I consider fish an animal product and do not eat any. Is someone a vegetarian if they eat fish?
Vegetarians may or may not eat animal products such as eggs, milks, honey and other bee products. Vegetarians don't eat animal flesh or other parts of animals (think gelatin).
You are right to consider fish an animal product, because it is! Fish is "meat" just as any other flesh is. Fish are animals, they are alive, bleed and die just as any other animal in the animal kingdom.
I think that's true witchy. I have a friend who doesn't eat mammals....she thinks eating within your own species is weird, doesn't eat red meat or milk, but she does eat (wild caught) fish and (free range) poultry however. She's happy and healthy and skinny I must say! Everybody has to put these things through their own filter.
What do I buy for snacks? What do I use instead of chicken broth (does veggie broth work as well)? Is rice/soy milk appropriate for my children?
Altari, have you checked out any of the links? As far as snacks and foods are concerned, fruits, veggies (and things to dip them in) sandwiches, wraps, smoothies, frozen smoothies as popsicles, cereals, pasta, soups and so on are all great foods for any one, regardless of age.
Veggie broth makes delicious soups and grains. I just made quinoa with veggie broth today and it is so flavorful!
Soy and rice milk may be very appropriate for your children- check with your doctor or nutritionist and show him/her the nutrients they have. When compared side by side, soy milk and cow milk can have very similar nutritional profiles. Experiment and find one they like!
I have a friend who doesn't eat mammals....she thinks eating within your own species is weird, doesn't eat red meat or milk, but she does eat (wild caught) fish and (free range) poultry however. She's happy and healthy and skinny I must say! Everybody has to put these things through their own filter.
I think it's great that she has found a diet that works for her! That doesn't change the fact that those foods are not vegetarian foods.
I say, eat what you like, and makes you feel great, but please call it what it truly is to avoid confusion.
I am one veg*n who is tired of people offering me non-veg food because "Oh, I know vegetarians who eat (insert flesh here)!" . No, you don't know vegetarians who eat (insert flesh here), vegetarians don't eat ANY animal, land, sea or sky!
I agree Im getting sick of people trying to get me to eat non veg foods too.
I also hate to find out that something I just ate had some sort of meat prodcut in it, i.e. sauces It make me sick and angry. I just found out that a dipping sauce I had been eating had animal fat in it! I will never ever ever order it again! Its hard to be extremely diligent especially when dining out!
Yeah, once you start delving in to the trace ingredients it's amazing where you'll find animal products. There are lots of Thai food places I won't eat at because I don't trust that they really understand the meaning of vegetarian and don't care. I have one Thai place I can eat at and feel confident the staff knows and can tell me where fish sauce or other animal products may be hiding. Pork or pork fat in beans at Mexican restaurants is another common one.
I had a co-worker suggest I could order the tuna when we were out at a restaurant that had nothing (I mean not a single item) that was vegetarian. I suspect she knows someone who calls themselves a vegetarian but eats fish. She seemed pretty surprised when I explained that fish is not vegetarian.
I am not fully vegetarian but I do eat a vegetarian diet the majority of the time these days (and have for about a year). I will always remember working working with a vegetarian and every single time we went to get lunch at the sandwich shop down the street the lady would insist the tuna salad was a vegetarian offering.
I do know a lot of people that slide into being a true vegetarian after going the (as I call it) the fish-etarian lifestyle. It is hard for a lot of people that have been omnivores (one thing that does bug me is people telling me they are carnivores - NO you are not..you are an omnivore) all their life to go (for lack of a less appropriate term) cold turkey.
She seemed pretty surprised when I explained that fish is not vegetarian.
