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TAKE THE MEAT FREE MONDAY PLEDGE! Click here to download the US Carbon Savings table (right click, "Save Target As")
The Meat Free Mondays campaign encourages you to adopt a vegetarian diet just one day a week in an effort to reduce the demand for meat.
SA VEGGIE BRAAI VIDEO for Heritage Day NEWS As of September 2009, Catharina's in Steenberg Cape Town supports MFM's with a special Monday menu! Contact them: 021 713 2222 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it THE PRICE OF A SUNDAY ROAST files/Landmark%20Foundation%20Newsletter(1).doc Watch this short TV clip on why chicken braai (or cooking) is so unhealthy, with alternatives ... http://www.pcrmvideo.org/ipodweblivecast/healthygrill.mov Haaretz. 3 August 2009. Israelis joining global 'meatless Monday' initiative. http://www.haaretz.com/has
The latest culinary trend will delight the part of population that until now made do with side salads and side dishes - vegetarians. Israel is joining the "meatless Monday" initiative, a not-so-new innovation wherein diners both at home and in restaurants refrain from carnivorous activity for one day a week. MAY 2209 MFM's is supported by Soli Philander,one of South Africa’s top and most versatile performers. This seasoned broadcaster is also an award-winning actor, television presenter, director, comedian, playwright, columnist and motivational speaker.
18% of climate change is produced by factory farming methods, plus the clearing of the Amazon forest to feed the animals we eat. 10 kg’s of soy and grain gives us ONE kg of meat. Half of the grain produced world wide doesn’t go to humans, it goes to feeding animals in the production of meat.
A lot of people go to the gym on a Monday. With Meat Free Mondays it's a bit like going to the gym but with the added advantage of protecting the planet, says Sir Paul McCartney. DOWNLOAD THE PAMPHLET / POSTER HERE files/MFM poster3.jpg
What we choose to eat is one of the biggest factors in our impact on the environment. Indeed, animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution and deforestation and has become one of the biggest culprits in global warming, with this contributing to 18% of all greenhouse emissions, while all forms of transport globally is 13%.
 Actress and popular RSG radio presenter Christine Wessels fully supports the Meat Free Mondays campaign.
Meat is now the single largest source of animal protein in all affluent nations and demand for animal flesh is expected to more than double by the year 2050. In order to meet this growing appetite, animals will no doubt be reared more intensively and cheaply with factory farming and aquaculture (fish farming) causing further pollution, water and land usage. If nothing is done, the environmental impact of meat production can only increase.
Diet is an important tool in working to achieve environmental sustainability. Meat Free Mondays are an easy way to lower your own environmental impact and help ensure worldwide food security.
 Claire Johnston of Mango Groove fame, now with a successful solo career, and her entrepreneur husband John Leyden, both support the Meat Free Monday campaign. ATTENTION VEGETARIANS
If you are vegetarian, you can contribute with one dairy and egg free day a week - the milk and egg industry contributes significantly to pollution, and end-of-lay birds are destined for the slaughterhouse as are dairy cows who are unable to produce sufficent milk.
SEE MEAT FREE MONDAY EASY MEAL IDEAS BELOW Turning a single chicken into meat at the abattoir takes an estimated 14 litres of water. Multiply this figure by the number of chickens slaughtered annually in South Africa (761 million). The water that drains away from chicken abattoirs is 10.6 billion litres annually - or 29 million daily. This figure does not include the water required to rear the chickens or to grow the crops to feed them. It is simply the processing of the chicken.
 Astrologer Albertus van Dijk, has a great love for animals and sees the connectedness of all living things. He has been sharing his green spot in the universe with his beloved animals for many years and he is a supporter of Meat Free Mondays. Hear Albertus every Sunday night offering an "Alternative View" on the future, the past and the present and where we stand in that cosmic cycle on Radio 702 and Cape Talk. Current annual slaughter figures and the amount of water required to convert these ‘food animals’ into carcasses, are shown in the table below.
