Read Up Monday

Japanese Ivies Grow Monday Movement

Veggie Monday in JapanJapan has become the latest country to embrace the growing Meatless Monday movement! Students at four of Japan’s Ivy League colleges are hosting monthly ‘Veggie Monday’ parties to encourage the country to try more plant-based options.

Oakland Schools Go MM

Oakland Schools – CaliforniaSchools nationwide are using Meatless Monday to teach students healthy habits. Oakland Unified School District in California has just joined the growing movement by bringing Meatless Monday to their 85 elementary and middle schools!

 

Meatless Monday Promotes Protein!

v_protein_80x90When it comes to meatless meals, it seems that some of us are still concerned about getting enough protein. Fortunately, going meatless one day a week can actually improve your protein intake!

Blog Offers Style, Health and Meatless Chili for $2 a Serving

ThreadBangerDecor-it Yourself, a video blog from sustainable fashion site Thread Banger, recommends that we improve our health with a Meatless Monday and offers a budget-friendly chili to get us started!

 

The Huffington Post Posts Meatless Monday Feature

HUFFINGTON POST FOODThis past week, The Huffington Post launched its newest section. HuffPost Food investigates everything edible, and we were delighted that they included Meatless Monday!

Add Flexibility to Your Diet

Flexitarian CookbookThe Flexitarian Cookbook is more than a pile of recipes. Most of the dishes in the collection do double duty, working just as well with or without meat. Not only is The Flexitarian Cookbook a wonderful way to add some dishes to your Meatless Monday repertoire, it’s also a simple way to help a good cause.

 

Jamie Oliver Revs Up Food Revolution

Jamie Oliver's Food RevolutionIn his award winning series Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver enters Huntington, West Virginia intent on curbing the city’s disease risk by improving health habits. His efforts illustrate that we need nutrition education in our schools– and more kitchen time with our kids at home!

Meatless Makes Perfect Cents

a dollar's shadowHuffington Post contributor and blog editor Jennifer Grayson knows first hand that meatless meals are a delicious way to save money! Here she compares the costs of some of her favorite dishes.

 

Let’s Move It Monday

Let's Move!Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative encourages everyone to find ways to incorporate physical activity in their weekly routines. What a motivation to Move It each Monday!

Parent Power Wins Over NYC Schools

PS 361: The Children's Workshop School, New YorkOne person who believes parents should make informed decisions about what their kids eat is Elizabeth Puccini, the parent who convinced The Children’s Workshop School to go Meatless Monday, the first school in NYC to do so.

 

More Money Monday

the Fab Frugal Food duoWith its focus on inexpensive yet delectable cuisine, Fab Frugal Food shows us just how delectable plant based meals can be as it goes meatless every Monday.

Break the Restaurant Chain

Cook This, Not ThatCook This, Not That empowers consumers in the kitchen by providing recipes for healthier versions of chain restaurant staples. Whip up these low-fat versions of your favorite comfort foods this Monday.

 

Chicago: Where the Health?

Chicago NowChicago NOW, the high-profile community hub about all things Chicago, has taken up the Meatless Monday mantle. Persuaded by the many health reasons to go meatless, Chicago NOW has joined the movement.

Gwyneth Goes Meatless

Gwyneth PaltrowActress, activist, rock-star wife and mother of two, Gwyneth Paltrow announces on her website GOOP that she’s joining the Meatless Monday movement!

 

Bottom Line for a Healthy Heart

New England Journal of MedicinePublic health advocates know all too well that prevention is a tough sell. That’s why the recent NEJM study is garnering unprecedented attention.

Meatless Social Networking

facebook and twitterSocial networking sites serve as bridges in the vast sea of cyberspace. Our Facebook and Twitter pages have blossomed in recent months, providing a constant stream of news, resources and discussion.

 

Sustainable Dinner Party Kit

Sustainable Dinner Party Kit Take one part CSA menu, one part carpool transportation, throw in a screening of The Real Dirt on Farmer John and a gourd for table decoration, and what do you have? The Sustainable Dinner Party Kit!

Food Rules in Perfect Portions

Michael PollanAcclaimed author and food activist Michael Pollan invited us to simplify our diet when he coined the phrase “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants”. In his newest book, Food Rules, Pollan turns this advice into 64 bite-sized tips that encourage us to embrace traditional attitudes towards diet and dining.

