Is this still considered being a vegetarian?

Question

So I'm a vegetarian and have been for 6 years and don't consume any meat or meat based products (lard, gellatin, oils).

My friend decided to be a vegetarian.
We went to a resturaunt yesterday and there was pasta with chicken in it, and she just picked the chicken out. Is that still right? I'm not really sure.

And then she still buys stuff with things that were animal based. Like Lard and oils or w.e. But she doesn't eat meat. Is it still considered vegetarian?

Answer 1

No, not really. A vegetarian doesn't eat slaughter foods. How is eating the fat of a dead animal any different from eating the flesh of a dead animal?



She could have ordered the pasta dish made without the chicken to begin with.



However, cut her some slack if she's new at this. She might need some time to figure it all out. I know I ate gelatin for a couple of months because I never knew what it was - once I learned, I stopped.) Point out to her that she's still eating dead animal parts and show her what the alternatives are.

Answer 2

When I'm offered food that has animal bits in it (like that pasta with chicken) and it is suggested that I pick it out, I ask the person, "If there were boogers on your salad, would I give it to you and just ask you pick them out?" LOL -- okay, so I haven't actually SAID this, but I've WANTED to.



Anyway, like someone before me said, give your friend a break if she's just getting started, and silently applaud her "baby steps." For most people, deciding to follow a vegetarian or vegan diet is a process rather than an overnight switch to "perfection" and and it isn't fair for us to judge how long it might take others to become more strict in their own definition of vegetarianism.



You can lead by example - order foods in the restaurant with no animal products in them and she'll see that it can be done and maybe next time she'll order her pasta with no chicken. If you feel like she'd be open to discussing vegetarian foods, you could say something like, "I've found that I can get really good flavor using olive oil in my cooking without having to use lard from animals." Tell her what YOU do rather than telling her what SHE should or should not do -- it may never have occurred to her that there was an option for lard.

Answer 3

I say no. The point of being vegetarian is to avoid consuming animals. That includes all parts; fats, meats, milks, and I would also include cheese, eggs, butter, etc. If you eat something that was made with chicken in it then it has animal fat and pretty much defeating the purpose.



People have different reasons for choosing the lifestyle. For some its a choice of heath and cutting back eating animal meat may be enough to satisfy their needs. For those who I consider actual vegetarians, it's more of a moral choice that includes the health benefits. A choice to let the living live and not senselessly and irresponsibly manufacture animals for our personal consumption.



Your friend is definetely not a vegetarian.

Answer 4

well since she didn't consume the chicken, that's fine.

since she insists on buying oils, lards, etc, than she is deff. not.



she would still be a veggy if she didn't buy animal-based foods.

Answer 5

no, i dont think because the piont of vegitarian is to stop them from slaughtering if she buys food and products made ith animals then she is still suporting the slaughtering of animals. hope i helped

Answer 6

Yes and No