New with a few questions.... Hi Beth-Boo

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I don't eat actual eggs but I do bake with them. I'm

sure you could get eggs as a hidden ingredient when

eating out in breads, desserts, coating on fried

foods.

Shrimp is seafood and if you haven't given up seafood

yet then you would be a pescatarian. Vegetarians

doesn't eat seafood but many people think it's

considered vegetarian. Maybe some of the other

members have some extra information for you.

I'm sure if you eat a balanced vegetarian diet you

have no worries about your protein, that is a myth and

we hear it all the time. They even sell vegan brown

rice protein powder, this pulled my Mom through last

year when she was in the hospital for a week.

Have fun browsing our recipe files.

Donna

 

--- Beth <boomothergoose wrote:

 

> Hello, new to the group here and looking forward to

> lurking and

> learning from all of you!

>

> Decided to give up meat only recently (For various

> reasons) and am

> what I would consider Ovo-Lacto although since I

> don't eat eggs much

> (and have no problem using egg substitutes) I

> honestly think I could

> go Lacto with no problem but my question is this:

> Even if I cut out

> eggs completely, it seems there are SO many items

> that contain eggs

> in the recipe, would you not be getting eggs in

> restaurants without

> knowing? Could that really be considered " not " an

> egg eater?

>

> The other question is shrimp. I still eat

> shrimp….(As my last

> effort in giving up meat completely) and am under

> the impression

> that shell fish are still considered " meat " ?

>

> Finally, getting a lot of flack from various

> friends…not in

> the " vegetarian " part as much as being a runner (I

> run 20 to 30

> miles per week) I have had people tell me there is

> NO WAY I will be

> able to get the amount of protein needed for a

> runner.

>

> Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward

> to hearing from

> you with any advice/or help.

>

>

> With Kindess,

> Boo

>

>