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Welcome to the Vegetarian Forum! *Please read before posting*

Welcome to the Vegetarian Forum!  This is the part of Calorie Count that is specifically for the discussion of "Meat-free nutritious diets and alternatives."  

My name is Heather, and I am the moderator of the Vegetarian Forum.  I've been vegetarian and then strict vegan for the past 7 years or so for moral reasons, but have also experienced and appreciate the health benefits of a meat free diet as well. For me it's a lifestyle and I take care to make sure I am well educated and informed on the issues and new information regarding this lifestyle. I am very openminded and non-judgemental and do not like to preach or push my values on anyone else. At the same time, I am happy to provide resources and recipes (or point in the right direction) for anyone seeking more information or with questions. Happy to meet you! :o)

In the words of the great PandaJenn:

***"This should be a place that vegetarians and vegans are free to be themselves.  If you are an omnivore (in other words, you eat meat) and visit this forum, please respect the rights of members to post here without fear of repercussion.  If you find some information to be erroneous, make sure that the thread you reply to is one in which a debate is appropriate.  If it is not, you might opt to post your opinion in the Foods forum, or some other place on the site that would be approrpriate for a pro-meat dialogue.  Members here are generally not looking to convert meat eaters to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle; they are merely trying to find the same support for their weight management journeys as everyone else.  Let's all be respectful of that, on both sides of the omnivore and herbivore spectrum."***

The key word here is respect. I am all for healthy debate and discussion, but please show respect everyone else in the forum.

WELCOME! :o)