Meatout - For Food Editors

Also
in This Section:
Recipes
(Plant-based Diets Defined, Ingredients and Substitutes Explained, Meatout Menu, Sample Recipes, and Recipe Links)
Resources
(Links for detailed information on Nutrition, Books, Animal Protection, and more!)
Recent
times have seen some startling
developments in national
dietary trends:
- Jonathan Foer’s “Eating Animals” and two other vegan books have made the bestseller list.
- Last March, the respected National Cancer Institute reported that people who ate the most red meat were "most likely to die from cancer, heart disease and other causes."
- Last July, the conservative American Dietetic Association has affirmed that “…vegetarian and vegan diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate and may pro-vide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.”
- Reports of meat consumers infected by the deadly E. coli strain continue to accumulate.
- Last November issue of World Watch magazine, two World Bank scientists have claimed that meat production may account for more than half of man-made greenhouse gas emissions.
- According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of animals killed for food in the U.S. in 2009 is expected to have dropped by 6% from 2008.
Launched
in the "dietary
dark ages" of the 1980s,
Meatout, observed
on March 20th, has become the
world's largest grassroots diet
education campaign. It has served
as a model for the multimillion-dollar 5
A Day and
other mainstream campaigns advocating
increased consumption of vegetables
and fruits.
Every March,
caring folks in a thousand communities
in all 50 states and two dozen
other countries are welcoming
spring by asking their friends
and neighbors to "kick the
meat habit and explore a wholesome,
nonviolent diet of vegetables,
legumes, fruits, and grains." They
are holding colorful educational
events ranging from information
tables
and exhibits to lectures, public
dinners, cooking demonstrations,
homeless feedings, and elaborate
festivals.
The explosive
growth of Meatout has been due
largely to the support of consumer
advocates, health authorities,
and the mass media. Governors
and large city mayors are issuing Meatout
proclamations. Celebrity
entertainers like Casey Kasem,
Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Jennie
Garth, Bill Maher, Rue McClanahan,
and James Cromwell support
the observance. Hundreds of bus
ads and billboards in major
metropolitan areas carry the
Meatout message. Food editors
are carrying stories on the national
shift to plant-based eating,
providing vegan recipes, and
covering local Meatout events.
For
more information, please contact
us:
info@meatout.org at
1-800-MEATOUT(632-8688)