Good Lifestyle

You do not have to commit yourself to go full Lisa Simpson-Vegetarian to reap the benefits of lifestyle.

The popular campaign Monday without meat, supported by Paul McCartney, asks you to devote one day one day to stay without meat. There are even advantages to a couple without meatmeal A week if you want to leave without a whole day, it's too much. The goal is to add more plants to your diet (so avoid these meat substitutes that generally contain more chemicals than vegetables).

Here's why:

People who eat a vegetarian diet have a reduced mortality rate of 12%, according to a study of more than 70,000 people reported in theJAMA internal medicine newspaper. I know, you think, "What is a reduced mortality rate? You can not reduce the chances you're going to die ... "Only the way the scientist's saying that they eat vegetable diets are less likely to die of major diseases.

Your risk of hospitalization or death of heart disease is 32% lower if you have a vegetarian diet, compared to those who eat meat and fish, according to a study of theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers say that those who eat more vegetables have better lipid profiles, probably because they eat more polyunsaturated greases and less saturated fats.

Even the USDAUse of energy in the American food system report indicates that if a large number of people have chosen to eat less meat that would result in substantially less energetic energy used in meat production - and that means we would use less coal, oil and diesel, and So send less dangerous CO2 in the air. Not to mention, if we shrink the demand for meat, there will be fewer cows in fields sending methane into the air.

The best news is that it goes without the meat does not mean that you must start growing your vegetables and survive a tofu and teff system (although all these things are completely rad). The fact is that you can find delicious and satisfying meat options in protein and fiber-rich mouth grocery dishes. In addition, you can lose weight! Follow this meal plan once a week and you will avoid enough calories to lose more than one book a month!

Breakfast: Yogurt & Granola '

1 Icelandic style yogurt container of Siggi, Blueberry
½ cup of fiber a cereal
Total: 170 calories, 1 g of grease, 11 g sugar, 16 g protein, 14 g of fiber

Snack: Nutrition Bar

Fruit bar and nut nuts, Natural walnut delight
Total: 210 calories, 16 g of grease, 5 g sugar, 6 g protein, 3 g fiber

Lunch: Pizza & Salad

1/3 Kashi Margherita Pizza of thin crust
2 cups (or as much as you wish!) The Roman lettuce
Balsamic vinaigrette of Naturals 1/2 Tbs Annie
Total: 301 calories, 11.6 g of grease, 14.6 g of protein, 5 g of fiber, 644 mg of sodium

Snack: Apple and peanut butter

1 little apple
1 TBS Maranatha Butter of Organic Peanut, No Salt Added
Total: 173 calories, 8.2 g of grease, 3.9 g of protein, 4.6 g of fiber

Dinner: Burrito bowl

Helen Kitchen Burrio Bols Fiesta Bol Bank Black
Total: 240 calories, 8 g of grease, 12 g of protein, 8 g fiber

Dessert: Brownie

VITABROWNIA VITABROWNIA Vital and velvety chocolate
Total: 100 calories, 2 g of grease, 4 g of protein, 10 g sugar, 10 g of fibers