Meatless in March
The idea for this month came to me last week at work. I wanted to do something fun and different that yall could participate in and then, BAM, at 4:30 in the morning I thought “Meatless in March“! Its perfect—just like Sleepless in Seattle!!!!!” What does going meatless in march have to do with Sleepless in Seattle? Absolutely nothing my friends, but it sounded good after a thermos of coffee while pulling croissants out of the oven at 4:30. My coworkers think I’m nuts. Oh well. Anyways, we are in the season of Lent and even though I’m not big on giving up things and would rather add on something, I think this is an act of compassion and sacrifice that would do us all some good.
So, if you will, please join me for a completely meat (and fish) free month. And now here is the fun stuff—-if you PROMISE me you are committing, let me know via comment on this post, and at the end of the month I will pick a random winner to receive a big ol’ batch of my super charge me cookies….baked just for you! I also thought it would be fun for us all to share our favorite vegetarian recipes—I am thinking maybe on Friday afternoons the people that are participating could leave a comment on my lunch post with their favorite simple meal that they made last week. It could be breakfast, lunch OR dinner. Sound good?
So, to kick off Meatless in March (and my Sunday!) I made a big batch of fluffy whole wheat pancakes for breakfast! I used my favorite mix ever–Kodiak–and topped my two large pancakes with almond butter, maple syrup and strawberries and had a 365 brand vegetarian sausage patty on the side for some extra protein
Bliss—-
And now I can officially say that I have completely finished a jar of almond butter BY MYSELF in 8 days.
Nope, there are definitely NOT 14 servings in that jar. Haha 
This morning I woke up 5:30 and since I didn’t want to start breakfast that early, I just snacked on a banana while I read Psalms and blogs
I’m headed to church, then to lunch with 10 fabulous blog readers (and bloggers!). Enjoy your Sunday!
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That cow photo is TOO FREAKING FUNNY
Yeah I’m so with you on nut-butter jars not having 14 servings – for me, they have about…. 2??
Enjoy church and the blogger meet-up today!!
I’m for meatless March 100% on this. Here’s a little bit on the actual sustainability of eating meat: http://biophile.co.za/sustainability/eating-meat-is-it-sustainable
Meat-Based diets require significant quantities of nonrenewable fossil energy to produce. & with a rapidly growing population, it places greater stress on the already-limited supply of energy, land, and water resources.
So here’s to you Earth, in the spirit of Meatless March!
+1 on the photoshop
I love the meatless in march idea! Sign me up!
Great idea for meatless in March! The cow picture is hilaaaarious!
I love this idea!!! I want to do it!
Wonderful idea, Jenna! Can I still be considered for the cookies, even though I’m always meatless?
I’m already meat-less, so I’m in too
I like that cow picture, it’s silly!
I absolutely love the idea of meatless in march (because im already a vegetarian), but i love the idea of sharing recipes every friday even more!!
i can’t wait to see what people come up with or try, i need some new and tasty alternatives!
Can we play if we’re already vegetarians??
Seriously, I think you’ve come up with a wonderful idea… you are demonstrating compassion to animals, of course, but also compassion to the EARTH! I’m looking forward to seeing the creative veg recipes you whip up this month.
Have fun at your meeting!
hello love!
Well… this farm girl grew up with those guys grazing in her back yard! hehe I even showed cows in the 4-H fair and one year CRIED right in the middle of the show arena since the big lug stepped on my FOOT. I a not sure if that helped win the judges heart or not.
I LOVE you, my sweet friend, but Pol is sticking with some meat. In fact, I just told Dan I am hungry for a burger on the grill!
I promise to CHEER you on all the way, however sweetie!!! You’ll see what my March plan for Pol is on my blog latah today… 
XOXO
have fun at lunch! and congrats again on the race
That cow picture made me laugh out loud! As for the Meatless in March, I’ll totally support everyone and semi-play along because I just started eating a little meat again since it just left me without enough energy sometimes. Good luck!
I love this! I just recently went vegetarian again after a couple years eating eggs and chicken. This will help me with meal ideas! Thanks! (Love the cow!!)
Are you allowing yourself eggs and thing made with eggs?
I love me a soft boiled eggy at breakfast once a week for a treat…..
Meg,
Yep! I’m just talking about meat, not going vegan. Eggs and dairy are fine!
I’m so excited you’re doing this, Jenna, and I’ll participate…but I’ve already been vegetarian for going on 16 years, does that still count?? I’m adding yoga into my days for March, though, and you’ve certainly been an inspiration in that arena – you look fantastic!
Jenna! I would love to participate but I’m going dairy free and trying to back off soy due to possible intolerances during March. With that being said, if I gave up meat, my options would be so limited. Hmm, maybe I’ll just stick to seafood. We did just stock up on wild salmon at Costco yesterday.
