Paul and Dolly Saunders's hopes of caring were dashed because they refused to cook meat in their Kirdford home.
But West Sussex County Council has since revised its policy and is reassessing their application.
This story, which first appeared in the West Sussex County Times (Friday March 17) led to national media attention with television, radio and newspaper journalists queuing up to speak to them.
But for Mr and Mrs Saunders the media coverage is all about promoting the principle of fostering.
Mrs Saunders said: "We have been on a couple of TV programmes, radio programmes and we might be on GMTV on Monday.
"We have been trying to use it to promote what people think about the idea of fostering because obviously whether they wanted us to or not there are still 100 foster carers needed in West Sussex at the moment.
"If it gets people thinking about it then some good may come out of it."
When the couple first showed an interest in becoming foster parents their application was not even assessed.
The strict vegetarians hoped looking after a child could provide company for their ten-year-old son Jake.
Instead the county council told the family they needed carers to be flexible in catering for dietary requirements.
But explaining its policy shift a council spokesperson said: "We have not changed our policy on recruiting vegetarians as foster carers as we have always done so.
"However we have clarified our guidance to avoid misinterpretation.
"The fostering service has also added to its guidelines by stating that if a person has a particular diet based on cultural or religious views then they would not be expected to prepare or cook food that may cause conflict with this."
The couple, both 43, said they were pleased with the news and hoped others like them will be able to care for children.
About ten days after the County Times published the story, the council told the Saunders they could try again.
Mrs Saunders said: "I would just like to say that we have given them food for thought.
"They have looked at it again and realised that perhaps they were not being fair making such a blanket decision and decided to change their mind.
"We are just pleased that even if nothing comes of it for us, hopefully we will have done some good."
Since being in the public eye the couple's refusal to cook meat in their home has come in for criticism from some quarters.
But Mrs Saunders said: "Some people have accused us of trying to push our values on to children but one comment I would say about that is the very nature of parenting is that you influence your children.
"If you are very religious then you may influence them to be Catholic or Jewish.
"We are not trying to force anybody into being vegetarian.
"We just want to offer someone a home - there is a lot more to us than the fact we do not eat meat."