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Morningstar Farms Joins Meatless Monday Movement.
Starting this Monday, January 23rd, Morningstar Farms, makers of over 30 frozen meatless meals and burgers, will be engaging customers with weekly promotions, contests and giveaways.
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Inspiring Movers & Shakers
Kathy Kaehler
Wellness expert & celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler offers weekly advice for better Meatless Mondays.
Deborah Glick
NY Assemblywoman Deborah Glick recommended MM as part of her newsletter on green living.
Malmo Aviation
Swedish airline Malmo Aviation takes MM to the skies with their in-flight food.
James Cameron
Director James Cameron encouraged all to go MM at an Earth Day screening of Avatar.
Philippe Cousteau
Eco activist Philippe Cousteau goes MM and supports the movement with his educational resources.
The Water Planet Challenge
The Water Planet Challenge has created a MM lesson guide to help students spread the movement.
Superkids Nutrition
The Superkids Nutrition newsletter has shared MM with over 3,000 schools nationwide.
City Eats
Kelly DiNardo asks D.C. chefs for MM recipes on the new Food Network based site, City Eats.
Russell Simmons
Entrepreneur and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons asks his Twitter followers to join the MM movement.
Marilu Henner
Actress & health advocate Marilu Henner offers MM recipes on her blog & asks readers to pledge.
The Cooking Channel
The Cooking Channel is joining the movement by offering weekly MM recipes on their blog.
Babble
Babble –the go to site for new parents- has started offering MM meal ideas for the entire family.
Jessica Capshaw
The Practice and Grey’s Anatomy‘s Jessica Capshaw joined the MM movement via Twitter.
Nourish
Nourish, an educational video initiative, includes MM as a resource and collaborator.
Jessica Simpson
OK! Magazine reports that Jessica Simpson is going MM to slim down before her wedding.
Martin Oswald
This Colorado chef & owner of the Pyramid Bistro is helping to bring MM to Aspen restaurants.
Toyota
Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. will now offer MM meal options in their cafeteria.
Padma Lakshmi
Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi has embraced MM as part of her effort to eat clean foods.
- Meatless Monday supporter Stella McCartney celebrated the launch of her upcoming Fall 2012 line with a star-studded New York soiree, complete with “a meat-free Monday to-do curated by Chef Mario Batali.”
- A large U.S. study has linked high levels of red meat consumption to some forms of kidney cancer, according to the Chicago Tribune.
- Chef Mario Batali writes for The Seattle Times writes coming together with family around the dinner table and eating going Meatless Mondays.
Meatless Monday in the Media
“Social movements such as Meatless Mondays, motivated to improve the health of the planet and the nation, have raised awareness about the personal and widespread impacts that can result from more moderate meat consumption.”
- Michelle Maisto, Contributor, Forbes.com
“More consumers in 2012 will become ‘Flexitarians,’ those that consciously reduce their meat intake for health reasons but still occasionally enjoy animal protein. One of the best evidences of this trend is the growing popularity and social media following of the nonprofit Meatless Monday initiative, developed in association with John Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health.”
-The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch
“Most of us see Monday as the day for a fresh start. It’s the day that we’re most likely to quit smoking, start a diet or begin an exercise regimen. Researchers have also noticed increases in calls to tobacco quit lines and Internet searches for health-related information on Mondays.”
- Abigail Cuffey, Associate Health Editor, Woman’s Day
“So many New Year’s resolution diets fall by the wayside come February. Lots of people eat healthy for a few weeks following the holiday overload, but then quickly resume their normal eating habits. Because eating meatless one day a week is such an easy thing to do, it’s one New Year’s diet that you can continue all year long.”
-Opposing Views
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