Tag: lentil

There’s been a movement lately called "Meatless Monday" (it even has a website, http://www.meatlessmonday.com) where people are making the conscious decision to eat once a week without meat. This tradition goes back to World War I when the government urged people to go one day without meat to aid the war effort and it continued during WWII. Today, the goal is "to help reduce meat consumption 15% in order to improve personal health and the health of our planet." The website says, "going meatless once a week may reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.