The Meatless Monday Campaign.

[onehandle]

I hadn't heard of this. What a good idea.
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Meatless Mondays At Mario Batali's Restaurants

Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich are joining the Meatless Monday campaign!

On average, Americans consume 8 ounces of meat per day -- 45% more than the USDA recommends. Going meatless once a week can reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. It can also help limit your carbon footprint and save precious resources like fresh water and fossil fuel. Mario and Joe are just two of the big names in food that have decided to join the campaign; celebrities and leaders such as Michael Pollan, Al Gore, Sir Paul McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow are backing the movement and the entire city of San Francisco just signed on to participate.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-meltz/mario-batali-meatless-mon_b_570243.html

The Meatless Monday Campaign:

http://www.meatlessmonday.com/frontpage

[slackmaster]

1. Tuesday will be Soylent Green Day

Creeping Socialism in action.

[onehandle]

12. 'high-energy plankton'

Sounds delish.

[slackmaster]

15. Yeah, but it wasn't really made of plankton at all

Don't listen to teh propaganda!

[Kalyke]

2. I have several meatless days a week.

I don't like meat all that much, unless shellfish and/or tuna is considered "meat" (it's not under Catholic food rules).

[onehandle]

6. Yeah, I'm a vegetarian + fish eater. That makes us 'Pescetarians.' nt

[Kalyke]

28. Thanks!

I didn't know we had a name. :)

I just called it "eating like Lent."

:hi:

Now... how do you pronounce that word? "Pes" as in "pest" or as in "pez"? Then, I assume, "ce" as in "si" and tarians.

[Ron Green]

3. 8 ounces of meat per week

makes me feel pretty good.

[Captain Hilts]

25. That sounds like me. I eat a little bit of meat, but not much. nt

[flvegan]

4. Hold on...

Now I'm ready.

[superduperfarleft]

5. "Feigns concern."

:rofl:

Fucking beautiful...

Oh, and you forgot "HITLER WAS A VEGETARIAN!!!!11ONE"

[flvegan]

8. If I had made this, Hitler would have definitely made the cut.

[dana_b]

10. I love that!

"Vegetarian: Indian word for "bad hunter"" - have heard that stupid joke soooo many times! ugh!

[nyc 4 Biden]

14. never saw that. brilliant! eom

[Donnachaidh]

7. I'll bet many of those out of work have more than one day without meat

Are those elitist celebrities going to give the sirloin they give up to the homeless or the unemployed? If not, this is just
another PR campaign to publicly *polish halos*.....

[kctim]

9. Can it be followed by

"Leave Me The F#$k Alone Tuesday" and "Mind You're Own Damn Business Wednesday?"

[customerserviceguy]

21. Thank you!

The list of celebrities in the OP really have an agenda to make it seven days a week.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

11. Will Wednesday still be Prince Spaghetti Day? nt

[YOY]

17. Antonio is going to be pissed off as fuck otherwise.

He's all grown up now...

[YOY]

13. Meh...I'm not a vegetarian but most of my meals are meatless already.

n.t.

[dana_b]

16. what about the fast food restaurants in San Francisco?

There aren't many of them but I wonder how they feel about "meatless Monday".

[lunamagica]

18. I really don't understand the outcry from the meat industry....

Well, actually I do (it's about $$$$), but are they going to go broke if prople don't eat meat ONE day per week?

What I found most shocking is the thought that there are people who eat meat every day. I personally don't know anyone who does.

I know many disagree, but I don't think meat daily can be healthy (not to mention it sounds boooring)

[customerserviceguy]

22. "I personally don't know anyone who does."

Come visit here, and you will. I'll even buy you a Nathan's hot dog, if you'd like!

Most of the rest of the country does, they just don't usually post at or visit DU.

[lunamagica]

24. The first thing I'd do If I ever go to NYC is eat a hot dog, so thanks for the offer!

I'm not a vegetarian, but I don't eat meat every day, either.

I'm finding that as time goes by, I'm eating less and less meat.

[Rebubula]

27. SHOCKING??

You find it shocking that there are people that eat meat every day??

Almost everyone that I know has some form of meat everyday. We always have at least one meat\fish item at the dinner table.

I am shocked that anyone would be shocked that many people eat meat every day.

Anyway...there is NOTHING boring about a nice medium rare steak. I could eat that every day - assuming I could afford it..lol

[TreasonousBastard]

19. I'm in! But, cheeseburgers and ribs aren't really meat, are they?

[rhett o rick]

20. I'm in. nm

[The Straight Story]

23. We need more regs on restaurants, this is just wrong

They should not be allowed just to serve what they want. ;)

[Brickbat]

26. We have meat three times a week, tops. It's expensive and a pain to cook.

And so yummy.

ETA: I buy high-quality meat, so it does cost more. But that way we get good meat a few times a week rather than crap meat every day.

[Mari333]

29. poor jennifer granholm wanted to try this and the fcking meat industry shut it down

I am all for it. but, then, I am a meatless everyday.