Meatless Monday is such a simple easy way to take benefit your overall health through your nutrition. There's been a lot of research done on the health benefits of going a vegetarian or even partly vegetarian lifestyle. Vegetarians over time have much lowered risks of cancer, heart disease, asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure! It's totally understandable that most people aren't ready to give up meat and commit to all out vegetarianism. Which is what's so great about meatless Monday. It's as simple as simple as it sounds - dedicating one day a week to not eating any meat. The day of the week Monday comes into play in part for the catchy name but also with the thought that it'll kick start your week with healthier habits. Going meatless in your meals just one day a week can imporove your health, your finances, as well as the environment! Here are the main reasons you should give it a try :
-meatless meals generally produce lower calorie meals which over time will hel lean you out
-meatless meals have less saturated fat and cholesterol!
-meatless meals overall provide your body with more fiber, vitamins and minerals
-meat in general costs much more per pound than tofu, beans or vegetables. So meatless meals {most of the time} cost less to make.
-with healthcare premiums being what they are and such a burden to so many people out there - adopting a meatless day of the week and improving your overall health will lower your risks of the top preventable diseases in turn lower future and overall health care costs.
-eating less meat and more produce just once a week helps with lowering water consumption. It takes almost 50 times the water to raise livestock as it does fresh produce! Pretty crazy!
Consciously adopting Meatless Monday's (or whatever day of the week you can go meatless) is a great step to controlling your health and nutrition. Not to mention a nice way to challenge yourself with some new recipes and bring some new additions to your household meals. The zucchini "meatballs" pictured above were a huge hit with my husband. He even asked me to make them again and told me he couldn't even tell they didn't have meat in them!
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