Have You Heard The Word?

It's Meatless Monday! Hurry - tell all of your friends.

Why Meatless Monday?

There are many reasons and over the next several weeks we'll explore some of them. Today let's take a look at the environmental impact of a pound of beef shall we?

To get ONE POUND of beef it takes:

• 12 pounds of grain
• 55 square feet of rainforest
• 2500-6000 gallons of water

The above numbers are rather shocking and if they don't seem so consider that they represent 1/1000 of what it takes to raise a steer for beef. 12000 pounds of grain and even the low estimate of 2500000 gallons of water could feed a LOT of hungry people for quite a while - a lot longer than some cow could.

Now these cows are eating and doing what mammals do after they digest their food - where does it go? Lots of places but most importantly: Into groundwater and North American water ways. Click here for an amazing documentary about the dire situation with our waters. It's long but the first 10 minutes or so really give you a quick synopsis of the situation.

Find additional information here on Meatless Monday:
http://www.meatlessmonday.com/why-meatless/

For Monday night dinner I recommend Pasta Marinara - it's easy, filling, healthy AND Meatless! Add a big green salad with lots of scrumptious veggies and you're set.

Later Taters!