Can Vegetarians Eat Eggs And Fish?

Barrett Felicia: if you ate fish you wouldn't be called a vegetarian you would be called a pescatarian. And i know some vegetarians that do eat eggs and some that don't it's just about what boundaries you set for yourself and the way you view the reasons for the dietary restrictions ... for example if you choose to become vegetarian because you don't believe in consuming animals then no you would not eat eggs because they are an animal fetus.

Hilde Heskett: Ok first off...to all these people....the eggs were never living. They were not fertilized yet. They were not fetuses at all. Buy free range eggs not the commercial ones. Poor chickens.Second, if you ate fish/seafood and no other living thing then you would be called a pescetarian.I'm a pescetarian....Show more

Joie Libutti: Yes. Vegetarians cannot eat meat, but they can eat fish because fish are not considered meat, and eggs aren't either.

Gilberto Cratin: It's a common misconception, but the who! le vegetarians eat fish thing is not true. Vegetarians do not eat any flesh, fish included. A "vegetarian" who eats fish is actually a pescetarian.As for eggs, well...it depends. There are different types of vegetarian though. Ovo-lacto vegetarians (the typical kind, usually when someone says they're vegetarian they mean ovo-lacto) and ovo-vegetarians do eat eggs, yes. Lacto-vegetarians and strict vegetarians do not....Show more

Ulrike Hert: I'm not giving best answer to some crappy copy & paste answer.REAL answers only, please.

Benita Nancy: No, they cannot eat fish. Fish are living (or once were living) animals, so a vegetarian would not eat them. I personally don't agree with vegetarians eating eggs, it seems extremely hypocritical in my opinion. I didn't eat them when I was a vegetarian, but I'm a vegan now.Just so people get it one more time-Vegetarians can NOT eat fish. They do NOT eat fish. If you are a pescetarian you can eat fish. Vegetarians do not eat! any meat-and yes fish is meat....Show more

Ervin Overbe! e: I'm a veg@n!! I am mostly because of animal cruelty but it being good for my health and the environment influenced me aswell!Well heres a recipe for you, even though its vegan....http://www.veganwolf.com/recipes/sandwich/deepdish...

Cecil Derenzi: Wow! thankyou! just what I was looking for. I tried looking for the answer on other websites but I couldn't find them.

August Hubbard: pescatarian = eats fish and abstains from other meat. Also consumes dairy, eggs and other animal byproducts.lacto-ovo-vegetarian = eats vegetation, dairy (lacto), and eggs (ovo) (NO animal flesh (and Fish Are Animals))ovo-vegetarian = eats vegetation, and eggs (ovo) (NO animal flesh (Fish Are Animals), no dairy)strict vegetarian aka vegan = eats vegetation. No eggs, no dairy, no animal products/byproducts of any kind.When someone is referred to as a vegetarian, the common assumption is that they are a lacto-ovo vegetarian. There is no such thing as a semi-vegetarian (or rather, perha! ps there is as all omnivores are semi-vegetarian since part of their diet is inevitably plant based)....Show more

Monroe Rainey: Procambarus Alleni first off should not be listened to. Yes, they do grow like plants but so do all animals and the real nature of being a vegetarian stems from not eating red meat. Eating red meat is very unhealthy and is a main factor in most peoples decision to become a vegan. If you decide to be eat eggs and fish, you will be a Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian and happens to be the most common form of vegetarianism in the Western world. So the answer to your question is yes, you will still be a vegetarian but being that I do not know the reason behind you being a vegetarian it is hard to advise you. If you are doing it for health purposes, by all means add it to your diet. If you are doing it because you do not believe in the harming of animals, then no you should not. Hope it helps...Show more

Jinny Dronen: is it true that you are skin! nier if you are a vegetarian?

Rosalva Steinmann: Eggs, yes becaus! e they are not living creatures, or ever were. Of course unless they're fertilized! But fish is a NO NO! Fish is not meat, but it is the flesh of a dead animal, and that's pretty much what being vegetarian is all about. Eating dead animals.A "vegetarian" who eats fish would be called a pescetarian. Aka a person who claims to be vegetarian but is stupid and claims fish doesn't count.I know a pescetarian and she's a total b-word about it....Show more

Romana Stiman: i will not eat meat for 1 yr, for personal reason.

