What is vegan?

• A. A complete vegetarian who does not eat any animal products.
• B. A diet that includes meat
• C. A person who eats dairy but no eggs
• D. A person who only eats fruit

Answer: (A)

Veganism is a lifestyle and dietary choice that avoids all animal products. This means no meat, no dairy, no eggs, and no other ingredients derived from animals. So the statement that vegan is a complete vegetarian who does not eat any animal products fits perfectly.

Why the other ideas don’t align: a diet that includes meat obviously involves animal flesh, which veganism rejects. A person who eats dairy but no eggs follows a lacto-vegetarian pattern, not vegan, because dairy is an animal product. A person who only eats fruit describes a fruitarian pattern, which is far more restrictive and not what veganism means. In short, veganism centers on avoiding any animal-derived ingredients, while the other options describe different diet patterns.