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
This Monday, learn how you can shop, cook, eat, and educate to help protect the planet.
Inexpensive, packed with protein, and easy to store, tofu is an indispensable wonder food that you simply must have in your refrigerator at all times.
Spark your imagination with these delicious and unique brunch recipes using only plant-based ingredients.
This Monday, look through our list of sustainable foods and consider adding some to your shopping cart during your next supermarket run. For a little culinary inspiration, we’ve provided a recipe to accompany each ingredient.
This Monday, start experimenting in the kitchen with whole grains for some added heft to your meatless meals.
Check out chef favorites for plant-based swaps for chicken - you won't believe it's meatless.
Make iconic St. Patty's Day dishes plant-based: shepherd’s pie, soda bread, cabbage, potatoes colcannon, corned beef, and more.
In honor of Women's History Month, we're celebrating women who shaped food culture in America.
Environmental Benefits of Meatless Monday and Plant-Based Eating
Research shows that meat and dairy consumption are significant contributors to climate change and environmental resource issues, such as species decline, water scarcity, and soil health. Share the many environmental benefits of Meatless Monday and plant-based eating with our free resources and sample communications.
In the News
What can you do to help? Consider donating to these organizations working to supply food and other necessities to Ukrainians in need.
Musical superstar, Billie Eilish, spoke out to Capitol Hill in support of the Healthy Future Students and Earth Act.
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
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 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.
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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