I do eat a lot of vegetarian meals, and I love the idea of recipe sharing. Thanks for organizing.
Love the meatless in March idea.
Your breakfast looks delicious! Have a wonderful Sunday!
I’ve actually been thinking about this since Fat Tuesday! I thought it might be a good experiment to dive further into vegetarianism (I’m more of a “flexitarian” now). I thought if I could go completely “flesh free” (gross, I know!), then I could see how my body is reacting and decide whether or not to keep it up. It’s great to have a support system! I’m new to reading your blog, but I love it! Thanks for sharing!
I’m in for Meatless in March!!!
Congratulations on the meatless in March idea! I’m a vegan so I could help recommend some good recipes.
Yeah, nut butters should either get bigger jars (with the same nutritionals) or get the facts straight…there is not as many servings as they say!
It is so funny that you have decided to organize a whole “meatless in march” because i just decided to do it by myself yesterday. I figure it’s a sign that i’m really supposed to do it:) i have actually decided to go vegan for the month. I was vegan for many years and am now a meat eater, but want to remember how great my body felt without all the animal byproducts! I’m hoping it lasts more than a month but right now i am only commiting to the month! I already have my meal plan and grocery list printed out and ready to go:) count me in! Have a beautiful sunday!
Pancakes are my favorite food!
This is a great idea! I eat mostly vegetarian anyway, but I’m too much of a commitment phobe to commit to not meat this month! I know I have a special occasion dinner that would just not be possible to give up my favorite dish ever (meat based) that I only get about once a year!
What a great idea! I hope a lot of people participate! (I would say that I am, but I am already a vegetarian
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Help Me Jenna!
Thanks to you, this pancake mix my new favorite breakfast! It is DELICIOUS—THANK YOU! I’m wondering how much mix/water you use to make 1 serving for youself? I can’t seem to get it right—either I’m making too much or not enough?
Please help!!!!! Thanks Jenna, have a great time at lunch today!
Fancy,
Hi! I actually never have just made them for myself…I always use 1 cup mix and 1 cup water for pancakes for both Ryan and I!!!! If I were to just make pancakes for myself though, I am sure I would just use a half cup of the mix/half cup water. I can easily eat two large or three small pancakes and that seems to do the trick!
Count me in! I’ve been toying with the idea of going vegetarian for years now, so this will be just what I need!
congrats on finishing the jar of ab … such a satisfying feeling!
and those pancakes look so good!
love the idea of meatless in march — sadly, i can’t participate because i need to take food where i can find it! and my coworkers are always bringing me samples of their meat-filled delicacies …
I am 100% going meatless for March. What a amazing idea.
count me in for meatless monday!!
Hey Jenna! I am a veggie anyway, but I’d still like to be considered??? I’d love to join in on the recipe swap, too! …always looking for new ideas!
Congrats on your race yesterday- I’m in the Tampa area, too, & glad it wasn’t TODAY, even though the marathons are, yucky weather! Enjoy your day with the girls!
I’m already vegan, but I’m joining you anyway! I’m excited to see more vegetarian recipes and I’ll post my own! I’m very excited for you and I hope a lot of people join you. (Remember, going vegetarian for one year saves 100 innocent animal lives!! If enough people go vegetarian for even a month, I’m sure it’s about the same!!)
What a wonderful idea, I’m going to join in!
Am married to a carnivore! I would not get away with going meatless for a month, however, I’ve tried to do one night a week with meatless dinners!
I love this idea, but I could not get by going meatless! We have too many stores of meat in the freezer! Its a great idea though…
Count me in for Meatless in March as well! Jenna, I love your blog and how you’ve been sharing more of your spiritual thoughts with us. I feel like this is something missing from so many parts of my life and I’m trying to bring my faith back to a more prominent place. Your blog helps me do that, so thank you!
I love the idea of Meatless in March!! Sign me up!!
I have been reading your blog for quite awhile now but I have never commented and I thought this would be the perfect time for my first comment! Can’t wait to see what this month entails!
I am so in! We do it 99% of the time anyway and are working on vegan weekdays.
Jenna-
That is a great idea! I do love the idea of sharing recipes for favorite vegetarian meals. I would love to have those ideas in the cookbook…Maybe there could be a vegetarian section in it…
I love being Vegetarian so I am definitly in and I cant wait until Friday afternoons to share some of my super yummy cruelty free recipes!! (oh and super charge me cookies would be amazing!!)
PS Thank you so much for doing this! Animals everywhere rejoice!
I will definitely be participating! I only eat chicken and tuna fish anyway, but I love them both and eat them frequently so it will still be a challenge!
Sounds like a great idea for March!
