According to this article on Medicine Online, there are six types of vegetarians listed:
- Vegan or strict vegetarian - eats no animal foods of any kind
- Ovo-Vegetarian - eats eggs but no dairy or other animal foods
- Lacto-Vegetarian - eats dairy foods but no eggs or animal foods
- Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian - eats dairy foods and eggs but no other animal foods
- Pesco-Vegetarian - eats dairy foods, eggs, and fish but no other animal foods (that's me!)
- Semi-Vegetarian - mostly follows a vegetarian diet but eats meat, poultry, and fish occasionally
While I found that description satisfying since it's convenient for me, others only include semi-vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and vegan. I guess in my weaker times when I gave into my meat cravings and even when I have thoughts about taking just a small bite of that chicken wing, I would be considered a semi-vegetarian *gasp*.
If you are a vegetarian, or something like it, what kind are you?

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