I just got done reading an interesting article in StarNewsOnline entitled “The Whole Family Can Benefit When One Member Decides to Go Meatless.” There were many pros and cons to this article. Pro–acknowledges that vegetarians are healthier and live longer than omni’s. Con–makes a big stink about who difficult it is to get all of our nutrients. Hmmm, seems a bit contradictory, if we are healthier and live longer than why are we the one’s that need to be careful with supplimentation and ensuring we get all of our vitamins? Pro–provides tips on how the whole family can support the vegetarian member and points out the vegetarian food is not the strange bland diet of the past, but a diet rich in great flavors. Con–keeps using unhealthy vegetarian food as the argument for healthy food tasting good, such as macaroni and cheese, pizza, and describes a vegan diet as more problematic for the family. I think it was sad that all of the nutritional benefits of a vegan and vegetarian diet weren’t pointed out. It didn’t really describe how everyone could benefit from adopting a plant-based diet at least part of the time. I was also disappointed that they pushed dairy products a good source of protein, calcium, iron, etc., being that most nutritionists are now admitting that dairy is not a good source of any of these vitamins and minerals. As a whole, I am not sure if the article was helpful or harmful to the promotion of a vegetarian diet.