If you are vegan/vegetarian, what are some misconceptions about your diet?

I am vegetarian but I eat salmon and tuna sometimes. I try to mostly eat vegan just for health reasons but I do have dairy and eggs every now and then. I get a lot of hassle about my diet from meat eaters. A lot of my family never know what to feed me at gatherings and some dishes people shove down my throat because I’m one of those “vegans.”

Some examples are:

Veggies lovers pizza – I hate onion and mushroom on pizza I really just want plain cheese but no one ever asks they just load it with crunchy filler veggies.

Eggplant Lasagna – Its slimy plus I just don’t care for lasagna. Everyone acts like this is the official entre of vegetarians but I really hate it.

Cucumber – I absolutely LOATHE cucumber and it is in every vegetarian dish at restaurants.

Salads with iceberg lettuce – people always assume vegetarians eats like rabbits.

Diet drinks, low fat, fat free, sugar free anything – I’m not dieting I just don’t eat meat…

I’m not the stereotypical vegetarian so I am always polite when people don’t get it. I also rarely tell people my beliefs on food unless they really hound me for answers.

What are some misconceptions about your diet people make?