Pros and cons of becoming a vegetarian?

i sure this has been asked a ton of times...but anyway i need to weigh this all out. im pretty sure that i made my decision to become a vegetarian. im sure it wouldnt be too hard for me to do. the hard part will be talking to my mother about it so i need to pros and cons so that she knows that i have really been thinking about this.Pros and cons of becoming a vegetarian?
Firstly, good on you for making the decision to change your eating habits. I can understand how important it is to elt your folks know you have thought it out and for them to read information on it all. Here's a few sites you can check out:



http://www.vegfamily.com/

http://www.pcrm.org/

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LGeQ鈥?/a>





there's plenty of support out there and people on this forum you can ask, best of luck.

cheersPros and cons of becoming a vegetarian?
animal based foods are resource intensive.

the ways that lots of meats are farmed are not sustainable.

e.g. it takes an average of 3000 litres of water to produce 150grams of steak.

red meat is particularly bad.

reducing intake of red meat by 3kg in a year is equivalent to reducing household water use by half.



some people opt for 'meat minimalism' as this can still have a significant, positive impact environmentally.Pros and cons of becoming a vegetarian?
The con is that your body needs complete protein that you cannot get from vegetables. Vegetarian diet is unnatural.