please define a vegetarian

Hmm, may I help you, Vegan should be like this according from wiki, Veganism (also known as strict vegetarianism or pure vegetarianism) is a philosophy and lifestyle that avoids using animals and animal products for food, clothing and other purposes. In practice, a vegan (an adherent of veganism) commits to the abstention from consumption or use of animal products, including meat, fish, and poultry, animal gelatin, honey, eggs and dairy products, as well as articles made of silk, fur, wool, bone, leather, feathers, pearls, nacre, coral, sponges and other materials of animal origin. Vegans also avoid products that have been tested on animals. People become vegans for a variety of reasons, including ethical concerns for animal rights or the environment, as well as more personal reasons such as perceived health benefits and spiritual or religious concerns. hope help a little elaine sweet.

I 'm gonna try to explain this the best I can here. A vegetarian is someone that does not consume any meat from any animal including fish.Some will include eggs in that,but as a vegetarian you are still alowed to eat eggs. Now a vegan on the other hand will not eat or use anything that was produced from an animal....such as meat,dairy,eggs,leather or anything else that you can think of. Well that's all of it in a nutshell.If you are really interested,you may try doing a search on the internet.I'm sure there are some great sites that can explain this in more detail. Have fun and take care!

Wow, thank you for this question! I learn something new today. Like you I didn't know the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan. Only got to learn while reading through the responses you have here. I only heard of vegetarians so far and have friends who only eat vegetables and no meat although some do eat eggs while others don't. I suppose different people have their individual convictions. Have a good day!

That's an interesting debate! Most people think that getting rid of meat from your plate is all vegetarianism is all about. That would just be vegan just for the sake of staying healthy or losing weight. But vegitarianism in its ideaologicaL sense calls for a unification with nature and abstaining from unnecessary killings. Since it is perfectly alright to live on a vegan diet. And so are the trends and fads that call for the use of leather and fur. If we get rid of all that, I guess, we would still not miss a thing in life. But I am not really sure about the use of milk, since it contains crucial amounts of calcium which we need.

i think being a vegetarian includes what you eat , i am vegetarian and dont eat eggs and meat , or fishes but i consume dairy products.

a vegetarian is the person who does not eat any meat or any animal products, including milh cheece etc

You may want to start out being a lacto-ovo vegetarian - that is a vegetarian that still eats eggs and uses dairy products, but does not eat any meat. It's a lot easier to eat this way than to go completely vegan. As far as fish goes, different vegetarians have different feelings about eating fish. I know some people that do eat fish, and still call themselves a vegetarian - I personally don't eat fish because I consider it to be an animal, and I don't eat animals. It's just a personal choice. Wearing leather is the same way - it's a personal choice. I don't wear a lot of leather, but I do still buy leather shoes and belts. The way I see it, if I eat a hamburger, I'm going to need another hamburger the next day. But a leather belt, I will wear a lot of times.