Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart!

It sure has been tough keeping this one a secret, but I’ve been asked to write the inaugural article for Martha Stewart’s Whole Living online magazine’s new Meatless Mondays blog! Whew! Did you follow that? Translation: awesome. We’re talking about me (me!?) contributing to a domestic empire that undoubtedly shaped my young life. How else can you explain my obsession for herb gardening, or pickling, or hand-crocheting my own lace doilies? It’s all Martha’s fault for sure. And now I’m officially joining the club.

First, let give you the low down on Meatless Mondays, because it really is a rad idea. In 2003 Meatless Monday was created as public health awareness program to help Americans reduce their risk of preventable disease by cutting back saturated fat. Now, it’s touted as a way not only to better one’s health, but also better the health of the planet. According to the Bloomberg Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, if all Americans skipped their daily 8 ounces of meat just one day per week, we could save more emissions over the course of a year than if we gave up traveling by cars, trains, planes, and ships combined. Imagine that! Even though you’ll never catch me preaching about vegetarianism, I will say that by cutting back on meat consumption, even once a week, you are making a huge difference inside your bod and outside in the world.
You can read more about the history of Meatless Mondays here.

So, back to me. Heh. Not only do I have the esteemed privilege of writing the debut article for Meatless Mondays, I will be contributing a monthly piece with original recipes, helpful and healthful information, and everyone’s favorite…food porn. Yay! I’ll make a note of it here on My New Roots so you don’t miss a single Meatless Monday, but you should check out Whole Living Magazine online in the interim. It is so crazy-packed with solid health info, recipe ideas, fitness plans, stress reduction tips and detox advice...the list is endless! I guess I wouldn’t be bragging so much if it weren’t something very special indeed.



The recipe this month features Healthy Spaghetti with Sweet Potatoes, Cherry Tomatoes and Garlicky Kale, tossed together with pine nuts, lemon and chilies. It sure is a tasty, veggie delight and perhaps...dinner tonight?

Let’s keep spreading the word about all these healthy initiatives! Tell your friends, family, co-workers, even people you don’t like very much because, well, we all deserve to be healthier, don’t we? Meatless Mondays. Let’s do it.