Going Meat-Free One Night a Week- It’s Easy, Delicious and Cheap!

Meat is a great source of protein, and it tastes good too. Unfortunately we are eating so much meat that we are damaging the environment. Meat production adds more to greenhouse gases than all forms of transportation!
 
Also consider this:
• Meat makes 1.4 per cent of global GDP but 18 per cent of greenhouse gases
• Forty calories of fossil fuel energy are needed to produce 1 calorie of beef, that same amount of fossil fuel can produce 18 calories of plant protein
• Livestock production uses 8 per cent of the world's fresh water
• One billion people are overweight, mostly in the West, where meat consumption is higher. Vegetarians tend to be slimmer

Source: United Nations, Meat Free Monday
 
When we think of protein we think of meat, chicken and fish, but protein also comes from many plant sources as well. Take a look:

 
As you can see, it’s very easy to get enough protein without eating meat, and it comes with a bonus: less saturated fat and more fiber per serving.