Vegetarian Diet Unhealthy?

I was making a bean taco salad yesterday and thinking what a good vegetarian I am being right now when it dawned on me how much cheese I was putting on top, then slapping a huge glob of sour cream down on top of that. I noticed at that moment that I was making up for the meat in my diet with dairy. After some recent research into vegan diets I learned that dairy products are far worse than most meat out there. First off dairy has loads of artery clogging cholesterol. Second it is high in fat and lower in protein than you might think. Third it requires a lot of energy to produce. Yes you get B12 from dairy, but are the amounts of unhealthy substances being introduced to your body really worth it? Is it conscientious to eat a lot of something that puts a strain on society and our planet?

So after realizing this meal was about as healthy as eating a cheeseburger and fries, even though it was all organic ingredients, GMO-free and fair trade, I decided to cut back on my dairy intake. So now instead of slopping on the sour cream I use a mounded teaspoon and just a spattering of shredded cheese. What do you know... I can taste the chili better.