Reduce your carbon footprint.

Meat accounts for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. By giving up meat one day a week, reducing consumption, is the easiest way to reduce your carbon footprint. Here is a sample of a meatless menu that hopefully you will enjoy!

Breakfast:

Yogurt parfait with pumpkin granola and fresh fruit.

1/2 cup pumpkin granola
1 small container of soy yogurt
3 sliced strawberries
6 raspberries
10 blueberries
4 blackberries

Mix yogurt, berries and granola in a small dish and enjoy a breakfast that will keep you full until lunch.

Lunch:

Rice and bean burrito in a whole wheat tortilla.

Fill a large wheat burrito with yellow rice and black beans. You can also add peppers, onions, salsa and cheese. Bean burritos are a great form of protein and the rice keeps you feeling full. If you don't have time to make them yourself, I would recommend Amy's burritos and Trader Joe's black bean and rice burritos. You can pop them in the microwave or oven in a pinch :)

Dinner:

Whole wheat pasta with sauteed veggies:

1 cup whole wheat penne
1/2 green pepper
3 sliced white mushrooms
4 asparagus spears cut in 1/2 inch pieces
4 cherry tomatoes cut in halves
2 cloves fresh garlic finely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil

Saute veggies and garlic in a pan with one tablespoon of oil. Make sure veggies are tender but not soft. Cook penne al dente. Strain penne and add to pan with veggies. Put on low heat and toss penne with sauteed veggies and one tablespoon of olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.

For a mid day snack I really enjoy a half of a wheat bagel with a tablespoon of almond butter. Also, enjoy fresh fruit and raw veggies when you are feeling hungry.

"Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us" ~Henrik Tikkanen