Meat-Free Monday: Health Benefits

Meat-free meals are no longer just for vegetarians. Replacing meat with plant-based choices each Monday can offer numerous health benefits:

• Eating less meat and more plant-based foods, such as vegetables, beans, and nuts, can improve heart health and reduce the risk of heart disease.

• Skipping even a half serving of meat every day and replacing it with a plant protein like beans or tofu can decrease your risk of getting type 2 diabetes.

• Substituting plant-based foods for meat can help you maintain a healthy weight.

• Cutting back on red and processed meat and eating more plant-based foods can promote kidney health.

• Beans, nuts, soy, and other vegetables can give you all the protein you need in one day.

You do not have to adopt a full vegetarian lifestyle to reap these health benefits. Cutting meat from your menu for just a couple days each week is enough to improve your health considerably.

The Local Choice Pharmacy is here for you with healthy lifestyle advice!