Try grilling, microwaving or oven baking to lower the fat content. There are various symbols that manufacturers and supermarkets use on food labels to indicate that foods are 'suitable for vegetarians' but the criteria may vary. For example, eggs may not be free-range. The Vegetarian Society approves foods which contain no animal products except milk, cream and free-range eggs in the ingredients. Their symbol can be found on the packaging of ready meals and other food products.
Ingredients Check the ingredients on the food label.
Some ingredients contained in manufactured products come from animals. Depending on how strict you want to be and your reasons for cutting down on animal foods you may want to avoid these too. Agar-agar and gelazone are vegetarian alternatives. Animal rennet is used in the manufacture of cheese so look out for vegetarian varieties which use an artificially produced enzyme instead. Non-vegetarian ingredients can be used in the production of some wines.