Go Meatless Monday — It’s Good for You, and Good for the Planet

We have delicious plant-based recipes and guides to help you implement Meatless Monday in your school, hospital, workplace, and community.

Weekly Features

Meatless Monday Meal Plans

We’ve got a month’s worth of meatless meals: four breakfasts, four lunches, four snacks, and four dinners.

How to Get Started with Meatless Monday

You can eat whatever you want! Meatless Monday is a lifestyle that allows you to eat the foods you enjoy. Research shows that consuming less red and processed meat and more plant-based foods can lead to a healthier and more sustainable life.

11 Must-Try Plant-Based Recipes for Easy Entertaining

The holidays are all about being together…but who’s hosting the party? Being the entertainer extraordinaire is fun, but it’s also a lot of work, especially when it comes to the food. Guests have varied tastes, and you want your appetizer table to feature a little somethin...

16 Holiday Favorites Made Plant-Based

This year, we’ve made a list — and we’ve checked it twice — of some of our favorite holiday appetizers, mains, side, and desserts, all of which are totally plant-based!

Top Tips for Eating Better During the Holidays

Health experts share their tips on how to navigate the holidays while maintaining healthy habits.

10 Meatless Monday Holiday Gift Ideas for Better Plant-Based Cooking

Are you looking for some food-focused gift ideas to motivate your friends and loved ones to eat more plant-based meals? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are so many gifts related to cooking — and eating — that choosing the right one can be tricky, which is why ...

Vegan and Plant-based Baking for the Holidays

After a quick refresher, you’ll be more than ready to whip-up vegan versions of Christmas pudding, madeleines, gingersnap cookies, and caramel apple pies.

12 Holiday Recipes That Make Plant-Based Baking Easy

Baking traditional holiday favorites that are also plant-based is a breeze with these 12 easy recipes.

Bring Friends and Family Together with Meatless Monday

The Meatless Monday For Friends and Family Package contains all the information and materials you need to encourage your social circle to adopt a more plant-forward diet. Adjusting how and what we eat is a big step, but when you’re making the commitment as a group, you’re more likely to see it through and reap the many health benefits—together.

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Recipes

Breakfast, Mushroom Tofu Scramble

Dinner, Protein-Packed Kale and Grain Salad

Dinner, Easy Tex-Mex Burrito

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In the News

How to Help Provide Food Relief to the People of Ukraine

What can you do to help? Consider donating to these organizations working to supply food and other necessities to Ukrainians in need.

Billie Eilish Advocates for More Plant-Based Meals in Schools

Musical superstar, Billie Eilish, spoke out to Capitol Hill in support of the Healthy Future Students and Earth Act.

Plant-Based Eating Is Now Even a Bigger Part of NYC School Lunches

Following the success of Meatless Monday and Meatless Fridays, Mayor Eric Adams — a vocal advocate of plant-based eating and a long-time supporter Meatless Monday — announced the new initiative that he promises will improve the lives of thousands of New York City students.
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Success Stories

From the Ground Up: Columbia, South Carolina Adopts Meatless Monday

In Columbia, South Carolina, every Monday is now officially Meatless Monday, thanks to a city proclamation fueled by a partnership with Let’s Meat Less, an organization advocating plant-based eating.

Meatless Monday Arrives at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Meatless Monday has officially arrived at the prestigious network of NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals, giving the hard-working staff and visitors at the Allen, Columbia, Westchester and Cornell sites new vegetarian choices every Monday.
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NYC Expands Meatless Monday to All Public Schools

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced that Meatless Monday will be expanded to all New York City public schools beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, reaching 1.1 million students every week.

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