Vegetarian Diet and Its Different Types What is a Vegetarian? When we call a person a vegetarian, this means that he/she does not eat any meat at all and these includes pork, beef, chicken and fish. Instead, vegetarians eat nuts, fruits, pulses, vegetables and grains. Other vegetarians may or may not choose to eat animal products such as eggs, milk or honey and they are called vegans. What are the Different Types of Vegetarians? Vegans – people on this diet solely eat vegetables and avoid all animal products and by-products such as eggs, honey and other dairy foods. Fruitarians – this diet is for people who eat fruits, nuts and seeds and other plant components. Lacto-vegetarians – people on this diet eat dairy products except eggs. Lacto-ovo vegetarians – they eat eggs and dairy products and this is the most common type of vegetarian. Pesce-vegetarians – includes fish in their diet. Pollo-vegetarians – eats chicken and turkey except red meat and pork. Flexitarians – vegetables are their main food but occasionally eats other food groups too.