Meatless Mondays are coming to Wholesome Tummies!

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Wholesome Tummies Launches
“Meatless Mondays” in March

International program benefits health of people and the planet

Orlando, Fla. – Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011– In an effort to encourage less consumption of animal proteins and more consumption of veggies, healthy school lunch business Wholesome Tummies is launching “Meatless Mondays” starting in March.

“Meatless Monday” is an international public health awareness program in association with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future, which developed the initiative. The goal is to reduce meat consumption by 15 percent and improve the health of people and the planet.

“Meatless Monday” has been endorsed by over 20 schools of public health and embraced by more than 30 U.S. colleges. “Meatless Monday” programs have been developed in Britain, Brazil, Holland, Canada, Finland, Taiwan and Australia.

“Eating meatless once a week can reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer,” said Samantha Gotlib, Wholesome Tummies co-founder. When Gotlib heard about the health benefits of the national “Meatless Monday” campaign, she began using meatless recipes for her family at home.

Why Monday? Most Americans start their week on Monday, and get back into the structure of their everyday routines. Studies suggest that people are more likely to maintain behaviors begun on Monday all week long.

An Orlando-based company created by two mothers, Wholesome Tummies serves as a total healthy lunch solution for the nation’s childhood obesity crisis. Wholesome Tummies chefs and expert food service professionals are available to manage school kitchen operations. In addition, Wholesome Tummies offers nutritionist-approved healthy lunches daily to schools that do not have kitchens. Parents simply order the meals online, and they are delivered directly to area schools.

“I made homemade pizzas and served fresh salads, and it wasn’t difficult at all,” Gotlib said. “Wholesome Tummies will feature items such as Grilled Veggie Fajitas, Organic Bean and Cheese Enchiladas, Ratatouille Pasta and` Roasted Vegetables with Couscous.”

Wholesome Tummies will offer completely vegetarian menus in Orlando and franchise wide —in Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Tampa and Palm Beach County.

Wholesome Tummies creates foods that cajole picky eaters to make healthy food choices. The menus are designed to ensure that developing minds and muscles are fueled by wholesome ingredients. The company’s goal is to develop eating patterns that lead to lifelong good health.

For more information about Wholesome Tummies, visit www.wholesometummies.com

For more information about “Meatless Monday,” visit www.meatlessmonday.com

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