You've probably heard of 'Meatless Monday,' but have you tried it?
The idea of 'Meatless Monday' goes back to World War I, as a way to conserve resources for the troops. In 2003, Johns Hopkins University relaunched the initiative to encourage Americans to cut meat from their diets just one day a week, thereby improving their health and cutting the environmental impact of meat production.
There's also the animal rights angle, but the Humane Society of the United States has stayed in the shadow of the Meatless Monday movement. Until now.
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Washington used to have a reputation for being a real meat-and-potato town…the sort of place where you settle in for a power lunch and the menu is all about steak, steak and more steak.
And while there are still plenty of steakhouses dotting the local landscape, the D-C food scene is a whole lot more varied than it used to be.
That’s good news for vegetarians and vegans… and for people who just want to eat less meat.
Emily Friedman went to lunch with one man who’s trying to get his friends and family to cut back on their carnivorous ways…one day at a time.
OUTRO:Have you participated in meatless Monday? If so, what was your motivation?
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