i want to be 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": "assistant", "content": "I want to be a vegetarian, but it's just so hard to give up red meat and fish."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I completely understand! I'm vegetarian as well actually, and it took me about 6 months to transition over."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Do you have any tips on how to transisiton?  I don't want to be a vegan, that would absolutely be impossible for me.  I need eggs!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Make sure you are getting your macro and micro nutrients. I eat a lot of legumes, nuts, and organic soy."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have heard good things about soybeans, about how it can replace animal proteins cheaply.  But I've also heard bad things about soy, mostly from complete idiots on the internet."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Agree! It depends on where they are sourced. I also recommend experimenting with flavor! Once I found flavors, herbs, and spices I liked, it was easy."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I do remember one of my friends using soy as a dairy substitute.  He used soy milk for his coffee, mainly because he didn't really like milk to begin with and only like how it flavored his coffee, which soy milk was able to replace for him."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Soy milk is delicious! Just be sure to purchase organic or from a reputable source, so you know it's clean and nutritious. "}]