A primary concern for today’s busy families is the need for more evening time to cook nutritious meals. As a result, we often resort to fatty, high-carbohydrate fast foods and take-out options. However, you might be surprised to learn you can prepare a delicious and nutritious meatless dinner in just a few minutes.
Nutrition experts now recommend eating at least one meatless meal per week, known as “Meatless Mondays.” Online food websites and television cooking shows promote the benefits of creating appealing and tasty meals on a budget without using meat.
Incorporating at least one meatless meal weekly has benefits beyond quick preparation times. It can also reduce your and your family’s risk of developing chronic and preventable conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and obesity.
The health benefits are substantial, and you will also be helping the environment. Scientists report that going meatless once a week can lower rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions. You, as an individual, can make a difference.
Water conservation is another significant issue in our time of drought and growing populations. Producing one pound of beef requires almost 3,000 gallons of water, whereas producing a pound of soy, a common meat substitute, requires only about 250 gallons.
Try a meatless dinner this week and experience the benefits of saving time, improving your health, and reducing the environmental impact of meat production.