 

Wholly Enjoy Healthy Food

Cooking With Whole Foods titleplateIn Cooking With Wholefoods, award winning author Nicola Graimes shows readers how to savor the flavors and health benefits of unrefined produce, seeds, beans and grains. Create your own whole food dishes this Monday and boost the nutritional value of your family meals!

Prevention, Prevention, Prevention!

Alfred Sommer“Saving lives millions at a time” is the slogan the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University adopted during Dr. Al Sommer’s years as Dean there. Now, his new thought-provoking book says we can also save billions of dollars through preventive medicine.

 

Curb Your Killer Sweet Tooth

SugarSuicide_144x227Many of us associate the holiday season with our favorite sweets. In her newest book, Dr. Nancy Appleton argues this may be a deadly connection.

Love Food, Eat Mindfully

heart chocolateEat What You Love, Love What You Eat is a simple eating guide for those who love food! Dr. Michelle May takes an honest look at the relationship between eating and mindset. She offers straightforward answers to start your week with a positive mindset.

 

Happiness With Every Bite

Eat Your Way to Happiness title graphicThe editor-in-chief of Nutrition Alert Newsletter, Elizabeth Somer, has written a new book, Eat Your Way to Happiness. She offers simple, powerful tips helping you to live brightly and be more energetic – try them this Monday!

Sustainable Cyber Monday

Have a sustainable Cyber Monday!The Monday after Thanksgiving is touted as the biggest online shopping day of the year: Cyber Monday. This week, we offer our top 5 recommendations for eco-conscious sites that make holiday shopping just a little greener.

 

Our Funny Prescription

We couldn’t prescribe a more enjoyable, laugh-inducing de-stressing read for you. Here’s a warm, name-dropping, inside-the-practice memoir from “America’s Doctor” and our FOX News Healthy Monday Tipper, Dr. Rosenfeld.

Our Top 5 Health Mags

new magazinesThe Internet has made it easier than ever to learn tips on nutrition and better living, but it can be difficult to know where to turn and who to trust. Read up on health this Monday by checking out our recommended health magazines available online or in print.

 

APHA Showcases Monday

APHAThe APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition, the premier gathering of public health professionals in the world, takes place all week. The Monday team presented research on “Using Monday as a day to promote and sustain healthy behaviors.” To learn more, download our Healthy Monday presentation (pdf).

A Food Blogger’s Best Friend

FoodistaIn an ever-changing world of new cooking techniques, cuisines and gadgets, how’s a foodie to keep up with it all? Constantly evolving and user-fueled, Foodista is the perfect resource for today’s culinary landscape. That’s why we’re proud Foodista is going meatless every Monday!

 

The Chili Bible

chili bowlAs Sid Lerner, Chairman of The Monday Campaigns, says, "if you think chili needs meat, you don’t know beans!” Meatless chili comes in a variety of flavors and is a great source of protein. The Vegetarian Chili Cookbook by Robin Robertson offers 80 unique, hearty recipes that are both nutritious and satisfying.

“Veggie Teens” A Family Affair

Elyse MayWhen your mom’s a doctor and your dad’s a spa chef, what’s a meatless tween to do? In the case of 12-year old Elyse May, she packaged her knowledge and wrote an award-winning teens meatless cookbook and launched a popular nutrition blog!

 

The Legacy of Gourmet

Gourmet Magazine (Mexico)As we opened the October 2009 issue of Gourmet magazine, an impossibly good coupon fell in our lap. Sadly, it wasn’t an epicurean deal of a lifetime, but a plea from a luxury-oriented print mag. struggling in a market saturated with free online cooking resources.

A Recipe For Conscious Cuisine

The Conscious CookDespite his love of steak, renowned chef Tal Ronnen switched to a plant-based diet. But he quickly realized he craved the meat-like consistencies he enjoyed as a carnivore. Ronnen uses this tension as the inspiration for his new cookbook, The Conscious Cook

 

Film Offers Fuel For Thought

FUELJosh Tickell is the driver of “The Veggie Van”, which travels the nation using little more than vegetable oil for fuel. Recently, Josh made his way of life the basis for the feature film Fuel.

