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I'm lacto-ovo (eats eggs and cheese) vegetarian. I cheat every now and then with chicken or fish, but that's like once every other month.
I'm most satisfied when I go to Italian or Asian restaraunts, lot's of tasty vegetarian dishes there. I find mexican and traditional American restaurants vegetarian unfriendly. There aren't any vegetarian restaurants or chains that I know of. The only stone vegetarian restaraunt I heard of is The Green Zebra in Chicago.
Be prepared for some drama from family and friends. Remember that one Bernie Mac show when one of his daughters went vegetarian and he kind of flipped out? You might get a few reactions like that, lol.
Make sure you get enough protein and iron. The first month after I went vegetarian in 2002 I started losing clumps of hair! I was not getting enough protein, I notice the more eggs I eat the less I have that problem. Speaking of eggs, original eggs are high in cholesterol, try Egg Beaters (eggs without the yolks). You can eat as many eggs you like that way. As for iron, it's somewhat harder for your body to absorb iron from plant sources. Just make sure you eat iron rich foods with foods high in Vitamin C AND low in calcium.
I pretty much enjoy being vegetarian, and I think it's something worth the try.
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