In defense of the vegetarian who was eating a starburst

[Guest guest]

I just wanted say something in defense of the vegetarian who was eating

the non-vegetarian starburst candy. She might of been new to being a

vegetarian and didn't know any better. When I first became a vegetarian

at age 13 or 14, I had no clue that gelatin was from animal bones and

skin. I only found out two years later, through an article in the

Veggie Life magazine for vegetarians. In fact, every day I learn about

new secretly hidden meat ingredients. I had no idea that a dough

conditioner in bread was from meat sources until last year. I only buy

cheese from companies that use fungi instead of rennet (Publix, Cabot,

and a few others do have vegetarian cheeses). I'm an ova/lacto

vegetarian. I use eggs from my own female golden laced cochin chickens

(who are very spoiled with their own good sized chicken coop with a

protected rafting area and plenty of crickets, chickweed, and

blackberries to eat). So maybe you should just give any vegetarians you

see eating non-vegetarian food a little hint that it's not vegetarian

and why it isn't vegetarian. I also understand about some people

thinking chicken or fish is vegetarian. My mother's husband is nice but

still thinks that vegetarians eat fish, too.