Fred Caminita: HiWhen I became a vegetarian I had nightmares about the animals too.I got picked about my shoes and any little things.You should not let your dad annoy you it is your choice of lifestyle (and a great one if I may say so)I have been a vegetarian for a very long time and I am glad as I feel healthier and there is so many chemicals in meat,fish and poultry that are bad for you.Ignore silly comments and remember you are not eating meat and tr! y not to listen to all of the silly and annoying comments and remarks.You are smart,being a vegetarian has many perks you live longer you feel healthier and your not hurting a single animal.Take care Have a nice day :-)...Show more

Vickie Clampett: Eating eggs is debatable. Some say it is okay, some say it isn't. (If you're Vegan, it is absolutely NOT okay :P) And if you eat fish, you are a Pescatarian, which means you are a vegetarian, except you eat fish. Hope this helped clear it up! (:

Buster Exline: Eggs, yes. They aren't meat. Fish, no. Your grandparents are confused. In terms of vegetarianism, ANY animal flesh is considered meat.

Hermina Ketring: Lacto-ovo and ovo-vegetarians can eat eggs.No type of vegetarian eats fish.Fish is animal flesh.

Verena Koop: Yes they can :) Vegans are the ones that don't eat ANY animal byproducts. Vegetarians just don't eat meat.

Cristopher Gavalis: Eggs, yes; fish, no. Vegetarians do not eat the flesh of a! ny animal. Fish are animals. Vegetarians do NOT eat fish. Fish is me! at.As for eggs, they are never fertilized, so it's more like eating a chicken's "period" than eating a miscarriage or fetus. Eggs are included in a vegetarian diet as their production theoretically does not require the death of an animal. Those who object to eating eggs do so because of how the hens are treated and the fact that male layer chicks are killed at birth (well, hatching)....Show more

Julieta Suleiman: i'm not a vegetarian myself (although i would be one, if i wasn't so skinny) but my brother is a vegetarian, and he became vegetarian because of health reasons. Salads are a good vegetarian recipe.

Venetta Coulbourne: They can eat eggs but not fish.

Antonia Quinnett: I am a vegetarian. I do drink milk and eat eggs only because you don't need to kill the animal to get them. Eggs aren't fertilized. You don't need a rooster to get eggs. You can buy fertilized eggs, but that is horrible, they kill the chick embryos. I do not eat any kind of seafood ! either. If it has a heart and a brain and blood, I don't eat it. Fish have nerves and therefore feel pain even if they can't vocalize it.

Gaston Edgcomb: They're only essential if you want to live a healthy, long life. Otherwise, don't sweat the small stuff.

Sharie Sommerville: Nope eating fish would make someone a pescatarian. Vegetarians can eat eggs and drink milk, vegans do not consume anything from an animal.

Patrick Bitsui: eggs, yes. fish, no.eggs - it is an unfertilized chicken period, not really a dead animal. Vegans don't eat this.fish- it's an animal. Vegetarians (and vegans) don't eat animals.

Tomi Vauters: I don't think so because fish were once alive and had the ability to think before they died

Rose Krouse: Yes! I am a vegetarian and still eat some fish, I don't eat eggs but this is simply because I don't like them. :) Vegans are the ones who eat NO animal products, that would normally not be considered meat, such as cheese, ice-! cream, yogurt, eggs, etc. As for the fish, vegetarians who eat fish are! called, to specify them as non-fish-eating vegs, pescetarians. Vegans eat only foods of plant origin, no foods of animal origin; that means, no eggs, dairy products, or honey. Soyfoods, legumes, nuts and seitan form the protein building blocks, and are rounded out by grains, fruits, and vegetables. Lacto-ovo vegetarians eat as above with the addition of dairy products (lacto) and/or eggs (ovo). This, in common parlance, is the style of eating most often meant in America when people refer to "vegetarian." Lacto-ovo food choices, in other words, do contain some foods of animal origin, but no foods composed of the animal's actual flesh, or products thereof (for instance, if rice was cooked in chicken stock, it would not be acceptable to your typical lacto-ovo vegetarian).Lacto-ovo vegetarians eat as above with the addition of dairy products (lacto) and/or eggs (ovo). This, in common parlance, is the style of eating most often meant in America when people refer to "vegetarian! ." Lacto-ovo food choices, in other words, do contain some foods of animal origin, but no foods composed of the animal's actual flesh, or products thereof (for instance, if rice was cooked in chicken stock, it would not be acceptable to your typical lacto-ovo vegetarian).Folks who do eat meat, fish, and chicken --- but perhaps much less than they once did, and perhaps more carefully (they may choose organically raised meats). They lean somewhat towards a low- or no-meat way in their thinking. Frequently Sympathizers and Pesces are on the continuum towards a lacto-ovo or vegan way of eating. Hope I helped!...Show more

