Meat Free Monday Review

More than 10 years ago, we brought you an article on Meat Free Monday. Today we're updating that article!

Personally, I really embraced this movement and stopped eating meat completely a few years ago. The purpose of this article is simply to share experiences, not to promote vegetarianism.

The trigger that really worked for me was to consider meat from an ecological point of view. Even though no one can be insensitive to animal suffering.

When I started, people told me "you say you're eco-friendly and you eat meat, there's a problem there," well, I also use a car, so that argument is really meaningless to me. I honestly think everyone does what they can and when they want to. A radical discourse is useless. Thinking about intelligent and reasoned consumption is the goal of this blog. Even if we try to talk more about fashion.

So, what is Meat Free Monday? (why that word?!)

It's choosing not to eat meat/animal products on Mondays to reduce your carbon footprint.

The IPCC reviews consumption.

I think climate emergency is one of my biggest anxieties, because it feels like we're being blamed. Eating meat does have a (heavy) carbon impact, and if we (Western societies) continue like this, we're heading for disaster. Indeed, vegetarian or flexitarian diets require less land and emit less CO₂ because they include little, very little, or no animal flesh.

"Balanced diets, plant-based such as those based on whole grains, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds and animal products from resilient, sustainable and low-greenhouse gas emission systems offer major opportunities for adaptation and mitigation while generating significant co-benefits for human health."

IPCC Report - August 8, 2019

From soil to plate, let's adapt our meat consumption.

"The main reason why reducing meat consumption is an adaptation measure is that it reduces pressure on land and water, and therefore our vulnerability to climate change and input limitations."

IPCC Report - August 8, 2019

We know that reducing meat consumption has a positive impact on the environment. So why not start once a week? Small streams always make big rivers. Today, it's easy to eat well even if you choose not to consume meat. There are many cookbooks, authors, blogs, and Instagram accounts!

The choice of Meat Free Monday is a committed but not guilt-inducing choice. On Mondays, it's simple: we choose not to eat meat. It's one day a week, and in the end, it's a 15% reduction in meat consumption.

Shall we start on Monday?

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