Vegetarian eating eliminates certain foods, but no particular food is forbidden. Instead, a vegetarian diet allows you to make healthful choices based on your nutritional needs, as well as your health and environmental concerns. You may choose to avoid some or all foods associated with certain diets, but if you want to follow a strict eating plan, understanding the different types of vegetarian diets will help you determine which foods to eliminate from your diet.
Lacto-Vegetarian
A lacto-vegetarian diet will have you take out all meat products, such as beef, chicken and pork. You'll also avoid eating fish, seafood and eggs. As a part of this vegetarian eating plan you'll need eliminate any products that contain these items, and this may include processed foods, such as crackers, cookies and cakes, as well as some sauces, such as certain stir fry sauces that contain oysters or other non-vegetarian foods. You can consume dairy products as part of the lacto-vegetarian diet. Some of these foods may include butter, cheese and milk.
Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians
A lacto-ovo vegetarian diet has many similarities to a lacto-vegetarian in that you will exclude all meat, poultry, seafood and fish from your diet. You can also continue to eat dairy products. The difference in these two vegetarian diets is that you can use eggs in the lacto-ovo diet.
Vegan
Vegans follow a completely plant-based diet, avoiding all animal products. The foods to avoid include poultry, meat, seafood, fish, dairy and eggs, as well as honey. Vegans must read food labels carefully to ensure that they do not consume any product that contains ingredients derived from animals. A vegan will often avoid using or purchasing any products for daily living that may contain any animal derivative, such as soap and cosmetics. Other items may include material such as wool, silk and leather.
Pescetarian
Another version of vegetarian-type eating is a pescetarian diet. This eating plan avoids consuming beef, pork, chicken and any other land animal. However, a pescetarian can consume fish and seafood. If you choose to follow this diet, you can make a personal choice whether to add in or avoid other animal products such as dairy or eggs.
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