1. Lacto-ovo vegetarian: A person who does not consume any meat or seafood, but he or she will still consume dairy products and eggs.
2. Lacto-vegetarian: A person who will use dairy products, but he or she will not consume eggs or any other meat product.
3. Ovo-vegetarian: A person who can consume eggs, but will not consume any other animal products.
4. Vegan: Someone who does not consume any animals products or by-products.
I have talked to a couple of people who believe that I am not a vegetarian because I consume dairy or eggs, so I usually have to explain to them the types of vegetarians. Also, I have heard the phrase flexible vegetarian. This is someone who will eat meat on occasion. However, this is not a form of vegetarianism. Another controversial type is pescetarianism. This is someone who can consume seafood. One of my friends is a pescetarian; however, he started as a vegetarian. I think that happens with some vegetarians. They will begin as vegetarians and change into another form such as vegan.
I consume no meat or seafood, but I still consume dairy and eggs. Therefore, I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian.
People ask me all the time if I am vegan or vegetarian. However, what I have learned is that vegans are vegetarians. I think there is a plethora of confusion circulating on what vegetarianism is, what vegetarians represent, and the diversity of vegetarianism, and hopefully this blog will shed some light and information on vegetarians. Not only am I an activist and ethnically Jewish male, but I am also an educator who teaches society about the entire scope of vegetarianism. I want this blog to serve as a hammer that smashes the confusion of vegetarianism away and drives the nail of vegetarian education into the world.
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