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Meatless Monday: a growing movement By Karen Gaudette PCC Natural Markets
Going vegetarian one meal or more each week can improve your personal health and the health of the planet by reducing the amount of energy and finite resources farmers use to raise livestock. Even better, going meatless weekly also can taste great with the help of hearty recipes that don’t skimp on flavor. Why Monday? Leading public health schools including Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and Columbia say Monday is the best day each week for a fresh start, to form and stick with healthy new habits. Why meatless? Those same public health schools say going meatless even once a week may help reduce your risk of chronic conditions like cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Reducing demand for meat also can help conserve precious resources such as the fossil fuel to operate all the machinery used to grow livestock feed and the fresh water used to irrigate all those crops. When you do eat beef or lamb, they strongly recommend meat from
grass-fed herds, free of artificial hormones and Black Bean and Yam Quesadilla Serves 1 (2 quesadillas) raised on pasture rather than in feedlots. Kick off your Meatless Mondays with this delicious recipe for Black Bean and Yam Quesadillas. Then find even more hearty vegetarian recipes in PCC’s Recipe Database: pccnaturalmarkets.com/pcc/recipes/taste/ meatless-mondays You might be surprised how delicious beans, grains, tempeh and other meat alternatives can be.
Recipe by Karen Lamphere, PCC Cooks instructor
1 teaspoon olive oil, plus extra for spraying 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 teaspoon Mexican seasoning (available wherever bulk spices are sold) 2 teaspoons water 1 cup grated yam (about 1/2 medium yam) 1/4 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained Salt and pepper 2 corn or wheat tortillas 1/3 cup grated cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese Your favorite prepared salsa Heat the oil in a medium, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 3 minutes or until onion is soft. Add the seasoning and water and cook 1 more minute, stirring. Add the yam and beans, stir. Cover and cook for about 6 minutes until the yam is tender but not mushy. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Place tortilla in a skillet; spray with olive oil. Turn over and spray the other side. Add some of the mixture to half of the tortilla, top with some of the cheese and fold tortilla in half. Cook in a skillet on each side for about 2 minutes, until cheese melts and the filling is warm. Repeat with other tortilla. Serve with prepared salsa.
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