For this Mission, it’s time to get cooking! We’re taking a look at the way our food choices, particularly around meat, impact the environment. Keep reading to learn more!
Whether it’s bacon for breakfast, deli meat for lunch or meatloaf for dinner, we have a lot of choices when it comes to meat. But did you know that while we’re filling our tummies, we’re also contributing to climate change?
For most of us, the meat we eat comes from livestock (animals like cows, pigs and chickens) and we’re eating so much meat, that raising livestock has become a big source of greenhouse gas emissions, which are causing the planet to warm faster than it has in the past.
That’s why we’re challenging you to go meat-free one day a week!
Don’t panic – it’s easier than you think. Pick a day of the week that works best and then leave the meat behind. You can choose a meat-free pizza, make your spaghetti without meatballs, or go with a veggie burger instead of a beef patty. You can even have mac and cheese!
Once you’ve figured out what you’re going to eat, grab your chef’s hat because it’s time to get cooking! Choose one of the day’s meals to cook with your family!
When you accept the What’s at Steak Mission, you’ll get:
• a Mission brief with meat-free meal tips to help you on your meat-free day
• a recipe card to write down your favourite meat-free recipe
• instructions to make your own chef’s hat
• a list of meat-free alternatives to keep handy in your kitchen
Funding provided in part by:
I am a vegetarian!
I love meat but hate climate change so I’m in.
awesome
this is challenging
what else can you eat instead?
I love animals and especially cats
I love how this mission is made in a question.
sounds fun
Do we have to do a meat free dinner one night a week?
Hi Ranger Drona – great question and great idea! Although the Mission encourages members to have one meat-free day, you can complete the Mission in one day or continue the process for a couple weeks and see how it goes!
I mean for the contest.
Could I do a meat-free dinner and a side dish, including the side dish in my meal?
Hi Ranger Drona – great question! In order to complete the Mission, we encourage members to make the whole meal meat-free! I hope that helps!
The side dish would not have any meat though