Highlights, January 3, 2011

Cooking Light includes Meatless Monday on their list of tips for adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet. The healthful recipe magazine also offers super fast veggie dishes and ideas for “make-ahead” Meatless Monday meals.

Industry news publication QSR profiles quick-serve chain and Meatless Monday supporter Tender Greens. Co-founder Erik Oberholtzer notes that his restaurants have seen some “killer Mondays” since joining the movement in August.

Oak Park Unified is the latest school district to embrace Meatless Mondays! Superintendent Tony Knight discusses the environmental and cost benefits of introducing the campaign in a recent article for the Ventura County Star.

Healthy News

May 20, 2013
- Adopt Meatless Monday for Heart Health, Says Dr. Oz Show Guest Dr. Michael Greger: [The Dr. Oz Show]
- Healthy Meatless Monday Grilling Tips [The Foodie Journal]
- 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]
Meatless Monday Morsels

Chef & Restaurant News Want to make Meatless Monday even more epic? Every Epic Burger in Chicago celebrates Mushroom Mondays each week by offering customers 20% off their Portobello sandwich combo.
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.