Len Dalba: Just a vegetarian; Somehow people calling me VEGAN.

Dalia Causby: Vegetarians CAN eat eggs. Vegetarians do NOT eat fish.Fish are not floating vegetables they are animals, vegetarians do not eat animals. Egg's are not animals.Vegan's don't eat eggs and dairy products because of the cruelty methods they are obtained. (There are other re! asons such as health, religion and environment, cruelty seems to be the! most common in this section)If the only meat you eat is fish you are a Pescetarian.If you eat Egg's but not dairy products and meat you are an ovo-vegetarian.If you eat dairy products but nor eggs and meat you are a lacto-vegetarianIf you eat dairy products and eggs but not meat you are a lacto-ovo-vegetarian (most commonly though of as vegetarian)If you don't eat eggs, dairy products and meat then you are a vegan....Show more

Marcelle Vanlith: Farm factory practices. Additives in meat. Health reasons.vegweb.com has alot of good recipes.

Hugo Pittari: Apparently they're “essential”, but I don't know. They're found in fish and some types of oils, but how often do you see people eating salmon and flaxseed oil? The only fish I ever eat is tuna, which is probably only a few times a year. I've never had flaxseed or canola oil (or anything like that) before either, and shockingly (!), I'm not suffering severe cognitive effects. I'm seriously consider becoming a v! egetarian and this is the one thing I'm worried about, I'm strongly against taking supplements, and I don't wanna take flaxseed oil in table spoons everyday because apparently that increases the risk of macular degeneration. I'm just worried I guess.Questions:Do you really think they're essential?How often do you consume omega 3s? Do you make sure to get some everyday or do you not care?Where do you get your omega 3s from?Well thanks for answering I guess....Show more

Ninfa Aronica: Eggs: yes (though many vegetarians and all vegans choose not to)Fish: no

Dick Maisenbacher: So I recenty decided to become vegetarian. I'm fiteen years old and have been vegetarian for a week and a half. Nobody thinks I will stick with this and say I'm dumb or it's just a phase. I've never really cared what people say now do i now. So my first question is what do I say to the people that won't stop bugging me. My dad pointed out the leather on my shoes and tried to make me feel bad f! or "being contradictory". I explained I'm not vegan and what that means! but he won't stop, any help on what to say?? Also, almost every night I've had a dream that I ate meat in front of everyone and they just keep laughing and pointing out that I'm a murderer and so on and so forth.. So is it normal to have these strange dreams and what can I say to people that doubt me and such.. Thanks!...Show more

Demetrius Coaster: Vegetarians do not eat fish because it is a meat and was once a living breathing animal.However they do eat dairy products. Vegans go a little further by omitting all dairy and honey from their diet. People who say they are vegetarian but eat fish are confused and not educated on the subject.

Mario Stricklan: vegetarians can't eat fish(that's what a pescatarian is) but they can eat eggs

Gaynell Pizzaro: yes, really essential.

