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Welcome to the No Meat Challenge!         Why Join?

Whether your motivation is to lower your calorie intake, reduce your carbon footprint, or save the pretty cows with the long eyelashes - moving from a meat rich diet to a vegetarian one can seem impossible.

This program will guide you through the process of going vegetarian for seven days without cramping your lifestyle. Plus you can win a R1,000.00 Fresh Earth Food Store Shopping Voucher for inviting your friends to take part. Terms and Conditions Apply.


Ready to get started? Fantastic!        

1. Join the No Meat Challenge by Signing up on this form:

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2. Once you have successfully signed up - Check your email, and forward the No Meat Challenge intro email to five friends using the special "TELL YOUR FRIENDS" button in the mail. You will automatically be entered into the draw to win a Fresh Earth Food Store Hamper worth R1,000. Terms and Conditions Apply. 
 

3. The No Meat Challenge starts as soon as you sign up.
You will be receiving a meal plan, grocery list, recipes and information in your inbox to help you prepare for the Challenge. Then it’s 7 days of fabulously tasty meals, and whilst you are at it, try to eat as little processed food as possible. We will email you during the seven days of the challenge with hints and tips to keep you going.

Not yet convinced? Consider the following facts:

• Number of people worldwide who will die as a result of malnutrition this year: 20 million
• Number of people who could be adequately fed using land freed if Americans reduced their intake of meat by 10%: 100 million
• Percentage of corn grown in the U.S. eaten by people: 20
• Percentage of corn grown in the U.S. eaten by livestock: 80
• Percentage of oats grown in the U.S. eaten by livestock: 95
• Percentage of protein wasted by cycling grain through livestock: 90
• How frequently a child dies as a result of malnutrition: every 2.3 seconds
• Pounds of potatoes that can be grown on an acre: 40,000
• Pounds of beef produced on an acre: 250
• Percentage of U.S. farmland devoted to beef production: 56
• Pounds of grain and soybeans needed to produce a pound of edible flesh from feedlot beef: 16

Still feeling unsure? Consider the Environment:

• Cause of global warming: greenhouse effect
• Primary cause of greenhouse effect: carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels
• Fossil fuels needed to produce meat-centered diet vs. a meat-free diet: 3 times more
• Percentage of U.S. topsoil lost to date: 75
• Percentage of U.S. topsoil loss directly related to livestock raising: 85
• Number of acres of U.S. forest cleared for cropland to produce meat-centered diet: 260 million
• Amount of meat imported to U.S. annually from Central and South America: 300,000,000 pounds
• Percentage of Central American children under the age of five who are undernourished: 75
• Area of tropical rainforest consumed in every quarter-pound of rainforest beef: 55 square feet
• Current rate of species extinction due to destruction of tropical rainforests for meat grazing and other uses: 1,000 per year  

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Here are some of the reasons other people gave for joining the challenge:

Improved health Ethical (earth,animals) health Learn more about cooking with veg See if I feel more energetic Humanitarian Health lifestyle and to save the planet See if I can do it. Healthier living I'd like to learn to cook and eat more vegetarian meals. To live and eat healthier and more conscious To try something new Health and the environment Have always wanted to try cooking food with no meat Reduce carbon footprint & get healthy I want to bring healthy meals into our family lifestyle & reduce the 'need' for meat as a source of protein Curiosity !!! To change my eating habits Loose weight HEALTHY EATING PLAN Reduce carbon footprint Meat eating is not a compassionate choice + I am eating raw vegan food for health reasons!!) Health benefits Overweight Recipes, and variety of products for vegan diet Don’t require as much meat in my diet at the age of 36 anymore Eat Healthily It is a healthier lifestyle Live healthier-lose weight I have high cholesterol To see if i can do it To make a difference Decrease cholesterol Heard talk on radio - thought I would give it a try and maybe help my partner loose weight Health Help my veggie wife To lower carbon footprints I think it would be fantastic To experience vegetarian cooking

Lower calorie intake Need to eat healthier, and in the process it will do some good Realise the possible benefits Am a vegetarian - need variety in my diet Health Just interested South Africans eat meat on a daily basis without acknowledging what the ramifications are. It should be a treat and not in massive quantities. Vegetarian interested in more ideas for recipes etc Tasty, slimplistic vegetarian diet! I have just had a baby and breastfeeding. I need to eat healthy for me and the baby. I also need to lose weight. Obesity is a serious problem in SA. Already veg - trying to get my family on board High cholesterol Meat is unhealthy Trying to being a vegetarian Heard the interview this morning on Cape Talk. As I love veggies, the recipe for hamburgers was very tempting. Going green I'm a vegetarian but would like my husband to eat more healthily, so would like some good recipes to entice him. Need to change my bad eating habits Lower colestrol Strengthen my diet Animal rights I have tried not eating meat before and want to try again. Committed to a spiritual and healthy lifestyle Health/weight loss Can I do it - I love meat! Learn to make vegetarian meals and social responsibility Want to see if i can satisfy my family with no meat for 7 days Love my earth hope to help  Ideas to feed a vegetarian Global warming I am not a meat lover but do not know how to cook without it. My husband and I would like to eat better.  Healthy eating  To save the World!  I'm intrigued  Can it be done? Fun

Interest in learning about delicious veg options to meat I am halfway there already, may as well go the whole way. Eating meat makes me feel yuk, I'm sure my body is telling me NO! Why not? i'm always up for a change. :-) Im constantly ill i suffer from a weak immune system constantly i use to have severe body pains. I know that meat is a no no i have just given up smoking for three months also i just want to live a healyh lifestyle the correct way Health, weight control ... fascination at what will be suggested and curiousity! We all need a shift in mindset and respect for the earth and sentient life Would like to be a vegetarian one day I agree with U Reduce Carbon footprint & create awareness To lead a healthier life, the human body is not designed to digest meat/flesh! I am already a vegetarian and want to tell more people about it I am a vegetarian, but I am tired of my usual dishes and would like to try something new each day. Cos I love chick peas!! Love animals and can’t bear to eat them anymore Heard you on Cape Talk and am a vegetarian but would love to have the recipes and meal plan to add some variety to my diet. I don't ever eat meat or any flesh from any animal. Want to try some decent vegetarian food! To eat healthy meals with low carbohydrates Gout sufferer Personal and environmental health I dont eat much meat, need to know how to cook more veg dishes Healthy eating Healthier lifestyle Going green.... I want to become a true vegetarian now, I'm still eating fish. Because meat is not good for my body. Sick of chicken chicken chicken  Been wanting to become more vegetarian so this program might help me shift, and morally I think it is the right route to go To feel healthy & lose weight Why not. Good idea. Save the cows Heard it on cape talk Healthier diet. Healthier life style Lower my calorie in take and finding an alternative healthy eating plan Lifestyle change

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