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Ianjames101 t1_j9ma9a4 wrote

Are eggs vegetarian? Or am I thinking Vegan?

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Xenolithium t1_j9mhs1k wrote

If I recall, vegetarian diets allows animal products that don't result in death? So, honey, dairy products, eggs. Etc etc.

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ExosEU t1_j9pxl8e wrote

By that definition you could eat shark fins as south eastern fisherman tend to throw the shark back in the water afterwards.

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3DJayB t1_j9maql5 wrote

Yes eggs are vegetarian you are thinking vegan

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kaldoranz t1_j9mg37g wrote

So eggs are vegetables?

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thefoodiedentist t1_j9mht0g wrote

It's not meat. It's not like vegetarians don't eat fruits cuz it's not vegetables either.

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alcontrast t1_j9nh1p2 wrote

Vegetarian refers to vegetation, not only vegetables. Fruit is vegetation, eggs are not.

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HolsteinHeifer t1_j9o846s wrote

It must take a lot of effort on your part to be this stubbornly stupid. Good job.

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fuckinghumanZ t1_j9nx0di wrote

since at least 1847 the word stands for a meatless diet though

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MJOLNIRdragoon t1_j9pnioz wrote

There are many variations of the vegetarian diet: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. As the strictest of vegetarian diets, a vegan diet excludes all animal products

From The Vegetarian Society

A vegetarian diet can include…

Vegetables and fruits

Grains and pulses

Nuts and seeds

Eggs

Dairy products

Honey

A vegetarian diet does not include…

Meat or poultry

Fish or seafood

Insects

Gelatine or animal rennet

Stock or fat from animals

From Merriam-Webster: 1: a person who does not eat meat : someone whose diet consists wholly of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products

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LIfeabovetherim t1_j9mn731 wrote

Yeah… but if you have them eggs like a month with it’s mother….. then you have a chicken…..

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reversedouble t1_j9n5t5j wrote

Then, let’s not forget the embryo

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Katters8811 t1_j9nx3mz wrote

Unfertilized eggs are the equivalent of women having a period... you’re eating a chicken’s period. There’s zero chance for it to become a living thing at that point.

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Travwolfe101 t1_j9oaoxz wrote

Great read this while about to grab breakfast and now Idk if I can eat the eggs...

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HaruspexAugur t1_j9p31go wrote

Vegetarian just means not eating meat. I define meat as being made of a dead animal. An egg is not an animal.

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ThisIsAnArgument t1_j9mfm4e wrote

Depends on the region. In a lot of countries eggs are part of vegetarian cuisine, but in South Asia (think India, Sri Lanka) they might be considered not vegetarian. Restaurants in India will often call themselves "pure veg" so as to underline that they definitely don't use eggs in their menu.

Vegans, of course, won't eat eggs as a rule.

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yogirlandyofamily t1_j9na73f wrote

I thought vegan is a short term for vegetarian. I recall there's vegan, lacto vegan (can eat milk), lacto ovo vegan (can eat milk & eggs), etc. Has the term vegan always been "more radical" vegetarian in the very first place or has the differencing between them only been around recently?

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josidhe t1_j9nb6gh wrote

I think you got some wires crossed on the words as you picked them up over time. Vegan was never an abbreviated form of vegetarian, it was always a separate thing.

Pop on over to google and type in lacto. Check out the suggestions that drop down. You mixed 'em up.

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yogirlandyofamily t1_j9nck5r wrote

Oh i see im not a native English speaker. It just sounds weird to me to hear the shorter term can mean something different when usually its just the shorter term

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whatfuckingever69 t1_j9njm1a wrote

Vegetarians just don’t eat meat/fish but do eat eggs and dairy. Vegans don’t eat meat/fish, eggs, or dairy. I have been vegetarian for 20+ years, the terms have always been different things.

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The_Healed t1_j9obomw wrote

Nope youre thinking lacto vegetarian. Or ovo lacto veg. Vegan means zero animal products in anyway shape or form. Period. At all. Even if it doesnt otherwise hurt to animal (shearing sheep for wool)

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ihaveanideer t1_j9pjqm1 wrote

Commercial wool does cause hurt to the animal. You can google photos of sheep who have been carelessly sheared. Similarly for eggs - if you have a pet chicken that’s laying eggs, eating them won’t cause harm. But the commercialization of eggs causes mass harm via exploitation.

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The_Healed t1_j9pjxvy wrote

Thanks for the caveat. Reckless/careless. As a whole careful handling causes no harm. Neither does having egg laying animals for consumption. No buts necessary

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yogirlandyofamily t1_j9oe00s wrote

The downvotes lol it's just a question. So this is why vegans have this reputation of being angry extremists

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CreedAngelus t1_j9nfyt7 wrote

Used to think this until I got harassed by a vegan for eating eggs.

Not all of em are like that but goddamn do the bad ones make a scene.

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Cu_fola t1_j9oxezo wrote

I mean I’m not vegan, but I make it a point not to get offended when someone is hardcore about something they see as a life or death ethical violation.

And It is literally life or death.

I’m ok with eating eggs as a concept. But the way we acquire them is unbelievably cruel and wasteful. There’s no way to avoid it in our current system without simply not eating eggs.

Even happy backyard chickens are mostly purchased as babies from the same industrial chicken producers that use these methods. And possibly most people just replace their laying hens by buying more chicks, not by breeding their own hens and dealing with the male chicks humanely.

So every time I eat an egg, I am funding this abhorrent system one way or another. I can’t pretend that I’m not.

my solution has been to cut down my animal-based food by 75%.

I suspect we’ll never get to a point where everyone in the world is vegetarian or vegan. It looks very unlikely to me.

But If everyone who has a choice accepts the gravity of their food choices and chooses to change their diet composition up, we can exert pressure and radically change the structure of our ag system to stop being such a disaster.

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SkylianSkimbape t1_j9pdd3t wrote

Veganism is about not using any animal products or contributing to any industry that uses animals. Mainly because of ethical and/or ecological reasons.

Vegetarianism is about diet (mostly due to religious or health reasons) and is mainly concerned with not consuming animals themselves.

Vegetarians may eat honey and dairy, may wear leather (religious Hindus would consider leather unclean as it involves killing) but vegans would not touch any of the above as it all involves living animals in one way or another.

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lunas2525 t1_j9nu8q5 wrote

Vegan was the pretentious socal offshoot that we are better than you version of vegetarians.

Vegans will only eat things that never had a face.

Vegetarians have degrees and tiers if what they can and cant.

Example some vegetarians might still include fish or animal products like milk eggs and cheese.

Veganism is the omission of all animal products, so very strict vegans definitely don’t eat meat, seafood, or eggs," And many don't eat honey or gelatin, either.

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Rance_Mulliniks t1_j9p702a wrote

I am vegetarian and I eat eggs. I gave up bacon, chicken wings and a good burger, I ain't giving up cheese, eggs and dairy. Vegans are insane.

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ekeet t1_j9pm11b wrote

Vegans just want to minimize unnecessary suffering. What’s insane about that? I would argue it’s more insane to be vegetarian. You give up food you like but still contribute to the suffering - the worst of both worlds.

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Rance_Mulliniks t1_j9pr02u wrote

My point was that you have to be a special kind of person to be a vegan. It's not easy.

A sane vegan wouldn't suggest that being a vegetarian is pointless though. That is like saying "Why take public transit rather than drive your own vehicle? You are still polluting." Being a vegetarian definitely reduces suffering and environmental impact of our food sources. Thanks for proving my point. Vegans wonder why they are ridiculed.

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