Everybody knows…no, everybody should know; becoming a vegetarian does not mean giving up your enjoyment of food. In fact, it leaves quite an enjoyable aftertastes: a good conscience. Whoever eats a lot of conventional meat emits nearly twice as much CO2 per year compared to someone who chooses to eat mostly vegetarian and ecological foods!

What is Meatless Monday?

An international movement to help people reduce their meat consumption by 15% to improve personal health and health of the planet.

Why Meatless?

On average, Americans consumes 8 ounces of meat per day- 45% more than the USDA recommends. Going meatless once a week can reduce the risk of chronic preventable conditions and can also help limit the carbon footprint and save precious resources like fresh water and fossil fuel. One day without meat saves as much greenhouse gases as one day without a car driving.

Key Benefits of Meatless Monday-

For Your Health- It reduces heart disease, limit cancer risk, fight diabetes, curb obesity and improves our diet in general.

For Your Wallet- Adopting Meatless Monday can cut weekly budgets and curb healthcare spending.

For Our Planet-  According to a report by UN, meat industry generates nearly one-fifth of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions that accelerate climate change so by adopting Meatless Mondays we can reduce our carbon footprints and not only this we can also minimize water usage and reduce fuel dependency.

There are so many other benefits of Meatless Monday and there are so many reasons to participate, whether you want to help the environment or are considering your health. We all should adopt such habits in our lifestyle at least once or twice in a week.