<p>I used to love meat; tacos and buffalo wings used to be my favorite food. But, gradually, I lost my taste in meat. I don't know why, maybe it's because I ate too much meat. So, I ate less and less meat. Rarely, I eat chicken or beef, but I never finish it, even a small supply. Most of time, I just avoid eating meat. One time, when my mom made tacos, I HAD to put meat on the bottom and then the toppings on it. But I just ate only the toppings part. But, I still eat eggs and other dairy (milk etc.). I think I just don't eat meat as much as I used to, but my brother thinks I am a vegetarian.</p>
<p>That's cool! I stopped eating red meat about a year and half ago, but I do continue to eat chicken on occasion but eat dairy products including eggs just about everyday.</p>
<p>I say you are a vegetarian but not pure one. Most vegetarians eat dairy products and eggs. But, I'm not sure.</p>
<p>I eat only chicken but I dont eat other meat. Am I a vegetarian?</p>
<p>^^^ You're still a vegetarian. I read a long time ago that there are different types of vegetarians. Those that don't eat any meat at all (along with those that don't eat dairy). Then there are those that the only meat that they eat is fish. Then there are those that the only type they eat are fish and chicken. I don't know what they are called, I just heard that a long time ago.</p>
<p>I don't think I am a vegetarian because vegetarians don't eat meat or specific meat. I just occasionally eat a very small supply of meat (only beef or chicken).</p>
<p>I believe a vegetarian is one who does not eat red meat, including beef, lamb, etc., but can eat poultry, fish, dairy products, and eggs. I think there is a misconception between a vegetarian and a vegan (and something in between). There are different degrees of 'vegetarianism' as well..</p>
<p>Here is some information I just copied and pasted from Wikipedia.org:</p>
<p>Different practices of vegetarianism include:</p>
<p>Lacto vegetarianism Lacto vegetarians do not eat meat or eggs, but may consume dairy products. Most vegetarians in India and those in the classical Mediterranean lands, such as Pythagoreans, are or were lacto vegetarian. </p>
<p>Lacto-ovo vegetarianism Lacto-ovo vegetarians do not eat meat, but may consume dairy and eggs. This is currently the most common variety in the Western world. </p>
<p>Ovo vegetarianism Ovo vegetarians do not eat meat or dairy products, but may eat eggs. </p>
<p>*Pesco vegetarianism * Pesco vegetarians do not eat meat, but may eat fish. </p>
<p>*Veganism * Those who avoid eating any animal products, including eggs, milk, cheese, and sometimes honey, are known as dietary vegans. Those who avoid eating or using animal products, such as leather and some cosmetics, are called vegans. </p>
<p>The following are less common practices of vegetarianism:</p>
<p>*Raw food diet * Involves food, usually vegan, which is not heated above 116°F (46.7°C); 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", activate the enzymes through soaking the food in water a while before consumption. Some spiritual raw foodists are also fruitarians and many eat only organic foods. </p>
<p>*Macrobiotic diet * Involves a diet consisting mostly of whole grains and beans, and is usually spiritually based like fruitarianism. </p>
<p>*Natural Hygiene * Involves a diet principally of raw vegan foods. </p>
<p>Fruitarianism Fruitarians, or fructarians, eat 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). This typically arises out of a holistic philosophy. Thus, a fruitarian will eat beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, and the like, but will refuse to eat potatoes or spinach. It is disputed whether it is possible to avoid malnutrition with a fruitarian diet, which is rarer than other types of vegetarian or vegan diet.
The following similarly named diets are not considered full vegetarianism:</p>
<p>Semi-vegetarianism 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 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. </p>
<p>Flexitarianism 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. </p>
<p>*Freeganism * 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 freegans are very concerned about waste many prefer to make use of discarded commodities than to allow them to go to waste and consume landfill space.</p>
<p>Freeganism: there was an article in "The Burr" (Kent State magazine)
<a href="http://burr.kent.edu/spring2005/story/byler/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://burr.kent.edu/spring2005/story/byler/index.html</a>
about this, and all I have to say is
EWWWW!</p>
<p>hey op, i used to be the same as you! i loved meat so much. Like, in burgers, i'd take all the salads out and eat the meat and cheese haha (except in subway cos I like subway salads..)</p>
<p>Now, I cant stand some meat.. like taco mince. It just looks gross and I dont like the idea of animal's insides getting mashed like that.</p>
<p>ANd now, I cannot eat chicken at all. Everytime i look at chicken burgers, wings, legs, wahtever, i think of the chicken's face - its ugly googly eyes and wrinkly face and its funky neck thing it does.</p>
<p>But I'm not sure if im a vegetarian (i dont think i am) because i still eat some meat.</p>
<p>joev... that IS disgusting, heh. How do people eat stuff that comes from there?</p>
<p>Also, I'm sorry for all you vegetarians. I'm sure there are support groups for people with such disorders (like vegetarianism), but as an omnivore and avid meat-eater, I cannot help you.</p>
<p>I'm trying to become a Vegetarian, have so far cut Poultry(spelling)and pork from my diet, and are start to limit my beef. Hope to become a true Vegetarian in college.</p>
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I believe a vegetarian is one who does not eat red meat, including beef, lamb, etc., but can eat poultry, fish, dairy products, and eggs.
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This is incorrect. A vegetarian does not eat any meat or fish. That means no beef, no chicken, and no fish. If you eat chicken that is "finger lick'en good", you are not a vegetarian. </p>
<p>As you correctly pointed out, one who consumes the products of animals (e.g. milk or eggs) is still a vegetarian but is called "ovo" for egg consumption and "lacto" for milk consumption. </p>
<p>A vegan does not eat meat or fish and does not eat products derived from animals.</p>
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Freeganism: there was an article in "The Burr" (Kent State magazine)
<a href="http://burr.kent.edu/spring2005/story/byler/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://burr.kent.edu/spring2005/story/byler/index.html</a>
about this, and all I have to say is
EWWWW!
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<p>Yea, it sounds pretty disgusting, but the picture they had of the peppers doesn't really look bad.</p>
<p>Info on the freegans makes it sound OK. Seems like they get packaged food that is tossed at or just after the sell date. This is the same kind of stuff that most people have in their fridge. The sell date is different from the date in which something still can be consumed.</p>
<p>"Although most people have preconceived ideas of what Dumpster diving is like, when the freegans go, they do not see rats scurrying around in sludge, nibbling on moldy food. </p>
<p>New people are always shocked, theyre like, I cant believe they throw away so much, Sebrasky says, as he sniffs a bag of spinach leaves that may have gone bad. The vast majority of food never touches the Dumpster. Most of it is in huge garbage bags. Bags and bags filled with loaves of packaged bread and produce its the same food anyone would buy in the store and think is perfectly fine. To tell you the truth, we hardly ever see rotten food. "</p>