Balanced vegetarian diet is possible

In a stunning development no vegetarian could have foreseen, The Indianapolis Star reports:

The U.S. Dietary Guidelines state that "vegetarian diets can be consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and meet Recommended Dietary Allowances for nutrients."

I know -- who woulda thunk it?

That said, many of us have heard about failed "vegetarians" who complained that they weren't healthy without meat. This is for them:

Don't think that you're going to last as a healthy vegetarian if you live on mashed potatoes, Fritos, Sour Patch Kids and Twizzlers. Just because you're eating food sans animal products doesn't necessarily mean it's healthy.

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