i don t eat meat.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life. Such ethical motivations have been codified under various religious beliefs, as well as animal rights advocacy. Other motivations for vegetarianism are health-related, political, environmental, cultural, aesthetic, economic, or personal preference. There are variations of the diet as well: an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet includes both eggs and dairy products, an ovo-vegetarian diet includes eggs but not dairy products, and a lacto-vegetarian diet includes dairy products but not eggs. A vegan diet excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy. Some vegans also avoid other animal products such as beeswax, leather or silk clothing, and goose-fat shoe polish. Packaged and processed foods, such as cakes, cookies, candies, chocolate, yogurt, and marshmallows, often contain unfamiliar animal ingredients, so may be a special concern for vegetarians due to the likelihood of such additions.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not any more, but I was a vegetarian once. I think it's becoming more popular due to people focusing on the health-related and environmental benefits of it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I agree. Do you eat red meats?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I do eat beef cuts like beef jerky and beef trimmings sometimes, but not very often."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Ok cool! How about pork? Did you like being a vegetarian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I eat pork sometimes too, yeah I enjoyed it a fair amount. I was an ovo-lacto vegetarian so I still ate eggs and dairy products though."}, {"role": "user", "content": "ok cool! I've thought about just eating turkey and seafood, but I haven't made up my mind,lol"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That sounds close to a pescatarian diet, where you eat seafood but not meat. I don't think I could be a vegan, which is where you don't eat meat, dairy, or eggs or any animal products."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Right! I don't think that I could be a vegan either. I try to workout often so I can enjoy great food without feelings guilty"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's great, it's such a good idea to workout to stay healthy. Another hard part of being a vegan is that processed foods like cookies and cakes often have unfamiliar or hidden animal ingredients, so it's hard to keep track of everything."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, I can imagine all of the research that is required to live that lifestyle. "}]