The water figures do not include the water used to grow the crops to feed these animals, nor the water required by them to grow to slaughter weight.
Figures supplied by SA Poultry Association, SA Pork Producer’s Organisation, Red Meat Levy Association.
* Compassion in World Farming estimates. Annually, an estimated 50 billion litres of bloody water goes down the drain in order to sustain current levels of meat consumption in SA. This is double the yearly amount of drinking water for the total SA population.
Government policy is to supply poor households with 6 000 litres of free water per month. If we were to save just 15% of total water used to convert animals into meat at the abattoir, then 104 000 households could be provided with all their water needs for one year. Water information used with kind permission of Humane Education Trust / Compassion in World Farming SA.
South Africa’s demand for water will exceed possible supply by 2025.
In order to clearly illustrate the difference, a MEAT FREE MONDAY will indirectly use 136.08 litres of water a day, compared to a meat day, which will indirectly use 18 184.38 litres a day.
Rhodes University Lecturer: Carla Tsampiras
An excellent article here
MAIN MEALS
In summer, what could be better than salads of all sorts, with a braaied white or yellow potato, or slices of butternut, or baby marrow or braaied mixed peppers (fabulous braaied!) Giant mushrooms are great on the braai, baked, grilled and used as burgers, or then stuffed with your favourite non meat stuffing, or with cheesy mash, or savoury rice - slice them and use like you would in a meat casserole or stew. Top a halved baguette with sliced brown mushrooms cooked up with fried onions, worcestershire sauce, finely chopped fresh herbs (rosemary is perfect) and top it all with a rich onion gravy, which the bread will soak up. Salad ideas: Watermelon, black olive and baby spinach / sliced orange, fresh dates and pecan halves / cooked rice, fresh chopped tomato, spring onion, corn, chopped red or yellow pepper, with french dressing mixed in. Cold salads like potato salad, three bean salad, macaroni salad or coleslaw are all nice for days that it's too hot to cook, with Fry's Schnitzels or chicken burgers. Spaghetti with tomato-zucchini sauce. Slice tomatoes and zucchini thinly and let them 'stew' and get juicy in a deep skillet (about 15 min). Season with basil, oregano, garlic and salt if desired, pour over pasta. Pasta with garlic. Crush a gazillion cloves of garlic into a pan with some canola margerine or olive oil. Add sliced mushrooms if you want, and cook until garlic starts to go tranclucent and the mushrooms let off some juice. Throw in some pine-nuts/ slivered almonds / pumpkin seeds. Season as you like. Bake a bunch of potatoes ahead of time and then fry wedges of cold cooked potato You can top with your favourite sauce, or roasted onions, red peppers and Fry's sausage. Roasted Vegetables of your choice with savoury rice - add red lentils to rice when cooking, they almost cook away and then add cooked / tinned mushrooms, fried inions and peppers or McCain Thai vegetable mix and season as desired (this is your chance to experiment!) Gem Squash filled with creamed corn, savoury rice, sauted baby marrow with tomatoes an onions, peas Layer 2 small sliced, fried aubergines, with a tomato sauce made with 1 onion, sliced, garlic cloves, crushed, I tin chopped tomatoes, 3 tablespoon chopped fresh basil and then top with grated cheese and bake till hot and sizzling, Serve with green salad and garlic bread You can make burgers out of cooked beans. Simply lightly mash a selection of different coloured beans such as cannellini beans and kidney beans, add finely chopped, fried onion and breadcrumbs and form them into patties. They can be seasoned with salt and pepper, fresh herbs, garlic and chilli to taste. Cook them carefully, briefly on either side until they are brown. Serve as a burger. SANDWICH IDEAS - use these in a wrap or a roti too, for a change of pace Fry's hot dog sausage, sauerkraut, tomato sauce, mustard and onions. Tomatoes, freshly ground black pepper, sun-dried tomato paste on olive ciabatta. Cream cheese with red peppers, garlic and celery. Roasted Mediterranean vegetables and hummus Guacamole