Is it one of your new year’s resolutions to eat a little healthier in 2023?
A healthy diet is all about balance. I know it may be hard to believe this, but as much as we love meat from the grill, we know it isn’t practical to eat that way all the time. That is why we participate in Meatless Monday.
If you want to eat better, we hope we can convince you to go Meatless on Monday this year too.
Ok, let me ask you a few more questions…
What if I told you that cutting out meat one day a week may reduce your risk of chronic preventable health conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity?
How about saving money? What if I told you that you could save money by adding vegetarian meals to your weekly menu?
What if I also told you that you could help save the environment?
IT’S ALL TRUE!
Providing you with delicious recipes is important to us. We care about our impact on the health of our readers and the environment. So we want to share some healthy recipes that are good for you and good for the planet.
WHAT IS MEATLESS MONDAY?
Meatless Monday is a global movement with a simple message: one day a week, cut the meat. It can make a big difference in personal health and the health of the planet.
Here’s a quick video for you that sums up what the Meatless Monday Movement is all about:
HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN
Meatless Monday was a campaign that started during World War I to help the American people reduce food consumption. In addition, the campaign helped to supply the troops overseas. The campaign made a repeat performance during World War II for the same reasons. It continued after the war to help struggling European countries recover from the war.
Launched in 2003, Meatless Monday is a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, worked in collaboration with the Center for a Livable Future (CLF) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to bring back the Meatless Monday campaign for personal health and the health of the planet.
Today, Meatless Monday is supported by millions of people in countries worldwide.
Here’s a short video about the history of this campaign.
WHY WE WENT MEATLESS ON MONDAY
David and I are celebrating our 10th year as participants in the Meatless Monday movement in 2023. That’s 520 Meatless Mondays!
At first, I started cooking vegetarian meals as a challenge. It allowed me to be more creative with meal ideas during the week. As time passed, preparing vegetarian meals once a week became more than a challenge.
What I didn’t realize then was that Meatless Monday aims to reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal health and the health of our planet. So not only was I getting the challenge to get out of the rut of the same old meals every week, but I was also doing something that would be healthy for David and me while at the same time helping the planet.
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS?
Going meatless once a week may reduce your risks of chronic preventable diseases, such as obesity, cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Consuming less meat and more plant-based foods such as vegetables, beans, soy, and nuts can offer many of the following health benefits:
Improve heart health and reduce the risk of heart disease by going meatless one day a week.
Replace a half serving of meat a day with a plant protein such as beans or tofu could decrease your risk of getting type 2 diabetes.
Maintain a healthy weight by substituting plant-based foods for meat.
Cutting back on meat and eating more plant-based foods can promote kidney health.
Surprisingly, beans, nuts, soy, and other vegetables can give you all the protein you need in one day.
The information about health was provided by MeatlessMonday.com
HOW DOES IT HELP THE PLANET?
Reducing meat consumption can help reduce the production of greenhouse gases that impact climate change. It can also help lessen the demand for environmental resources such as land, water, and energy.
Livestock production creates more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector – This includes all cars, trucks, planes, and trains in the world!
Livestock production uses 75% of the earth’s agricultural land.
Producing only 1 quarter-pound beef burger uses 425 gallons of water – that’s enough water to fill 10 bathtubs!
Producing 1 quarter-pound beef burger uses up enough energy to power an iPhone for 6 months.
Skipping one serving of beef every Monday for a year saves the equivalent emissions to driving 348 miles in a car.
The information about the environment was provided by MeatlessMonday.com
HOW DOES IT SAVE MONEY?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, one pound of beans is about $1.34 versus spending two and a half times more money for boneless chicken breast ($3.32/pound) and lean ground beef ($3.51/pound) and four and a half times more money for sirloin steak ($6.00/pound).
WOW! You can save every week and every month in the year 2023.
OUR HOPE FOR YOU
Providing you with delicious recipes is important to us. We care about our impact on the health of our readers and the environment. So we want to share some healthy recipes that are good for you and good for the planet.
PLEASE JOIN US!
We encourage you to participate in the Meatless Monday campaign with us.
Even if you don’t skip meat on Monday, at least try it ONE DAY a week for January 2023.
Technically, that’s only four days out of 31 without meat.
I mean, really, if I convinced my very carnivorous husband David Spivey, the pork-loving, brisket-smoking, Mr. BBQ man he is, TO GO MEATLESS ONE DAY A WEEK, can’t I encourage YOU to go meatless one day a week too?
We’ll share recipes so you can eat healthier, save money, and save the planet.
WHAT DO I COOK ON MEATLESS MONDAY?
Ok, you are probably wondering what in the world to cook for Meatless Monday.
We can help you!
We are sharing our 10 most popular vegetarian recipes to get you started. These are our reader’s favorite vegetarian recipes this year. The recipes will help you get started going meatless on Monday in 2023.
Sound good?
Ok, let’s check out the recipes!
TOP 10 MEATLESS MONDAY RECIPES OF 2022
#10 MINI CHEESY BROCCOLI CASSEROLES
#9 VEGETARIAN RED BEANS AND RICE
#8 VEGETARIAN JAMBALAYA
#7 SHIITAKE MUSHROOM OMELETTES
#6 MUSHROOM SPINACH QUICHE
#5 VEGETABLE STRATA
#4 NAPA CABBAGE AND BEAN SOUP
#3 EGG-STUFFED POBLANO PEPPER BOATS
#2 ZESTY SHIITAKE MUSHROOM PASTA
#1 MUSHROOM SPINACH SOUP
Ok, there you go!
Get healthier, save money and save the planet. You cannot lose!
I promise you will be surprised that meat doesn’t have to be part of a recipe for it to be good, and you will enjoy it so much you’ll want to keep participating. We will continue to share vegetarian recipes for Meatless Monday in 2023, so don’t worry about running out of recipes to try.
Have I convinced you with these delicious Meatless Monday recipes? Are you up for the challenge?
Good!
Which recipe will you make for the first?
Comment below; we love hearing from you!
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