Just in case you haven't heard about it, I want to bring your attention to a project called Meatless Mondays. This is a movement with the goal to reduce the consumption of meat by 15% in order to improve personal health and the health of our planet. You may have seen Paul McCartney promoting this movement. Bob Harper from 'The Biggest Loser' is also a big supporter. Many restaurants and universities are supporting the movement by providing meatless meal options on their menus on Mondays. I was happy to hear that even McGill University is a participant!
They also have a great website with tons of recipes and articles on healthy eating. So check it out at http://www.meatlessmondays.com/. You can even follow them on facebook and twitter.
Did you know that more than 10 BILLION animals are slaughtered in North America EVERY YEAR?? So by reducing meat consumption by 15%, that would save 150 MILLION animals every year!! Another dirty little secret is that livestock produces 16 kilograms of waste for each 0.3 kg serving of meat. That's alot of Sh*t!! Where does it all go??
With all the blogs describing their Thanksgiving meatless feasts on Vegan MoFo, I am getting anxious to try some of these holiday meal ideas during Christmas. November is the Vegan Month of Food. This idea is the love child of the diva of the Post Punk Kitchen, and one of my favourite vegan cookbook authors, Isa Chandra Moskowitz. There are hundreds of vegetarian and vegan blogs participating in this event and tons of amazing recipes and meal planning suggestions. You can check them out at http://veganmofo.wordpress.com/.
I would love to hear about any meat free holiday dishes you may be planning.
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