Vegetarian Terminology is Mixed Up

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It saddens me that society has changed the terminology for a

vegetarian. It used to be that a vegetarian was almost vegan, wouldn't

touch eggs nor milk. And a Lacto-vegetarian would include dairy, and

an Ovo-vegetarian would include eggs in their diet, and then ofcourse

you have the Lacto-ovo vegetarian who includes both dairy and eggs in

their vegetarian diet.

 

But now to be vegetarian, it means to be lacto-ovo vegetarian. And to

not include eggs and dairy is to be vegan. People don't understand

that being vegan goes beyond the diet. It's a lifestyle as well.

 

I shouldn't but I tend to want to question people who tell me they are

vegetarian and ask " oh that means you don't consume dairy nor eggs

right? " They would stutter and retract and say they would have SOME

dairy or sometimes eggs.

 

Sigh... it's fashionable I guess to be vegetarian. At least they are

headed in the right direction.

 

Be peace!!