Meatless Mondays
by There are many reasons to cut down on our meat intake, but not everyone is willing to become a vegetarian, so I propose “Meatless Mondays”. Did you know that most North Americans (and some Europeans) eat twice the recommended daily intake of meat?
Fish is meat too, and many fish stocks are in decline, reducing the opportunities to eat fish, means more fish in the ocean. Some religions teach that fish is not meat, allowing people to eat fish on days when meat is forbidden, but meat is anything that comes from the flesh of a living creature.
Chickens live in horrible conditions prior to being served up as food. In most large chicken raising operations the males are killed at the age of one day. By reducing the amount of chicken we eat, we reduce a huge amount of suffering in the animal kingdom.
Some people do not eat pork because of religious reasons, they consider pigs to be “unclean”, others do not eat pork because a pig is said to be as intelligent as a dog.
What about eggs? Battery hens in constant laying production have terrible lives, if you decide to eat eggs on your meatless Monday, try to select true free range eggs. In my case I have my own hens for egg production, so I feel no guilt in eating eggs. Additionally there have been health advantages shown between fresh free range eggs and eggs from battery hens.
Other sources of meat include horses, goats, sheep, rabbits, insects, even cats and dogs. No animal wants to be our meal. Our nature is towards being omnivores, but if we can reduce our meat consumption, even slightly, we can reduce a tremendous about of suffering of other species.
What to Eat?
Breakfast – Instead of bacon and eggs, a person could have waffles, cereal (you can still have milk), or my personal favorite, hot porridge.
Lunch – You can have a salad, tomato soup, any variety of meatless sandwich, or even bean burritos.
Dinner – There are lots of meatless suppers a person can have, and using tofu is not even a requirement. Try spaghetti with mushrooms and zucchini chopped up and added to the sauce rather than meat. Make a stir fry of vegetables and mango and serve over noodles or rice. Cheese Quesadillas or Nachos with cheese, tomatoes, olives, and green peppers. Of course if you want to try tofu, there are many varieties from those that look and taste like meat, to those that can simply be chopped up and used in place of chicken in a stir fry.
Dessert – It is a natural that you do not want meat in your dessert, right?
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Post CommentSotiris
On January 22, 2009 at 8:36 am
You have right! We shouldn’t eat more that 3 times per week meat! It’s bad for our health! In Orthodox Christianity is adviced not to eat meat for 3×40 days per year! Of course you can eat whatever you want but it’s better to follow that custom for your health!
OhSugar
On January 23, 2009 at 10:32 am
I think this is such good advice. I agree with you so much, that I have decided to go meatless once or twice a week. Good.
Radha
On January 23, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Excellent article with great tips for diet. Thanx for posting.
PR Mace
On January 23, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Very informative. I go meatless once or twice a week but I don’t think I can plan a certain day for it. It sometimes just happens.
Lauren Axelrod
On January 27, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Stop Spamming Neverty. Great peice Eddie, as always. That dessert caught me of guard. lol
AC Hamilton III
On February 4, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I love vegetables and fruits, so it’s not hard for me to do. I always try to get organic when I can.
Nice article.
AC
Paul Roberts
On February 17, 2009 at 11:29 am
Informative without being pushy. Thank you,your fan,smile