Veta Slicker: not me

Melissa Lavallie: Some vegetarians eat eggs, some don't. Some people claim to be vegetarians and eat fish. They are posers, wannabees, whatever you want t! o call it. Real vegetarians don't consider them vegetarians. I still don't understand why some people do that. I think those people are using the word incorrectly; the whole point of vegetarianism is to not eat animals. Fish are animals....Show more

Queenie Ruthers: That's interesting

Sheron Perrez: I'm vegan. I did it mostly due to animal cruelty, environmental concern and health concerns. I also don't like the taste and look of meat or dairy. Any ways... here are some great veg*n recipes. Enjoy.http://recipefinder.ninemsn.com.au/recipes/vegan/

Hal Palowoda: I'm glad you asked that question. I've wondered the same thing myself.I've been a vegetarian for 34 years and haven't taken any omega-3 tablets/capsules/whatever in all that time and, obviously, no fish or fish-oils either.Walnuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds and seaweed are supposed to be 5 of the major vegetarian sources of omega-3s, but until a couple of years ago, I'd never eaten any flax, ! chia or hemp seeds, plus walnuts aren't exactly my favourite nuts, and ! I'd only occasionally had any seaweed (as a part of sushi - perhaps a couple of times per year) ... so you would expect, given those details, that I would have been quite sick or dead by now ... unless ... either I was getting enough omega-3s from other sources - or - they're nowhere near as essential as they're purported to be. I know I don't suffer from any brain or nerve dysfunctions, which are supposedly what you risk getting if you have a deficiency of omega-3s.Perhaps omega-3s are amongst that weird class of nutrients that the body will manufacture its own supply of (McGyver-style) from whatever other chemical compounds are available, when it's not getting enough of them in their natural form.Anyway, I've been eating more walnuts (and other nuts) over the last year or two, and occasionally add some chia seeds to my cereal, and - if they weren't illegal for human consumption in Australia - I might just be having a hemp seed smoothie once in a blue moon. Why? Well, I fi! gure that, even if they are not really as "essential" as they are made out to be, it's not going to do any harm for me to include a little more of them in my diet, and may have some beneficial effect in the long run. Who knows? Either way, I think you don't really need to lose any sleep worrying about if, and from where, you're getting your omega-3s. Like protein, they're likely to be a non-issue as long as you've got something approaching a balanced diet....Show more

Freddy Shutler: Yeah you can still eat eggs and fish. But then your technically called a pescetarian or ovo-tarian or some weird name like that. But they are still types a vegetarians so just say your a vegetarian. You can still eat fish because we capture fish when they are grown usually. Fish also live their lives in the ocean before they are taken away. They aren't genetically changed and formed and grown by us, they live their lives without human intervention until they are near the end of their live! s anyway. We can eat eggs because they are not fertilized eggs, we don'! t eat little dead developing chickens that's disgusting. If you eat eggs and fish you are not as strict of a vegetarian, if you don't eat fish and eggs you are a stricter vegetarian. But you will still be considered as a vegetarian....Show more

Claire Billegas: they are very silly.Vegetarians eat NO MEAT. FISH MEAT FISH MEAT SEAFOOD MEAT FISH. NONE OF THE PREVIOUS DO THEY EAT.Eggs, they can eat, it is not living yet, it doesn't have a brain and central nervous system and the ability to feel, and it does not have to be KILLED in order to be eaten. If an animal has to be murdered, and lets face it, it IS murder- it is malice aforethought, of a living being, a being is something with a brain and central nervous system whic gives it the ability to have experience and awareness. TO kill a being knowingly without its permission and against its will, is murder. So, any being that has to be murdered before you eat it, is off limits.ANd quuite right too.Tell your grampy and n! ana they are wrong, fish is meat. It cannot be eaten if you want to be a nice person who some people label with the word vegetarian.Egss are not beings. They are eggs- like womens' eggs....Show more

Gregory Dilg: Eggs are fine..they are not animals. Fish is an animal therefore not vegetarian.

Hermina Ketring: why are you a vegetarion?I just find it mean to eat animals who were LIVING at one time (and I dont really like any meat either)please tell me good recipes for vegetaions that are NICE lol :D...Show more

Jarrod Darnall: Fish is meat. Just like chicken, pork and beef. If you are a vegetarian but still eat fish you'd be a -pescatarian-. Vegetarians will usually only consume animal products in the way of milk and eggs. Some with debate things like eggs and honey, though. Vegans are the ones that don't eat animal products of any kind. No eggs, milk, or honey (in addition to a few other things).