i am a vegetarian.
[{"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": "user", "content": "So, I'm thinking about changing up my diet. Do you know anything about vegetarianism?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I've been a vegetarian for a long time - it involves abstaining from the consumption of meat , and may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is there a difference between being a vegan and being a vegetarian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "A vegan typically  abstains rom the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and also rejects the commodity status of animals and Vegetarianism abstains from the consumption of meat"}, {"role": "user", "content": "So, if I were to choose to be either a Vegan or a Vegetarian, which is the more healthier option?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think they are both healthy choices - but there are other reasons people choose vegetarianism other than diet."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, that's why I am so interested in becoming one. How expensive is the Vegan diet vs. the Vegetarian diet?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't think cost is a factor - vegans don't eat animal products, including eggs and dairy, so it's simply a matter of purchasing alternate foods"}]