Tribeca’s Yummy Mummy

Tribeca's Yummy MummyCatherine is a New York City foodie, entrepreneur and parent. Her kids have inspired her to create Tribeca Yummy Mummy; a blog full of recipes that are sure to please adults and children alike.

 

Just (Choose Sustainable) Food

Just Food by James E. McWilliamsIn Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong And How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly, author James McWilliams argues that we must make sustainable food choices. He also insists that buying local is simply not enough.

Microblogging Goes Meatless

twittering eco-changePeople are using digital resources to discuss greener living and join the Meatless Monday movement! Check out some of our favorite microbloggers for weekly tips on making more sustainable choices.

 

No Impact Man Makes A Splash!

No Imact ManNo Impact Man goes meatless in making that rarest of things: a funny, feel-good environmental documentary.

Go Flexitarian For Your Health

The Flexitarian Diet by Dawn Jackson BlatnerDawn Jackson Blanter’s book, The Flexitarian Diet, encourages healthier, meatless meals without asking us to sacrifice our favorite foods.

 

Who Will Be Tomorrow’s Julia Child?

Julia Child on TIMEJulia Child set the stage for a revolution in home cooking with her groundbreaking show The French Chef. But it’s the Internet and not television that is transforming cooking instruction!

Meatless Goes Mainstream in Cali

We’re delighted to introduce a brand new series spotlighting restaurants around the world using innovative ways to offer delicious meatless meals. This Monday we highlight California’s The Veggie Grill.

 

Dr. Kessler Takes On Overeating

David KesslerDr. David Kessler — a Harvard educated pediatrician and former head of the FDA — found himself incapable of controlling his longing for chocolate chip cookies. His struggle served as the inspiration for the best-selling book, The End of Overeating.

Edible Aria Makes Food Sing

Edible Aria graphicWriters of all stripes are using blogging to spread the word about Meatless Monday. One of our favorites is Edible Aria, a recipe and news blog that advocates sustainable eating.

 

Climate Education Turns On Teens

Alliance of Climate EducationAmerican teenagers live a fast paced life surrounded by modern technology. The Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) explains the environmental dangers of this lifestyle by performing entertaining high school assemblies.

Lean Into Quantum Wellness

book cover - Quantum Wellness by Kathy FrestonNew York Times best-selling author Kathy Freston has a new book, The Quantum Wellness Cleanse, outlining her 21-day cleansing routine. But it’s her earlier work, Quantum Wellness, that gets to the heart of why we should all go meatless on Monday.

 

Slow Food Shifts Into High Gear

Slow Food USA logoOnce the work week gets underway, it seems that sitting down to a civilized meal becomes all but impossible for most of us. Slow Food USA is determined to reverse this trend.

Un-Stuff America by Cutting Calories

Stuffed - by Hank CardelloThe findings in Hank Cardello’s new book stuffed, are at times controversial. But his solution is simple: focus on the numbers. Cut your calories. As he says, don’t supersize, zero size.

 

In Defense of Real Food

pollan_in_defense_coverVitamin-enriched Diet Coke, bread infused with Omega-3 fatty acids- you’d think we were getting our fair share of vital nutrients. But Michael Pollan in his best-selling book "In Defense of Food” – out now in paperback – offers a very different perspective.

#1 Recipe Site Introduces Meatless

epicuriousEpicurious, the world’s premiere recipe site, has teamed up with NutritionData, the top nutritional analysis website, to offer weekly meatless recipes every Monday.

 

Open Your Eyes With “Food, Inc.”

food_incThe producers of the new film "Food, Inc.” opening this week have chosen 10 things we can all do to change our food system. #5 is: Meatless Mondays…Go without meat one day a week.

Analyze Your Nutrition in an Instant

logo_nutrition_126pxSometimes you come across a website name that says it all: simple, direct, powerful. Conde Nast’s NutritionData does just that: providing you the info you need to make informed nutrition choices.

 

Macca’s Meatless Monday

tile_kos_81x54Eating good food and listening to great music are two of life’s simple pleasures. The blog diary Macca’s Meatless Monday hosted on powerhouse Daily Kos combines the two in ways as clever as they are uplifting!

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