meat and dairy

Flesh and milk

Meat and dairy refers collectively to animal-derived foods—flesh products and milk products considered together.

The phrase appears most often in dietary contexts: vegetarians avoid meat and dairy, kosher laws prohibit mixing them, and grocery stores organize them into separate sections.

She gave up meat and dairy for health reasons.

Related

butter · cream · steak · cold cuts · deli counter · poultry · pork · yogurt · lamb · bacon · sausage · veal · protein · animal products · farm · factory farm · free range · livestock

Categories
Opposites
dietary category

meat and dairywhole grains

Kernels with bran, germ, endosperm

legumes · produce · dairy alternatives · plant proteins · vegetables

ethical/lifestyle stance

meat and dairyvegan

Avoids all animal products

plant-based · cruelty-free · veganism · animal-free · ethical eating

religious dietary law

meat and dairypareve

Neither meat nor dairy

parve · fish · eggs · clean foods

Family

meat, meaty, meatier, meatiest, meatiness, meats, dairy, dairies, dairymaid

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G