Namaste

I have searched the internet for some answers and i could not find it in any books i read, so i have come to ask to you, the wide community

A few days ago, one of my friends asked me, "if Hindus cant eat living things, why cant you guys eat eggs?", i told him "eggs are living, just like a baby in the mothers fetus" then he replied, "fertilized eggs, the eggs that we eat aren't fertilized, so why cant you eat it" I was left without an answer, so i come here, please educate me and tell me the answer to such a question although i would never eat egg, only because my parents told me.

I also have another question, if one cannot eat meat due to the law of Ahisma and Dharma, then why can one eat plants, Fruits and vegetables? Aren't plants and vegetables living and aren't they gods creation too?

Jai Sri Radhe-Syam