Is Old El Paso Beef & Cheese Stuffed Nachos, Beef & Cheese Vegetarian?


Ingredients
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED SEASONED BEEF (BEEF, WATER, SALT), REDUCED FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE WITH ADDED STARCH (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED COM STARCH [NOT FOUND IN REGULAR MOZZARELLA CHEESE], CULTURES, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF. BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CREAM, LACTIC ACID, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6), VEGETABLE OIL, ONION, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: DRIED MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (MONTEREY JACK CHEESE [CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), RANCH SEASONING (SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SALT, TOMATO POWDER, SPICES, CORN STARCH, CITRIC ACID, CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, AND ENZYMES], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, NONFAT MILK SOLIDS, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR [TITANIUM DIOXIDE, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C BLUE NO. 1], EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC), JALAPENO PEPPER (JALAPEÃO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, WATER, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SUGAR, SEASONING (SPICES, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], NATURAL FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, DEHYDRATED GREEN BELL PEPPER, WHEY, JALAPEÃO PEPPER, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, LACTIC ACID), WHEY, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, METHYLCELLULOSE, SOY LECITHIN.
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.