You did it! Well done and thank you for rising to the Seven Day No Meat Challenge.

One of the characteristics of a developing economy is a steady rise in the demand for meat, which means that more and more of the planet’s resources are going towards feeding cattle.

By changing your eating habits for seven days and dedicating your efforts to this challenge you have not only made a positive contribution towards your own health but you have also made a massive contribution to the health and wellbeing of our planet. Consider this staggering fact: 1kg of feedlot beef would have consumed 7kg of grain and would have accounted for in excess of 3,500l of water, by the time it arrives on your plate!

If you have a minute, please click here to rate our meal plan, provide suggestions on how we can improve our efforts and let us know which recipe you enjoyed most!

As always, the end of a challenge usually meets with an anti-climax of "Now what do I do?"

Start slow. Turn one dinner a week into a vegetarian meal and you will save more of our planet’s resources than all the other energy-saving actions combined.

Sincere thanks,

Matthew Ballenden