or mashed avocado with lemon with garlic, sliced Fry's sausages Cream cheese with dried apricots, pineapple and sunflower seeds. Woolworths vegetarian patty with chutney, thinly sliced peppers, mayonaise and salad greens Thinly sliced ripe avocado, alfalfa sprouts, thinly sliced tomato and thinly sliced cucumber. Chopped olives, fresh or sundried tomato, thinly sliced peppers (stir fried, if prefered) Salad: with crisps, or with Bean Pâté or with hummus. c Cheese: (vegetarian of course - (vegetarian cheese is made with non animal rennet, most SA cheeses are vegetarian) with salad or onion, or pickle, or tomato, or Marmite or all of them! Cheese: with grated carrot and fresh chopped parsley or mixed with tomato puree or mustard or vegetarian pesto. Free range hard boiled egg: chopped with mayonnaise, cress and mint or chopped and mixed with tomato purée. Marmite: with salad or with peanut butter or any nut butter or tahini. Peanut Butter: with rocket or with finely sliced green pepper and onion. Smoked Tofu: mashed with mayonnaise and fresh chopped parsley or sliced with beetroot and/or tomato, or sliced with salad. (smoked tofu, delicious, available in the cheese section at Checkers) Fry's Special Vegetarian sausages: sliced with mayonnaise and cress. Avocado: mashed with curry powder, topped with salad. Cream cheese: with grated carrots and raisins or salad or sliced apple and rocket or finely chopped red pepper or chopped onion or Marmite or own choice of herbs and spices. Jam with a sharp, vegetarian hard cheese Peanut butter or any other nut butter with jam or banana or sliced pear Banana: with brown sugar, with chopped nuts Honey with apple Chocolate/carob spread with hazelnuts EXTRACT FROM CARE 2 ARTICLE Most foods contain protein, including fruits and vegetables, yet many people still believe the myth that meat is the best or only source of protein. This myth and the dietary habits that support it are having serious health ramifications. Most experts confirm that meat should not exceed about 10 percent of our overall food intake. The average person is eating four times the amount of meat he or she needs. While the proponents of high-protein diets espouse their weight-loss capacity, the reality is that almost everyone is currently on a high-protein diet just because of excessive meat consumption. And the overweight and obesity statistics are staggering. One of the things proponents of high protein diets won’t tell you is that excess protein in your diet is turned into glucose (sugar) or glycogen (a specific type of sugar that is made in the liver and muscles in your body), or turned into fat.
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Haaretz. 3 August 2009. Israelis joining global 'meatless Monday' initiative. The latest culinary trend will delight the part of population that until now made do with side salads and side dishes - vegetarians. Israel is joining the "meatless Monday" initiative, a not-so-new innovation wherein diners both at home and in restaurants refrain from carnivorous activity for one day a week. THE PRICE OF YOUR SUNDAY ROAST files/Landmark Foundation Newsletter(1).doc
http://www.haaretz.com/has
Haaretz. 3 August 2009. Israelis joining global 'meatless Monday' initiative. The latest culinary trend will delight the part of population that until now made do with side salads and side dishes - vegetarians. Israel is joining the "meatless Monday" initiative, a not-so-new innovation wherein diners both at home and in restaurants refrain from carnivorous activity for one day a week. "Kicking the meat habit" holds lasting benefits for consumer health, world hunger, resource conservation, environmental quality and animal welfare.
http://www.haaretz.com/has
Haaretz. 3 August 2009. Israelis joining global 'meatless Monday' initiative. The latest culinary trend will delight the part of population that until now made do with side salads and side dishes - vegetarians. Israel is joining the "meatless Monday" initiative, a not-so-new innovation wherein diners both at home and in restaurants refrain from carnivorous activity for one day a week. For the most fabulous meat free 'burger' patties, try these files/VEGANBURGERPATTIES(1).bmp |
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