Meatless Meals
Eating less meat can have some surprising health benefits on both your waist and wallet.
You don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy a meatless meal.* Let’s explore these benefits!
Give it a try!
Focus on vegetables, beans and grains instead of meat. This is not only healthier, but also less expensive.
A plant-based diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, legumes and nuts, is rich in fiber, vitamins and other nutrients. And people who eat only plant-based foods—aka vegetarians—generally eat fewer calories and less fat, weigh less, and have a lower risk of heart disease than non vegetarians do.
Just eating less meat has a protective effect. A National Cancer Institute study of 500,000 people found that those who ate the most red meat daily were 30 percent more likely to die of any cause during a 10-year period than were those who ate the least amount of red meat. Sausage, luncheon meats and other processed meats also increased the risk. Those who ate mostly poultry or fish had a lower risk of death.
* Disclaimer: This post is edited by a professed carnivor trying to eat healthier.