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My interpretation of being vegan means no animal products whatsoever consumed. The reasons for going vegan include not only less cruelty to animals, but a healthier diet & less negative impact on the environment. I would say you are "mostly vegan" others might say you are vegetarian if u eat eggs (at least you know where yours are coming from & how loved the chickens are) Although I recently went vegan, for years I considered myself vegetarian, but maybe once or twice a month have seafood. A relative questioned how I could be vegetarian but eat sea creatures. She was right, so I then referred to myself as "mostly vegetarian". Kathy Freston has used the term "veganish" & it seems to cover those who aren't as strict w/ their choices....does this help?

I'd say that you are doing just fine by yourself and the planet if you are raising your own hens and using their eggs. I went vegan for my health because of my high cholesterol so eggs were off the menu for sure, but I continued to eat honey. I refer to myself as vegan to my friends because if they invite me over for a meal I'm not interested in eating a meal high in eggs of cheese, which is what people tend to fall back on when meat is not an option.