Okay, I've been flip, but I'll be serious for a bit. I was a vegetarian for 7 years (ending about 10 years ago.) I had some serious energy problems. I was lethargic and got every little virus that came around. I was seriously anemic. I was VERY careful about getting all the right nutrients and combinations of proteins, so I knew I was getting good nutrition. I never thought about meat, so it wasn't that I was craving it. One day I decided that a piece of fried chicken looked good, and I'm still not sure what possessed me to try it, but I did. I felt so good that day. A few weeks later, I was at a Polish Festival and saw some Kielbasa on a spit. I had already taken the great chicken leap, so I went ahead and tried a Kielbasa with onions and peppers. I felt great. I decided to reintroduce small amounts of meat.

Two months later, my anemia was gone. I was no longer lethargic. I wasn't getting all the little bugs circulating. I'm not saying it's right for EVERYONE to eat meat. Some people feel much better without it. My point is that my body needs meat and I am aware of that. I feel better health-wise when I eat it. You may not- to each his own. I don't like it, though, when people moralize to each other over their dietary choices.

Beccy