Friday April 17, 2009, 1:17 pm


Grist:

It's tried and true advice, from the USDA to First Lady Michelle Obama to your mom: Eat more veggies. Considering 78 percent of Americans aren't eating enough fruits and veggies, it sounds like someone isn't listening. Instead, Americans are chomping away at a record 222 pounds of meat a year (as of 2003). That's 45 percent more meat a day than the USDA thinks is a very good idea.

Read the whole story: Grist

Friday April 17, 2009, 1:29 pm
Try starting with one of these tasty recipes—or our fave, “Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos”—and make this a weekly ritual for you and your family. Maybe call it ... Meatless Monday.

Friday April 17, 2009, 1:38 pm

Meatless Monday -- Inspiring a Movement


Learn how reviving the presidential tradition of Meatless Monday can help
reduce our carbon footprint, improve our health and bring us together as a nation!