Meat-free Mondays
In the United Kingdom, vegetarianism (素食主义) is becoming very popular, with around 3 million people in the UK vegetarian.However, here in France, I often struggle to find a meat-and-fish-free choice on a menu, which can make eating in restaurants a bit of a challenge.
People are often curious why I choose to limit my diet in the way I do. There are many reasons why people may choose to be vegetarian. Many people give up meat or fish simply because they do not enjoy the taste. They believe it has a bad effect on the environment or it is bad for health. Furthermore, many people are vegetarians to avoid wasting food. In addition, some religious beliefs forbid eating certain meats.
However, although sometimes vegetarian food requires a little more creativity, it is very easy to enjoy a healthy and balanced diet as a vegetarian especially when meat substitutes (替代品) are becoming much easier to get.
Meat-free Mondays is a campaign (运动) to encourage every family to eat just one main meal a week which does not contain meat or fish. This is a great challenge for anyone who would like to try out some vegetarian cooking and is a wonderful way to contribute to slowing down climate change.
A. Young kids prefer meat and fish than vegetables.
B. Some feel that killing animals for meat is wrong.
C. Vegetarian food can be delicious and easy to prepare.
D. The city where I grew up is known as the „vegetarian capital' of the UK.
E. Overall, vegetarians usually have different reasons for choosing their lifestyle.
F. The purpose of the campaign is to protect the environment and to improve health.
G. A common misunderstanding about vegetarian food is that it is not tasty or healthy.
