Clam chowder has fish!

I do think that 30% makes a significant difference. There are plenty of cookies you can buy that are vegan and easy to find (that dad’s chocolate chip cookies) and if you let your friends know you only eat vegan baked goods they could find out how easy it is for themselves to make vegan goods. If you tell the waitress why you cannot have the breadsticks with the butter you are creating awareness about vegans. Clam chowder isn’t even vegetarian so you would be classified as pescetarian most certainly not vegetarian or vegan. Check the ingredients for snacks and cookies, there are plenty of vegan ones out there! I appreciate that you make an effort which would make it all the easier to switch from your pescetarian lifestyle to a vegan one. Remember to classify yourself as a pescetarian if people ask if you do not make the switch to vegan because it is import that people are not misinformed. I am sure you can do if you try!

@SassyVegan I could not disagree with you more. It is easy and does not drive me crazy at all making sure things I eat are not vegan. From your name it would seem that you would regard yourself as a vegan which by definition means consuming NO animal by products NO exceptions. So, in your case both your name and any claim that would have to being vegan would by definition be a falsehood. Please use accuracy, it is important. Messing on accident is one thing but disregarding something on your plate is something different entirely. Someone would eats meat occasionally on their sandwich is NOT a vegetarian, someone who has that “tiny bit of honey” or a “little butter on a roll” or some “cheese sprinkled on bread-sticks” is NOT a vegan. Clarity is key!

Hey Caroline, I agree with you on certain things. Like, I don’t make a big deal about a little butter on a roll or some cheese sprinkled on breadsticks or a tiny bit of honey in breakfast cereal, etc. In the big picture, these little things don’t really make an impact, and you will drive yourself CRAZY by trying to be perfect. Anyway, veganism isn’t about being perfect; it’s about trying your best to reduce animal suffering. We all mess sometimes, but I applaud you for doing what you can. That’s all anyone can ever ask of you.

Hey @caroline009 -

You can check out this list of a few vegan friendly options for when you’re eating out!:

http://www.peta2.com/lifestyle/restaurants/

You can buy vegan brownie/cake/cookie mixes! If the recipe calls for eggs or milk, substitute with your favorite alternative like soy, almond, etc. and use bananas or Ener-G egg replacer for the eggs.

This list will provide you with plenty of accidentally vegan options!:
http://www.peta.org/living/vegetarian-living/accidentally-vegan.aspx

If you wanted to wear make-up, you could always find many brands to try: http://www.peta.org/living/beauty-and-personal-care/companies/default.aspx and that goes for any other household products, too – shampoo, conditioner, soap and toothpaste are all commonly/usually made with animal testing and sometimes animal products, but there are tons of vegan alternatives.

As for eating clam chowder, molluscs such as clams are still animals! “a large phylum of invertebrate animals”.

You must already know how the animals are treated if you are 70% on your way to becoming a vegan (but veganism isn’t a percentage, it’s either a yes or a no!), so why not go all the way? These products that you consume are still the outcome of animal cruelty. It doesn’t matter if milk or cheese or eggs are whole or in a baked good/ meal, they are all the same form of exploitation and the animals do not benefit from us choosing one over the other :]

Why not check out a vegan cookbook from your bookstore or library, such as The Happy Herbivore, or Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World?

And if you are stuck on vegan friendly restaurants, you can also check out http://www.happycow.net/

What you’re doing still helps, of course, and it can be hard to stop with those tempting snacks, but, if you find/bring vegan alternatives, or just eat something else that is vegan, it is easier to resist those cravings. Do your friends know about your 70% vegan policy?

I don’t eat cheese, or drink milk. I don’t touch fish or shrimp. Any meat is out of the question. Eggs definitely a NO. I don’t wear makeup because of the testing and bi-products, all my shoes are man made materials, my belts are cloth. Don’t eat honey…. BUT

I eat cake and brownies people make. I know they are made with either milk, or eggs, sometimes both.

I don’t make a big deal when the waitress brings me lightly buttered bread sticks. I eat clam chowder. I snacks and cookies that im sure are made with diary… Other then Oreos

Should i worry about this? How do i go the other 30% any tips?