Vegetarian Daily Diet

What is the best Balanced Vegetarian Diet and what can and can't Vegetarians eat?

I'm a sophmore (going to be) in high school, I weigh 76.5 pounds and my height is 59 inches. I have limb girdle muscular dystrophy and wanted to know what the best diet is. I just started being a vegetarian for about 10 days and need some help.

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1. Being Vegetarian has a few types...i think your best bet is to go on peta website and order a free starter kit
2. no eating chicken red meat fish shrimp chicken/beef broth/stock chicken/beef bullion ramen noodles jello candies that contain gelatin- skittles, starburst etc. frosting with gelatin some cereals contain gelatin as well
3. skittles don't have gelatin anymore, and there are some varieties of ramen that are vegetarian, you just have to read the ingredients. You should maybe talk to a nutritionist or dietitian. You may have different nutritional needs than the average vegetarian, because of your muscular dystrophy. vegetarians do not eat: beef pork chicken fish seafood they can eat: fruits and veggies, any plant derived food, such as pasta, rice,etc. lacto-ovo vegetarians can eat eggs and dairy lacto vegetarians eat dairy but not eggs ovo vegetarians eat eggs but not dairy vegans do not eat eggs or dairy, also they do not eat honey, and avoid using products from animal sources such as wool and leather. Often, they try to avoid products tested on animals.
4. they have everything mostly covered. Your best bet is to stick to mostly veggies and stuff like nuts because they have a lot of the protein you need. ALSO NO MARSHMALLOWS I learned that the hard way :/ :( Good luck !!! :)
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