Hi Jenna! I’d love to join you for a meatless March. Of course, I’m already a vegetarian, so it’ll be easy for me.
However, if it’s still cool with you, I’m in! Thanks for spreading the word about being a vegetarian. I hope people will find that it’s really not that difficult.
Great idea! I already don’t eat meat, fish, dairy, or eggs, and I love that you’re inspiring so many other people to take a break from meat and fish too!
Meatless in March, I love it!! I’m been trying to cut out meat. Count me in!!
Love the cow pic, haha.
Hope you have a good morning at church and at the blogger meet up! How do you start organizing meet-ups or figure out who lives in your area?
Cute cow pic. That is so great! I hope it goes really well and you love the food! Yum, veggies
I actually already gave up meat/fish for lent so this is so convenient. It’ll be great to have a support system!
I will go meatless in March! I think it’s a wonderful thing to do!!
Count me in!
Jenna! I am slow in catching up with your last few days because of the wedding (which was great! she looked beautiful!) Congrats on your race and yaay for a vegetarian month!
great idea && I love the picture.
im already a vegetarian, so I don’t think I can sign up, but I think its a wonderful thing your doing!! I look forward to your posts to see what you come up with to give me new ideas.
those peanut butter jars always lie
This is a great idea! I have cut out meat out of 95% of my diet for a lot of reasons, including for the health benefits, the money savings, and for the environmental benefits. I think it’s a really good thing for people to become less disassociated with their food and realize where it’s coming from. I am not going to PROMISE to partake in this because there will be situations in March where I won’t likely have a lot of choice in what I eat, but I look forward to following along with you! If you are looking for a book to read, check out Food Matters by Mark Bittman. It’s very insightful!
For those hesitant about this, I just want to add that you don’t have to take a totally all-or-nothing approach. Any time you choose to eat vegetarian instead of eating meat, or to eat less meat than you would otherwise, you are doing a good thing!
I am definately going to try to go meatless in March. My husband is very hard to convince but I think that I can convince him to just make meat for his supper (the meal we eat together) and not mine. I already started today before I read the post!
I am super excited about the recipe swapping because I have never tried being vegeterian before and I don’t really know any good recipes. I have considered going meatless but I wasn’t really convinced until I started doing research on the environmental impact of meat eating. Thanks for the jumpstart!
I am definately going to join your journey. I would consider myself flexitarian and have been wanting to go more vegetarian, not sure what my hold back has been, other than feeding an omni family. I managed to maintain a vegetarian summer a couple years ago, just be modifying the family meals for myself and I think I’m ready to do it again. I am really looking forward to the recipe sharing.
I have been looking for the motivation to return to vegetarianism…and I guess this is it! Count me in!
I gave up meat for lent so I will definitely be a part of this challenge! It’s been easy so far but I can see it getting harder towards the end, I’m looking forward to getting inspiration from your meals as well as others joining the challenge!
I love this idea. I’m meat free but can’t seem to kick the seafood…that will be my challenge!
I am in also. I am already meatless (for the past 6ish years) and it works really well for me.
I am definitely in! Giving up fish is going to be hard but it’ll be interesting to see if I can do it.
Great idea! I would join in, but I think it would be too triggering for me. Your mom’s dinner looks delicious by the way
Wooo!!! I’ll join! I am already vegan, but it will be fun! It is so compassionate that you are doing this
I’m with you! Admittedly, I’m already a vegetarian so it’s pretty much “Meatless for Life” in my case, and thus won’t be much of a challenge, but still with you!
I have been reading your blog daily for about a year, and I haven’t commented yet, but I am totally for meatless march…count me in!
Love this idea! I’m already vegan butI’ll still love to participate in the recipe exchange!
lol im meatless all the time! :] so im pretty sure i can swear to be meatless in march! lol
love the idea Jenna!
xxx
yeah, definitely not 16 servings in there!
I hope you scraped all of that yummy goodness off the sides!!!
I’m already vegetarian, so I will join you! I’m also going dairy free in March
Jenna, I want to do this! I have been trying to eat less meat than normal…I did eat some meat with lunch today but besides that, I want to join this challenge. I am also doing Tina’s yoga 31 day yoga challenge. Yay for challenges! :>
I’m vegetarian but still want to join this meatless month! can we still have yogurt?
I’m vegan, and I will totally join you for Meatless in March!
umm, there’s still some pb left in that jar
8 days is pretty long, at least recently i’ve been plowing through it!
i just cooked some meat for this week… oh well. great challenge though!
I’m definitely in Jenna! I actually posted about going Meatless for Lent in a post on my blog yesterday!! Consider me in!
Michelle
I know I’m a little late, but I’m SO in for the meat free march!!
I am in for “Meatless March”. Love the idea.
