There are actually vegetarians who do eat eggs. Vegetarianism is a little more flexible than veganism. As someone previously said, vegans won't eat anything that comes from the exploitation of animals, including eggs, milk, honey and even wearing leather. Some vegetarians will eat eggs but i've heard the term eggetarian to describe them. Some vegetarians also consume milk, butter and honey. I do feel that anyone who eats eggs should eat organic, pastured, cage-free eggs. Chickens are meant to eat all sorts of things including insects and lizards and small snakes, not just some soy-corn concoction that is advertised as "vegetarian fed" chickens. One will see and taste a difference in true eggs as opposed to the great majority of eggs sold in traditional grocery stores.
There are a huge assortment of vegan pastries and other baked goods that are now available. be careful though because some of the ingredients used are soybean, canola and sunflower oils, maltodextrin and guar gum, which are pretty awful for your health.
There is a company that may soon release an egg alternative that is made from pea-protein and other ingredients. Hampton Creek Foods claims to have an egg-substitute made from all organic and GMO free ingredients, i think it's called "Beyond Eggs". Instead of marketing to the average consumer they are trying to get the baked goods companies to adopt their egg alternative. Since we can't taste the egg in cookies and muffins, and since 30% of the eggs sold in this country go to pre-baked goods, they are hoping to curb the reliance on eggs by creating an alternative. I for one don't eat too many baked goods or processed foods that contain eggs, but I would be interested to see if this takes off.
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