Getting started with Meatless Monday
Simple steps to starting a Meatless Monday practice for anyone who's not sure where to begin
Resources
Find everything you need to start a Meatless Monday program on our resource page, including fact sheets, sample campaigns, social media assets, and inspiring success stories about programs around the world. Our filters can help you refine your search for peer-reviewed research, white papers, and reports.
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A critical examination of the available data sources for estimating meat and protein consumption in the USA
This paper describes the methods, strengths, and limitations of available data sources for estimating U.S. meat and protein consumption.
A Meatless Monday challenge accepted in Bedford, New York
Small town lowers its carbon footprint with help from plant-based eating.
A quick guide to plant-based proteins
Guide to understanding, identifying, and cooking with plant-based proteins
Adoption of the ‘planetary health diet’ has different impacts on countries’ GHG emissions
This brief demonstrates the importance of considering the impact of dietary shifts at country levels to accurately inform climate change mitigation policy and actions.
Beans and health
Information on the health benefits of beans, pulses, and legumes.
Beans and the environment
Information on the environmental benefits of beans, pulses, and legumes.
Benefits of eating less meat (and more plants)
Fact sheet outlining the health, environmental, culinary, and cost benefits of eating less meat and more plant-based foods
Chinese chefs dispel myths to win public acceptance of Meatless Monday
Chef Li Yan develops plant-based menus and co-founds sustainability-minded restaurant in China.
Climate solutions: shifting diets and reducing wasted food
This brief is a letter written for the Talanoa Dialogue explaining the ‘where we are’, ‘where we want to go’, and ‘how we get there’ of global food systems change.