I love the idea Jenna! I eat veg. 90% of the time, but I don’t think I can give up fish b/c I love it and I need it for protein! Good luck my dear
Mel H
This is a great idea Jenna! I’ve been wanting to test out how creative I can be with vegetarian meals for awhile now. Definitely count me in!!
Count me in. I eat veg. all the time but would love to try my chance on those yummy cookies
I mean to make them myself but never get around to try them. Take care.
Count me in! I would love to see about putting together favorite recipes to share.
I love the Meatless in March idea…and it’s interesting seeing the mix of people commenting to support it — some vegan/vegetarian already, others just willing to give it a try. I gave up meat awhile ago, but I’d love to be in on the challenge. I also like the idea of sharing meatless recipes.
Hey! I’m already a veg–I mostly eat vegan too
but I’m excited to participate and share recipes! Count me in!! :]
8 days to finish ab is pretty good- i’m usually done with mine in about 5!
starting tomorrow, i will join you for meatless in march. i’m going to miss my little fishies and SHRIMP!
i bought eat, drink and be vegan today
have a great night <3
Thanks, Jenna! That’s the exact measurement I used for my pancakes this morning and it was perfect! I really apprieciate your help
Heck yea Meatless March! I’m in Jenna!
P.S. Love your blog..feel free to check mine out ^_^
My boyfriend and I are both vegetarians, so I will definitely be going meatless this March! This is such a great idea, and I am so excited to check out the Friday recipes–always looking for more yummy dishes to try out! FUN!
I would love to join this challenge, for my health and to find new healthy recipes.
I’m so in for this challenge!! Actually I’m already a pescatarian (I eat fish about 2x per month), so it won’t be too hard for me.
I have TONS of great veggie recipes, so I need to think of one to post.
Count me in for Meatless March; sounds like fun! It reminds me of a program we used to do at Johns Hopkins (in conjuction with Boca) called Meatless Mondays. Basically it encouraged people to eat meatless on Mondays to highlight the health, environmental, and economic benefits of a meat-free diet.
thanks for including vegans/vegetarians — I’m in!
I’m a new blogger, but I’ve been following yours for a while now. I like the idea of meat free in March. I eat a lot of vegetarian meals, but I also still love meat so it will be hard for me. I’d like to try it though, so count me in. And surprisingly, even though I didn’t read your blog until this morning, I didn’t have any meat yesterday or in today’s breakfast. So I guess I can still participate!
My blog is barely up and running, but feel free to stop by if you have a chance.
yay! no meat in march…love it
can’t wait
I gave it up for lent (no seriously, no cheating this year) yeah for meatless march (and a little bit of feb… and a little bit of april)
Hey Jenna! I love your challenge. I modified a version of Veganomicon\\’s Pasta Della California on my blog (http://lilveggiepatch.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/the-best-way-to-settle-back-in-get-in-the-kitchen-of-course/) that is a hearty and nutritious one-dish meal for vegetarians and vegans. Pretty tasty!
I am also a pescatarian but would love a little challenge! I also love reading this blog and am interested in starting my own, any tips!?!
I love your blog Jenna, I’ve been reading for a while now and I have to tell you I look forward to your blogs everyday! You really are an inspiration to me, and I am so excited for Meatless in March, it’s exactly the thing I’ve been needing, plus I want to win the cookies! yummy.
I’m in! I gave up meat a couple of years ago but this will be challenging none-the-less. Thanks for inspiring this! p.s. Those cookies are AWESOME incentive!
Blessings,
Jess
oh goodness, i didn’t see this post until today, and i ate meat yesterday, but i am going to join in late. better late than never, right?
Hi there! I’ll go meatless this month, for sure!
Weird you started this because I just went vegetarian again about 2 weeks ago. I find that I just feel better not eating meat, plus I have minor acne and I swear my face clears up completely when I’m not eating meat and cutting back on dairy by subbing milk for soy milk.
I’m excited for Fridays when everyone posts vegetarian meals, I’ve been eating oatmeal for lunch often because I can’t eat turkey sandys anymore and I need some inspiration! I’m in.
I’m vegan so I’m definitely in for Meatless in March! I love Super Charge Me cookies
Heck yes Meatless in March! Great idea, Jenna — thanks for getting us all together on this!
delurking to say i LOVE your blog and have been reading it for a while. your meatless in march is a fabulous idea… ive been a vegeterian for about 2 years but still ocasionally have fish, none for me in march now! (i havent had any the past 4 days anyway! lol)
-katrina
Kudos to you for going meatless!
We’ve been meatless in march! We’re normally just seafood, but we’ve been no meat for all of March. Thanks for the challenge, always good to mix it up a little! -e
Great contest! I am meatless in March + February, January, etc. I’m a 24/7 vegetarian. I sure would love to win!
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