Ep. 8 (Mini) - Surprise! You Can't Eat That - a podcast by Sarah D. & Olivia J.

Thinks it’s easy to tell what’s vegetarian and what isn’t? Think again. In this episode, we talk about the top 10 most surprising things we’ve found that are not vegetarian (or at least fall in some gray areas).

From beer to figs, to marshmallows and soup - there are a lot of tricky foods out there for vegetarians. Did anything on our list surprise you? Tweet us @peasofmindpod or email us at peasofmindpodcast@gmail.com and let us know! If you like what you hear, drop us a rating on iTunes!

Defining what a vegetarian is can be harder than it seems! Check your feeds next week for a discussion on defining vegetarianism.

For the purposes of this episode, we define “vegetarian” based on the Vegetarian Society’s definition (but we are definitely open to others!)

“A vegetarian does not eat foods that consist of, or have been produced with the aid of products consisting of or created from, any part of the body of a living or dead animal. This includes meat, poultry, fish, shellfish*, insects, by-products of slaughter** or any food made with processing aids created from these.”

Read more here: https://www.vegsoc.org/page.aspx?pid=508

Curious about what candy’s you can eat? Check out this awesome list: https://www.peta.org/living/food/accidentally-vegan/

Want to know more about that parmesan and rennet? Read this article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/delaneystrunk/cheese-is-love-cheese-is-life?utm_term=.allqA9Kqnv#.mmvYAEDYkr

Yes, it’s true. In 2018, some beer brands still use fish bladders (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-37350233) What alcohol is safe? Find out here: http://www.barnivore.com/

And figs - even sweet, innocent figs might be a problem: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/fig-wasp2.htm

Red dye?! Yep, that too: https://www.vegan.com/carmine/

And here's some anchovy-free Worcestershire sauce for your enjoyment!
https://goo.gl/Qv7DKL

Cover art created by Milan Gary (www.milangary.com). Royalty-free intro music provided by Bensound (www.bensound.com).

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