Sentences with phrase «meat free day»

A weekly meat free day is a simple but significant action that everyone can take to cut global emissions.

It starts by asking users to choose how many meat free days they would like to enjoy each week, then sends them reminders and records their successes.

Any foodie recipes, websites or blogs that promote meat free days?

For those who do, however, the World Meat Free Day website explains that giving up meat for just one meal means saving: enough carbon emissions to boil a kettle 388 times; the daily water usage of nine people; up to 11g of fat and up to 90 calories.

The World Meat Free Day website shows the equivalent resource savings that can be had by giving up meat for one day, i.e.. For a family of four, it's the carbon saving equivalent to leaving a light bulb on for 16 days; you will save 360 calories, equal to a medium portion of fries; and save the equivalent daily water that 1 person uses over a month.

You don't have to stop after Monday — The more meat free days a week the better... Eat red meat just three times a week, says World Wildlife Fund.

«The impact of one designated meat free day a week could make a meaningful contribution to the environment, fight global hunger and improve global health.

«Our neighbours in Sweden know this and 40 % of municipalities have now adopted meat free days.

Four bishops will enjoy their first meat free day of 40 today, after giving up meat for Lent at the behest of the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals.

We may use aggregate information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help World Meat Free Day develop.

The MFM founders said: «World Meat Free Day highlights how skipping meat for just one day can have a positive impact on people and planet.

A committed meat free eater, in 2009 Dr Pachauri addressed the European Parliament alongside MFM founder Paul McCartney, calling on people around the world, particularly in the developed nations, «to change their diet to one meat free day as the most effective way to combat global warming.»

View the Soil Association's interactive Out to Lunch league table — and vote with your feet for healthier, meat free days out for all families to enjoy!

#MFMclimatepledge, launched at tibits on Monday 8 September by the RT Hon Greg Barker MP, Energy and Climate Advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron, and Stella and Mary McCartney, aims to get people to commit to a weekly meat free day so that global leaders can see the magnitude of support and enable them to take the idea forward.

The app encourages users to reduce their consumption of meat, advocating meat free days each week, to help improve our health and wellbeing, while also benefiting the planet and animal welfare.»

Launched to coincide with World Meat Free Day today, the Darwin Challenge app is available for free on Apple's App Store and is designed to help people cut down on their consumption by showing them the very real benefits to them and the planet.

Ultimately, children and young people will go on to make their own decisions about what they eat, but as long as schools offer students the opportunity to think, discuss and debate the issues as well as to cook and eat good vegetarian food, a weekly meat free day provides them with the knowledge and experience with which to make informed, responsible and compassionate choices.

It's World Meat Free Day again, giving those who aren't regular MFMers a chance to learn about and sample the delights of eating less meat, and those who are the chance to spread the word even further — around the globe, in fact!

The organizers of World Meat Free Day believe that participation is an excellent opportunity for education:

«The Darwin Challenge app has been created for those of you who have one or more meat free days a week,» they say.

«Having one designated meat free day a week is actually a meaningful change that everyone can make, that goes to the heart of several important political, environmental and ethical issues all at once.

There are schools all over the world enjoying weekly meat free days (Meat Free Monday, Meatless Monday, Veggie Day, or a similar initiative) including in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and the USA.

While MFMers already understand the reasons for eating less meat, visitors to the World Meat Free Day website can get facts and figures to help them understand the importance of a shift in how we eat, as well as find delicious recipes to try or, if they're feeling less adventurous, restaurants to patronise.

Not only is 15th June a Meat Free Monday, and our 6th anniversary, but it's the very first World Meat Free Day!

Our resolution for 2010 is to do 1 meat free day a week so this was our first one.

As well as being another fantastic Meat Free Monday, today is World Meat Free Day — 24 hours when the planet as a whole takes stock of its dietary habits and aspires to a healthier way of eating with people and planet in mind.

Sue Dibb, of the Eating Better Alliance, points out that campaigns to encourage less meat eating — such as Meat Free Monday and now World Meat Free Day — are having an effect.

If you're a MFMer already, then this World Meat Free Day we urge you to encourage someone you know to take the plunge, and we look forward to seeing you, and maybe them, next Meat Free Monday!

At World Meat Free Day our aim is to make our website as accessible as possible to the widest range of visitors and customers.

So make sure you get involved with changing the planet the delicious way this World Meat Free Day.

We may share your Personal Information with the organisations who are partners in World Meat Free Day.

So, why take part in World Meat Free Day?

A great step forward in showing how easy and fun it is to have meat free days and help protect the planet from climate change.

It really would be great if all our local councils and public sector institutions could have one meat free day a week.

There is little doubt that we eat more animal products than is good for our health and the environment, so it's great to encourage a meat free day, and show people how versatile and satisfying vegetarian food can be.»

Just imagine how many lives, both animal and human you will help to save: and join the fab Paul McCartney and millions more, including me, in making Monday a Meat Free day.»

«Denmark is a very environmental conscious country, so I would urge people at Roskilde Festival and beyond to give a meat free day a go.

«Significant numbers of people are waking up to the message of flexitarian eating by having meat free days.»

A new set of school food standards, with accompanying guidance, was launched in July 2014 by the Education Secretary Michael Gove — and this included a recommendation for all school children to have a weekly meat free day.

Once students understand the reasons for having a meat free day, it is hoped that they will be excited and interested in the project and will choose to participate.

Headed by the Rt Hon Greg Barker MP and Mary and Stella McCartney, the campaign encouraged people to pledge their support for a weekly meat free day, so that Greg Barker could present the results at the UN Climate Summit to show the magnitude of support — in just two weeks, tens of thousands of pledges.

A weekly meat free day is a clear concept, easier to manage for caterers and promotes unity and the sharing of ideas.

Ghent in Belgium became the first city in the world to adopt a meat free day, in 2009, with others such as San Francisco, São Paulo and Los Angeles following suit.

While it isn't yet known whether Lausanne will opt for a Meat Free Monday or another day of the week, councillor Oscar Tosato said the meat free day would come into force in September.

The town of Ghent in Belgium has a meat free day and, amazingly, Sao Paulo has one even though Brazil is a large exporter of meat.

By showing the direct benefits, measured across 10 key metrics, the Darwin Challenge app demonstrates what an incredible difference our meat free days can make.

«Globally, we intend to inspire a million meat free days,» said Chris Darwin, chief executive and co-founder of the Darwin Challenge.

Not only is 15 June a Meat Free Monday, and our 6th birthday, but it's the very first World Meat Free Day!

«This life - giving app rewards you, by showing you how your meat free days are improving your health and your world.