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Hi Plant-Powered Family!

Did you or anyone you know begin your plant-based journey by doing meatless Mondays? Even if you haven’t quite moved past that into a more full-time vegan life, one day per week is still making a huge impact!

In this episode we have Kristie Middleton, who has spent the last 20 years shifting the outlook on the plant-based lifestyle from extreme to mainstream.

She's the author of MeatLess—Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time. But she's a longtime vegan. So why advocate for LESS meat, rather than NO meat?

We go into all the details about how much impact meatless Mondays truly have, and how we can continue to have a positive impact within our communities in a much simpler, more pragmatic way. This one is jam packed with inspiration to get you active in your communities spreading the wonders of plant-based life!

 ♡ Toni & Michelle

SHOW NOTES

• The impact that people & their communities can have when they commit to meatless Mondays
• The process of implementing meatless Mondays across school food programs
• Kristie’s work at Rebellyous foods & animal welfare initiatives
• How vegan food samples on the street make a huge impact
• What it’s like to work in the vegan food industry
• The importance of shifting away from the commonly dogmatic way of veganism
• Meatless Mondays’ WWI roots
• Kristie’s work at the humane society
• The popularization of meatless Mondays in school districts
• How to have a more pragmatic approach to veganism & seeing people as allies
• How bringing a vegan dish to an event can trigger a positive impact
• The power of not demanding perfection from those around us
• Meatless Mondays as a way to explore foods from around the world
• How meatless Mondays have impacted students & staff to make healthy food choices
• Advice for people considering going plant-based
• The positive health impacts of a plant-based lifestyle
• Giving yourself permission to be flexible in your food choices
• Advice for proposing meatless Mondays to your community centers
• The obstacles of large-scale food service programs & being a positive resource/problem solver
• Tips and tricks the help meatless Mondays stick
• Practical tips for making vegan food choices simpler
• The impact of sharing vegan dishes & recipes
• Words of encouragement for vegan activists when encountering negative pushback
• Tips to encourage a vegan lifestyle & being active within your communities 
• Thank you to our sponsors Caraway Home & Maxine’s Heavenly

RESOURCES

• Rebellyous Foods
• MeatLess by Kristie Middleton
• Contact Kristie at ​​kristielmiddleton (at) gmail (dot) com

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