what is the big difference between vegans and vegetarians

[bigluther]

what is the big difference between vegans and vegetarians

[Sevenseas]

Vegetarians don't eat meat and may have an animal-free diet, but they're not committed to an animal-free lifestyle (no leather clothing etc.).

[Brandon]

Thread moved from Community Assistance to more appropriate forum.

[troub]

vegetarians taste better
...but vegans taste best
:)

[aussievegangirl]

Lacto vegetarian: someone who eats no animals (eg beef, poultry, fish, gelatin etc.) or eggs but eats dairy.
Ovo vegetarian: someone who eats no animals or dairy but eats eggs.
Lacto-ovo vegetarian: someone who eats no animals but eats dairy and eggs.
Vegan: someone who consumes no animal products, including meat, dairy, eggs and all animal by-products.

[troub]

vegan addition to above
**and also tries to avoid as much as possible all animal products in their daily life (leather/wool/silk/etc)

[Mr. Sun]

Vegans get their b12 by sucking from a supplement bottle. Vegetarians get their b12 by sucking from a cow's teat (sp?).

[queenarmadillo]

The way I've always understood it, vegetarians won't eat meat (or fish(some people are of the opinion that fish isn't meat).
Vegans won't eat any animal products--meat, eggs, milk, honey etc.
Generally the difference between meat and animal product is whether or not the animal dies in the production of it--so gelatine is not suitable for vegetarians.

I don't think it is a general animal friendly lifestyle thing, it refers specifically to the eating and many vegans do it for health reasons so have no better reason for living an 'animal friendly' lifestyle than vegetarians.

If the general ethical sentiment is extended to everyday life (and I admit I am guilty of walking into shops and asking if they have any vegetarian shoes) vegetarians would not wear leather, because the cow dies to make it, but might be ok with wool (where vegans would not) because it is taken off a living animal.

[Rotting]

Some vegetarians don't hate America.

[4EverGrounded]

Lacto vegetarian: someone who eats no animals (eg beef, poultry, fish, gelatin etc.) or eggs but eats dairy.
Ovo vegetarian: someone who eats no animals or dairy but eats eggs.
Lacto-ovo vegetarian: someone who eats no animals but eats dairy and eggs.
Vegan: someone who consumes no animal products, including meat, dairy, eggs and all animal by-products.
*Apian Vegetarian (not used often): doesn't eat animals, eggs or dairy but will allow honey in their diet.
*Strict vegetarian: eats like a vegan but might not live like one (might being the key word here b/c some SVs do try to live as vegan as they can while some don't). :)

[Tofu-N-Sprouts]

*Apian Vegetarian (not used often): doesn't eat animals, eggs or dairy but will allow honey in their diet.


I thought there was some discussion about this term a while back, and we all decided to call 'em "BEE-gans"!:p

[4EverGrounded]

*smacks self on forehead* see, I knew I was getting the term all wrong.... :lol:

[purrpelle]

vegans have B-12 deficeinies.

vegetarians are slackers because they aren't vegans.

L/O vegetarians have a lot of mucus from the pus in the dairy.

[troub]

what group is a rhombus?

[carabdle]

vegans have B-12 deficeinies.

vegetarians are slackers because they aren't vegans.

L/O vegetarians have a lot of mucus from the pus in the dairy.
Actually, most vegans do not have B12 deficiencies when tested...might be more likely to have B12 deficiencies, but in reality most Western vegans do not have such deficiencies.

[purrpelle]

Actually, most vegans do not have B12 deficiencies when tested...might be more likely to have B12 deficiencies, but in reality most Western vegans do not have such deficiencies.

I was kidding.

< vegan, 3 years

[Seb_0810]

Beegans? :lol: I call them mielotarians getting the prefix "miel" from the French word for honey.

[codemonkey]

what group is a rhombus?

It's the group of paralellograms with equal sides, duh :lol:

[4EverGrounded]

So a paralellogram is really a beegan that has a group of rhomboid muscles attached to a French mielotarian? :think:

Wow. Talk about learning something new everyday... :lol:

[Sevenseas]

I think there's a reason for why "apian vegetarian" isn't used often.

[4EverGrounded]

... cause it makes too many people think of alpine vegetarian and they wonder if that means "a vegetarian that lives in the Alps"? :D


this thread HAS disintegrated into being right silly, why do ya ask? :lol: