K-12 for Students

Meatless Monday is a global movement designed to help people around the world eat more fruits, vegetables, and plant-based foods—like beans, whole grains, and nuts. Cutting out meat one day per week is not only good for your health and the health of the planet, but it’s also a great way to try new ingredients and dishes that you may otherwise have overlooked. Whether you’re a student, teacher, or faculty member, we have everything you need to start a Meatless Monday program in your school cafeteria or classroom.

Kid eating broccoli

How to get started:

  1. Understand the Benefits: Learn how Meatless Monday helps support your health and the environment by reviewing our benefits fact sheet and our K-12 one-pager. 
  2. Get Faculty Support: Work with a teacher, faculty member, or foodservice team member to see how you can start a Meatless Monday program or pilot in your classroom or cafeteria. Use our sample outreach letter or create your own.  
  3. Raise Awareness: Review our resource library to find social media assets, newsletter copy, and a sample launch email to help you spread the word about your program or event. For more ideas, check out the Climate-Friendly School Food Program from Friends of the Earth. 
  4. Take Part in Meatless Monday: Create groups, partner with clubs, set up events, review recipes for cooking at home, or host a meatless tasting in your cafeteria. See how other students launched Meatless Monday in their schools.  
  5. Evaluate: See how fellow classmates feel about Meatless Monday and plant-based eating with a pre and post survey.