Tranquility du Jour #394: MeatLess
Tranquility du Jour
Kimberly Wilson
4.6 • 554 Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2017
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
MeatLess with Kristie Middleton. We discuss how eating less meat benefits you, the environment, and the animals, the psychology of change and why it's so hard, and ways to align our plates with our values.

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Kristie Middleton is senior food policy director for The Humane Society of the United States and the author of MeatLess: Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time. She's a sought-after speaker and thought leader on the topic.
Middleton has partnered with the nation's biggest school districts including Los Angeles, Detroit, and Boston to implement plant-based initiatives such as Meatless Monday. Her work has been covered by national media, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and CNN.
She holds certificate in plant-based nutrition from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.
About MeatLess:

Part exposé, part lifestyle book, with stories and over 60 recipes, MeatLess presents scientific and nutritional research along with real-life examples in a compelling and relatable style to help guide readers on their journey to reduce meat and eat more plant-based foods. It offers a concise, practical, and realistic approach to enjoying healthier, meat-free meals on each reader's own terms.
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| 0:00.0 | Tranquility DeJure, April 18th, 2017. |
| 0:09.0 | Hello there, this is Kimberly Wilson, and welcome to the 394th edition of Tranquility DeJure, |
| 0:17.9 | a podcast about living, life with a bit more tranquility. |
| 0:23.1 | Today we're talking with Christy Middleton about her new book, Meatless. |
| 0:28.9 | Transform the way you eat and live one meal at a time. |
| 0:33.6 | We discuss how eating less meat benefits you, the environment, and the animals, and a very |
| 0:39.8 | non-judgmental way, the psychology of change and why it's hard, and ways to align our |
| 0:47.7 | plates with our values. |
| 0:50.5 | Now, before we dive into this interview with Christy, which was so much fun, as we ended, |
| 0:55.9 | I was like, I could have gone on and on and on and on with you. |
| 1:00.0 | There's so much to talk about. |
| 1:01.8 | And, you know, this book is just really laid out in a beautiful, beautiful way. |
| 1:07.7 | As I mentioned, incredibly non-judgmental, incredibly embracing, and just has so many great |
| 1:16.3 | tips and tricks from recipes, of course, to there's a few things I wanted to share with you that we |
| 1:23.2 | didn't get to on the interview, and I find to be really, really helpful. And they're simple things, |
| 1:30.6 | like when you're dining out, right? How can you eat with a little less meat? And, you know, |
| 1:37.3 | this is, this includes places like Burger King. Believe it or not, I love Burger King, |
| 1:43.4 | and I will swing by there a couple times a year because they have veg burgers. |
| 1:48.1 | And they have this in all their U.S. locations. |
| 1:51.1 | Also, the cheesecake factory. |
| 1:53.3 | So, of course, there's pasta, which is always good, wraps, and a veggie burger. |
| 1:58.8 | Chili's even has a black bean burger patty. Chipotle, okay, |
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