic acid-tallow/animal fat
Suet- hard animal fat
Whey- by product of cheese making process coming from rennet

You will have to read the labels very carefully now if avoiding egg. Some labels will say: contains or manufactured on equipment with trace amounts of nuts/ wheat/ milk/ eggs/ soy or otherwise will say : contains no egg/ dairy/ soy/ gluten on some products.

Generally the "trace amounts" warning is for people with allergies, not vegetarians/vegans.

Yeah, seconded. I have a few food allergies, and the trace amounts tend to be so insignificant that I'm not bothered by it (unless it's dealing with cashews or food coloring).

I believe OP also avoids eggs (not that it matters for Quest bars, just clarifying).