Alice Lam (1)

On the first day of Meatless Monday, it was difficult for me to not consume meat because I was not use to it. On Monday, for breakfast I usually would buy food from Tim Hortons, for the reason that I don’t have time to make something to eat. Instead, I decided to go to Starbucks and ordered a passion tea with everything bagel with butter. For lunch, I ordered vegetable fried rice at Young Chow in the Commons. Finally for dinner, I ate leftover eggplant with tofu on rice that I made yesterday.

     The meal that was affected me the most was breakfast. Usually at Tim Horton, I would get a cup of tea and their breakfast sausage sandwich. It was a bit difficult breaking out of my usual morning routine. In my morning and lunchtime diet, I would usually include some meat so it was a bit difficult breaking that habit.

This meatless Monday campaign has impacted other days of the week. Like today (Tuesday), I am more aware of trying to not eat meat. In a way, this campaign helps people slowly ease into the concept of decreasing meat consumption.

            After meatless Monday, I do feel healthier and better about myself. I also feel proud that I am helping the environment in some ways. On meatless Monday, I spend the same amount I would usually do. Going meatless Monday has questioned the reasons and benefits from my friend.  Some of them never even heard of the campaign and the harmful things we can do to the environment from just eating meat. To help me with meatless Monday, I looked up some of the meatless Monday recipes online. Overall, I thought Meatless Monday campaign is a great way for me increases more fruit and vegetable consumption. I won’t completely get rid of meat off my diet, but this is a start.