Category: Meatless Monday

  • News from Korea – owners of dog meat farms slam their First Lady

    This news is from Korea: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/04/113_349518.html First lady Kim Keon Hee faces criticism from a group representing dog meat farm owners for her recent remarks calling for an end to the country’s contentious culture of eating dogs. The group claimed Kim, who is neither a president nor a lawmaker, should maintain neutrality as the role of…

  • It’s Meatless Monday!

    This is from Le Food. They only serve vegetarian dishes and I like practically everything on their menu. Have a compassionate meal today!

  • My Meatless Monday (Okinawan) meal

    I haven’t shared my meatless meals for a very long time now, so here’s today’s! To our friends who are fasting, you can prepare this for sahur or iftar.  This is black rice. I read that in ancient China, it was reserved for the Emperor and the royalty only. Hence, it was also known as…

  • It’s Meatless Monday again!

    Once a week, let’s save the animals, save the planet and save ourselves!

  • Fish had empathy long before humans

    The article: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2023/03/31/empathy-has-ancient-origins-and-fish-feel-it-too/ Well, naturally, because marine life was here long before marine animals grew legs and lungs and migrated onto land. So, empathy has ancient origins and this research shows that zebrafish has the ability to feel empathy. Excerpts: For example, a test showed that when fish watched videos showing other fish in danger, they…

  • Plants do “scream” out loud

    The purpose of this sharing is not to discourage you from eating vegetables or plants. It is a reminder that all living beings and living things do feel, in their own ways. The article: https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-really-do-scream-out-loud-we-just-never-heard-it-until-now We already know that all animals feel pain, and previously, we could have thought that plants don’t because we think they…

  • Of cognitive dissonance and the sentience of animals

    The article: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2023/02/25/people-still-find-it-hard-to-grasp-that-animals-are-sentient-beings/ Excerpts: In other words, consumers still find it difficult to grasp the idea that animals are sentient beings like themselves. The psychological phenomenon behind this reluctance is called cognitive dissonance, theorised in the 1950s by American psychologist Leon Festinger. This often takes the form of a psychological discomfort that arises when beliefs are…

  • Of biologically-appropriate food and evolution

    Some weeks back, an old friend contacted me to ask if I knew where to buy vegetarian food for dogs and cats. I immediately told him that dogs are omnivores, so while some dogs are known to be able to live on a vegetarian diet (provided it is nutritionally balanced), cats are obligate carnivores and…

  • A melting pot for a meatless Malaysian Chinese New Year meal!

    I highly recommend the Bananabro! This is the Bananabro at Sunway Pyramid. It’s our second time here. The place serves Indian banana rice plus other Indian dishes and it is run by Malays. The service is very friendly and efficient. I’m not exactly a foodie, but the food is excellent. I dare say it’s the…

  • The first Meatless Monday of 2023!

    Make Meatless Monday a part of your New Year’s resolution if it isn’t so yet! Love our pets, love other animals too! Food for thought from Meatless Monday: Did you know that if you took part in Meatless Monday for the year you would save around 789 bathtubs of water, 54 fish, 4 chickens, 609m2 of…

  • Creamy meatless Christmas pie for the holidays

    Here’s a recipe for a meatless Christmas pie for the holidays: https://meatfreemondays.com/recipes/creamy-christmas-pie/ Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. – Michael Pollan. Photo credit: Meatless Monday    

  • Intermittent fasting for humans

    Once in a blue moon, we talk about nutrition for humans too and today, I’d like to share something I’ve embarked on. I’m sure everyone knows about Intermittent Fasting (IF, for short). It’s a diet plan where you fast for 16 hours each day (but continue to drink water). Basically, you just skip one meal…

  • How a humble mushroom can fight climate change

    The article: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-a-humble-mushroom-could-save-forests-and-fight-climate-change

  • Global food revolution: Eating “meat” without harming animals!

    The video: https://www.facebook.com/animalcare.my/posts/5321362434618333

  • Another meat-free one-pot steamed meal

    Ever since Jayden started coming, I’ve been making one-pot steamed meals. Preparation time can be as little as a few minutes and steaming time is only about 8-10 minutes and you don’t have to attend to it. Just put it on the stove and put the timer. Just dump everything in and steam. It’s also…