"Strict" Vegetarian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think everyone makes their own decisions. I try to avoid meat. I do not consider myself a vegetarian. Many people who know me would probably say I am a vegetarian. If I eliminate 95% of animal products in it, I have achieved my goal. If I eat some chicken broth and a gummy bear..NBD to me.

This is me also. I don’t eat meat. I do have seafood on occasion. I’m okay with gelatin, meat broth, or marshmallows. I eat cheese and love cheesecake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think everyone makes their own decisions. I try to avoid meat. I do not consider myself a vegetarian. Many people who know me would probably say I am a vegetarian. If I eliminate 95% of animal products in it, I have achieved my goal. If I eat some chicken broth and a gummy bear..NBD to me.

This is me also. I don’t eat meat. I do have seafood on occasion. I’m okay with gelatin, meat broth, or marshmallows. I eat cheese and love cheesecake.

Thats fine but that's not vegetarian. Avoiding meat is not vegetarian and no one would consider you such.

[Anonymous]

I grew up vegetarian (Hindu) but ate eggs, dairy and had tried meat on a very few occasions. Now I don’t consider myself strictly veg, but fornwrly vegetarian. I eat some fish and chicken on occasion. I don’t worry about labels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been a vegetarian for 25 years. I realize people have different definitions of what vegetarian means. Some people think it's no solid meat. Some people think it's no chicken broth. Some think no Worcestershire sauce. Fish sauce in food is OK.....etc.

How do you define what being a vegetarian means? If you go out to a restaurant and want a soup, do you make sure it's vegetarian? Do you avoid barbecue sauce that is "house made" and may have Worcestershire sauce in it? Do you eat caesar salad? How about tomato sauce at an Italian restaurant?

Please, vegetarians and people who are familiar with a vegetarian's diet only.

I am a vegan and always check while ordering if my dish can be made without meat, eggs, fish sauce, butter/dairy etc. Some restaurants are accommodative and some aren't. Places like Panda Express don't have anything vegetarian.. their rice is also cooked in chicken broth. I don't go to such places. It is quite easily possible to be strictly vegan/vegetarian in the US since last 5 years or so. Many, many restaurants have vegan/vegetarian menus. I also leave my feedback at restaurants if they don't have vegetarian options so that they know there is demand.

Overall, I prefer to eat homemade food. It gives me peace knowing I am not harming animals even accidentally to fill my stomach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been a vegetarian for 25 years. I realize people have different definitions of what vegetarian means. Some people think it's no solid meat. Some people think it's no chicken broth. Some think no Worcestershire sauce. Fish sauce in food is OK.....etc.

How do you define what being a vegetarian means? If you go out to a restaurant and want a soup, do you make sure it's vegetarian? Do you avoid barbecue sauce that is "house made" and may have Worcestershire sauce in it? Do you eat caesar salad? How about tomato sauce at an Italian restaurant?

Please, vegetarians and people who are familiar with a vegetarian's diet only.

I am a vegan and always check while ordering if my dish can be made without meat, eggs, fish sauce, butter/dairy etc. Some restaurants are accommodative and some aren't. Places like Panda Express don't have anything vegetarian.. their rice is also cooked in chicken broth. I don't go to such places. It is quite easily possible to be strictly vegan/vegetarian in the US since last 5 years or so. Many, many restaurants have vegan/vegetarian menus. I also leave my feedback at restaurants if they don't have vegetarian options so that they know there is demand.

Overall, I prefer to eat homemade food. It gives me peace knowing I am not harming animals even accidentally to fill my stomach.

Not true on Panda Express. https://veggl.com/cheat-sheets/vegan-options-panda-express/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been a vegetarian for 25 years. I realize people have different definitions of what vegetarian means. Some people think it's no solid meat. Some people think it's no chicken broth. Some think no Worcestershire sauce. Fish sauce in food is OK.....etc.

How do you define what being a vegetarian means? If you go out to a restaurant and want a soup, do you make sure it's vegetarian? Do you avoid barbecue sauce that is "house made" and may have Worcestershire sauce in it? Do you eat caesar salad? How about tomato sauce at an Italian restaurant?

Please, vegetarians and people who are familiar with a vegetarian's diet only.

I am a vegan and always check while ordering if my dish can be made without meat, eggs, fish sauce, butter/dairy etc. Some restaurants are accommodative and some aren't. Places like Panda Express don't have anything vegetarian.. their rice is also cooked in chicken broth. I don't go to such places. It is quite easily possible to be strictly vegan/vegetarian in the US since last 5 years or so. Many, many restaurants have vegan/vegetarian menus. I also leave my feedback at restaurants if they don't have vegetarian options so that they know there is demand.

Overall, I prefer to eat homemade food. It gives me peace knowing I am not harming animals even accidentally to fill my stomach.

Not true on Panda Express. https://veggl.com/cheat-sheets/vegan-options-panda-express/

I am the PP above who wrote about Panda Express not having veg options. Thanks for the link! Helps!

[Anonymous]

“Vegetarian” is actually an old Indian word, which originally meant “really bad at hunting.”