Name: Why I'm a weekday vegetarian
Uploaded: 2010-05-18T07:45:00Z
Duration: 3 min 47 s
Description: We all know the arguments that being vegetarian is better for the environment and for the animals -- but in a carnivorous culture, it can be hard to make the change. Graham Hill has a powerful, pragmatic suggestion: Be a weekday veg.

We all know the arguments that being vegetarian is better for the environment and for the animals -- but in a carnivorous culture, it can be hard to make the change. Graham Hill has a powerful, pragmatic suggestion: Be a weekday veg.

Why I'm a weekday vegetarian

Choosing to go vegetarian can feel daunting, especially in a culture where meat is the main dish. Instead, cutting out meat during the week—'weekday veg'—offers a flexible path toward better health and a lighter environmental footprint. Swapping a single daily hamburger for vegetables can reduce the risk of dying by a third and save tremendous resources, since beef uses 100 times more water than most vegetables. By shifting habits just five days a week, people can achieve most of the benefits of full vegetarianism while still enjoying meat occasionally.