Can a vegetarian eat food cooked with meat but not the meat?

Unlike veganism, there is no strict, fixed definition of what does and does not constitute “vegetarian”. read more

Even if the place it is cooked was cleaned between the meat and vegetarian dishes, the meat will be consumed. So if it doesn't bother you, it's totally fine. If you object for other reasons, that may change, but your impact on the environment by going vegetarian will not be mitigated by a bit of animal fat touching your food. read more

"Flexitarians" can have their meat and eat it, too. From the WebMD Archives Anne Allen doesn't call herself a "flexitarian"-- but according to the latest buzz word to hit the diet world -- that's what she is: A vegetarian who occasionally eats meat. read more