Meatless MondayMeatless MondayMeatless MondayMeatless MondayAn Initiative Organized by the Environmental Club in
Partnership with FLIK
An Initiative Organized by the Environmental Club in Partnership with FLIK
What is it?What is it?
Non-profit initiative designed to promote education about meat consumption and its impact on people and the planet.
A program where schools and other organizations choose to not serve meat on Mondays, for environmental reasons.
Non-profit initiative designed to promote education about meat consumption and its impact on people and the planet.
A program where schools and other organizations choose to not serve meat on Mondays, for environmental reasons.
Environmental BenefitsEnvironmental Benefits
Your meat consumption accelerates climate change much faster than:
driving a car
taking a plane
or any mode of transportation
Your meat consumption accelerates climate change much faster than:
driving a car
taking a plane
or any mode of transportation
How Does eating meat How Does eating meat affect the environment affect the environment
so negatively?so negatively?
How Does eating meat How Does eating meat affect the environment affect the environment
so negatively?so negatively?
Water UseWater Use
The water needs of livestock are tremendous, far above those of vegetables or grains.
An estimated 1,800 to 2,500 gallons of water go into a single pound of beef.
Meatless Mondays help minimize water usage- tofu requires only 220 gallons of water per pound.
The water needs of livestock are tremendous, far above those of vegetables or grains.
An estimated 1,800 to 2,500 gallons of water go into a single pound of beef.
Meatless Mondays help minimize water usage- tofu requires only 220 gallons of water per pound.
How much is 2,500 Gallons?How much is 2,500 Gallons?
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2,500 Gallons of Water:2,500 Gallons of Water:
1 Pound of Beef1 Pound of Beef
= 1 Gallon of Water= 1 Gallon of Water
Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels
On average, about 40 calories of fossil fuel energy go into every calorie of feed lot beef in the US.
On average, about 40 calories of fossil fuel energy go into every calorie of feed lot beef in the US.
40 Cal40 Cal
On average, about 40 calories of fossil fuel energy go into every calorie of feed-lot beef in the US.
On average, about 40 calories of fossil fuel energy go into every calorie of feed-lot beef in the US.
2 Cal2 Cal
FOSSIL FUELSFOSSIL FUELS
Meatless Mondays help reduce fossil fuel dependence- Compare this to the 2.2 calories of fossil fuel energy needed to produce one calorie of plant-based protein.
Meatless Mondays help reduce fossil fuel dependence- Compare this to the 2.2 calories of fossil fuel energy needed to produce one calorie of plant-based protein.
MethaneMethane
Cattle produce methane
which is 21 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide
Cattle produce methane
which is 21 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide
Methane and Fossil Fuels are Methane and Fossil Fuels are greenhouse gases that affect greenhouse gases that affect
Global Climate ChangeGlobal Climate Change
Methane and Fossil Fuels are Methane and Fossil Fuels are greenhouse gases that affect greenhouse gases that affect
Global Climate ChangeGlobal Climate Change
If all Americans went meatless once a weekIf all Americans went meatless once a week
The carbon savings would be the same as taking 19.2 million cars off U.S. roads for a year.
They would also produce 99.6 megatons less of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 46 million round trip flights from New York to Los Angeles.
The carbon savings would be the same as taking 19.2 million cars off U.S. roads for a year.
They would also produce 99.6 megatons less of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 46 million round trip flights from New York to Los Angeles.
The law of 10%The law of 10%
The law of 10 percent in ecology:
1 pound of meat is equivalent to 10 pounds of plant matter in an ecosystem.To make one pound of herbivore mass requires 10 pounds of vegetable matter.
The law of 10 percent in ecology:
1 pound of meat is equivalent to 10 pounds of plant matter in an ecosystem.To make one pound of herbivore mass requires 10 pounds of vegetable matter.
Personal HealthPersonal Health
Replacing meat and full fat dairy with foods like vegetable oils, nuts and seeds reduces the risk of heart disease by 19%
Consuming beans or peas results in higher intakes of fiber, protein, folate, zinc, iron and magnesium with lower intakes of saturated fat and total fat.
Improve your diet without vitamin pills
Replacing meat and full fat dairy with foods like vegetable oils, nuts and seeds reduces the risk of heart disease by 19%
Consuming beans or peas results in higher intakes of fiber, protein, folate, zinc, iron and magnesium with lower intakes of saturated fat and total fat.
Improve your diet without vitamin pills
What about my Protein?What about my Protein?
Do I need to worry about getting enough protein on Meatless Monday?
No. USDA statistics show that people are already getting more protein than is recommended – almost double – most of which is generated from meat and other animal sources
Do I need to worry about getting enough protein on Meatless Monday?
No. USDA statistics show that people are already getting more protein than is recommended – almost double – most of which is generated from meat and other animal sources
Other Sources of ProteinOther Sources of Protein
BeansBeans TofuTofu SoybeansSoybeans DairyDairy
Fieldston and MeatFieldston and Meat
In the 4 years you are in high school, Fieldston will have consumed:
19,000-25,000 lbs of beef
32,000-35,000 lbs of chicken
19,000 lbs of pork,
and 1,000 lbs of fish.
In the 4 years you are in high school, Fieldston will have consumed:
19,000-25,000 lbs of beef
32,000-35,000 lbs of chicken
19,000 lbs of pork,
and 1,000 lbs of fish.
How to Become involvedHow to Become involved
You may not have even noticed that on several Mondays we have already been meatless! Now, we want your approval to make it policy.
We definitely want to hear your feedback – this is just as much about Fieldston as the environment
Visit the Environmental Club’s website at greenfieldston.com
You may not have even noticed that on several Mondays we have already been meatless! Now, we want your approval to make it policy.
We definitely want to hear your feedback – this is just as much about Fieldston as the environment
Visit the Environmental Club’s website at greenfieldston.com
Green fieldstonGreen fieldston
Green fieldstonGreen fieldston
Go to GreenFieldston.com and comment on the Meatless Monday blog post
We want to hear your ideas and feedback
Go to GreenFieldston.com and comment on the Meatless Monday blog post
We want to hear your ideas and feedback