Is BUFFALO CHICKEN MAC N' CHEESE Vegetarian?


Ingredients
ELBOWS [100% DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS LACTATE (IRON), THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLATE), WATER], PASTEURIZED CHEDDAR CHEESE [(PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT, APOCAROTENAL (COLOR), AMERICAN CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK AND SKIM MILK, BUTTERMILK, MILK FAT, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ACETIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, ENYMES), LIGHT CREAM, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SALT, NATURAL CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY SOLIDS, NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT), ONION POWDER, SPICES, YEAST EXTRACT, NISIN PREPARATION AND ANNATTO], DICED CHICKEN BREAST, BUFFALO SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, AGED CAYENNE RED PEPPERS, SALT, WATER, CANOLA OIL, PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL BUTTER TYPE FLAVOR AND GARLIC POWDER), RANCH DRESSING (SOUR DRESSING (WATER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY POWDER, SODIUM CASEINATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED (CORN), LACTIC AND CITRIC ACIDS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM CITRATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SODIUM CARBONATE, CARRAGEENAN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), CULTURED BUTTERMILK, MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, EGG YOLK, VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, SPICE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA TO PROTECT FLAVOR)), WATER, SOUR CREAM, (CULTURED PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, CREAM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN), SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SUGAR, GARLIC, ONION, XANTHAN GUM, SPICES AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, PEPPER.
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.


