Is BANQUET Fish Sticks Meal, 7.3 OZ Vegetarian?

No. This product is not vegetarian as it lists 3 ingredients that derive from meat or fish and 4 ingredients that could could derive from meat or fish depending on the source.

Why it's not vegetarian

  • fish
  • minced pollock
  • diglycerides
  • lactic acid
  • enzymes
  • riboflavin

fish

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from animals.

Note by Rhyan Geiger, RDN

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Ingredients

MACARONI AND CHEESE SAUCE: COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI (WATER, ENRICHED MACARONI [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE {IRON}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLORING), WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR (WHEY, CHEESE [GRANULAR AND BLUE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}], SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, CORN OIL, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), TOCOPHEROLS. CHOCOLATE PUDDING: WATER, SUGAR, DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS (MODIFIED WHEY, REDUCED PROTEIN WHEY, WHEY SOLIDS), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SWEET CREAM POWDER (SWEET CREAM, NONFAT MILK, SODIUM CASEINATE, TOCOPHEROL), COCOA POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID. FISH STICK: MINCED POLLOCK, BREADING (BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE {IRON} AND/OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YELLOW CORN FLOUR, WHEY, SALT, SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, CORN STARCH, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE], YEAST, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM CASEINATE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN [COLOR], SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, OAT FIBER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES). PARFRIED IN SOYBEAN OIL._x000D_CONTAINS: FISH (POLLACK), MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

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What is a Vegetarian diet?

A vegetarian diet eliminates meat, poultry, and fish but typically includes dairy, eggs, and plant-based foods. People adopt it for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. This diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds as key nutrient sources. Vegetarians often get protein from eggs, tofu, beans, and lentils. It can offer health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease and improved weight management, though attention should be given to nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. With proper planning, a vegetarian diet can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.

About this product

Frozen Meal · Frozen

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