Meatless Monday

Ever considered being an advocate of Meatless Monday? In the global campaign for better health and more sustainable global production, we are seeing a huge shift in consumer habits – particularly with meat consumption. While many aspects of the modern diet leave a lot to be desired in terms of nutrition, there’s simply no denying that more people are incorporating plant-based diet plans into their lifestyle.

Even for many who are not ready to have a fully plant-based diet yet, there is a growing trend to eat no meat for part of the week. Meatless Monday is an international movement aimed at helping people reduce meat consumption by 15% to improve personal health and the health of the planet. There are so many reasons to embrace this movement wholeheartedly.

Meatless Monday is Great for Your Health

The average American consumes 8 ounces of meat daily, which is 45% more than current USDA recommendations. But limiting meat consumption has been shown to have many positive health benefits, such as:

Reducing Heart Disease:

Many meat products are high in saturated fats, which increase cholesterol levels and overall cardiac risk. Replacing these foods with beans, peas, nuts, and seeds ensures that you get the protein you need without the saturated fats.

Reducing Cancer Risk:

The consumption of red meat is associated with the development of colon cancer. Removing it from your diet even on one day a week can reduce your risk of developing this cancer. Further, diets that are high in fruits and vegetables also reduce your overall cancer risk.

Improving Nutrition:

You can get more fiber, protein, folate, zinc, iron, and magnesium with lower levels of saturated fat and total fat.

Fight Diabetes/Obesity:

Plant-based diet plans can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and can result in lower body weights and body mass indices.

These health benefits can help you to live a longer life with fewer health complications.

Meatless Monday is Great for the Planet

The meat industry generates nearly 20% of the human-made greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Moreover, meat production uses an incredible amount of resources. An estimated 1,800-2,500 gallons of water go into producing every single pound of beef. And for every calorie that goes into feedlot beef, an average of forty calories of fossil fuel energy is used.

Compared to plant-based proteins, which only use 2.2 calories of fossil fuel for their production, the benefits are staggering. Meatless Monday offers an easy way to make a positive impact on the environment!

Meatless Monday is Economical

There’s no denying that meat is expensive. It takes up the lion’s share of most family’s grocery budget every week. Even skipping meat once a week on Meatless Mondays can help you reduce your grocery expenses, and in a climate of rising food prices, this is incredibly important to most families.

The total cost for one’s healthcare can also be reduced. By limiting risk for all medical conditions that meat consumption is associated with, you can decrease overall healthcare spending for your family by ensuring many chronic preventable diseases never develop.

Meatless Monday is a Community Movement

Meatless Monday is a global campaign, and by joining in, you become a part of the community. You can serve as an advocate to pull your own community together and help them to understand the health and environmental risks associated with meat consumption. You can truly participate in something bigger than yourself to make a positive difference in the world, now and in the future.

Be Adventurous

One of the biggest, and in many cases unexpected, advantages of adopting a plant-based diet plan is the ability to really get adventurous with your diet. You can try new things, incorporate ingredients you might not otherwise, and experiment with meat substitutions. For many people, Meatless Monday can be revelatory, and they might find they prefer most meatless options to their standard diet. Meatless Monday can be the first step toward making more-permanent healthy lifestyle changes by moving toward a plant-based diet plan.

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