Highlights August 22, 2011

- Mark Bittman offers his Zucchini-Pear Soup recipe for Meatless Monday on The Cooking Channel ’s Devour blog.
- The Fruit & Veggies More Matters campaign suggests Meatless Monday as an easy way to get more produce.
- Hospitality Marketplace reports that Catharina’s in Steenberg, South Africa now serves expertly paired wines to compliment their sophisticated Meatless Monday entrees.

Healthy News

May 13, 2013
- Medical Journal: Docs Should Push Plant-Based Diets [Kaiser Permanente Journal]
- City of Vancouver Officially Endorses Meatless Monday [The Vancouver Courier]
- 5 Foods forFast Weight Loss [Forbes]
- Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center [Johns Hopkins]
- Vegetarian Diet Slashes Heart Disease Risk, Says Study [Nurse.com]
- Eating Greens May Make You More Optimistic [The Daily Mail]
- Western Diet May Cause Brain Impairment [Food Navigator]
- The Healthiest Cooking Methods Explained [TIME]
- USDA Proposes New Standards for School Snacks [The Washington Post]
- Taking the Stairs May Have Same Health Benefits as the Gym
  [Science Daily]
Meatless Monday Morsels

Chef & Restaurant News
Father-daughter duo, Tony and Marisa May launch Meatless Monday specials at NYC’s contemporary Italian fine dining destination SD26. Chef Matteo Bergamini serves up the best of spring’s bounty in meatless dishes like Spaghetti alla Chitarra and Vignarola.
Chow down the veggie curries at The Dhaba in Tempe, Arizona every Monday. From Vegetable Biryani to Mushroom Korma, there are tons of meatless Indian delicacies to explore each week.
Spenard Roadhouse in Anchorage, Alaska celebrates its third year in the Meatless Monday movement. Every Monday patrons have been dining on specials highlighting the best seasonal veggies The City of Lights has to offer.
PM Steamers introduces its Lake Michigan clientele to the Meatless Monday movement with weekly specials highlighting the best seasonal veggies on pizzas, pastas and in salads. As a bonus for starting the week without meat, PM Steamers shares the recipes of the Meatless Monday specials so customers can recreate the delicious, healthy meals in their own kitchens.