We're also encouraged to keep our food miles down - the distance our meals have traveled and their means of transportation add to the carbon dioxide emissions contributing to climate change.

CNN: Skip the fast food and go slow

Giving up ribs and eating my daily dose of Chipotle has been the toughest thing, but I think it's hard mostly because we've all gotten used to the expectation that our meals just have to have meat or we're missing out.

NPR: For Spring, an Attempt to Forgo Meat

This porridge has all the nutrients needed and is made of soya, too -- one of the healthiest meals our orphans can have each day.

CNN: Heroes teaming up to help AIDS orphans

Over the past 4 years, we have worked to bring a complete and competitive education within reach for all our children, and we have striven to help them grow up healthy by broadening access to nutritious meals.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- National Family Week, 2012

We have many students who are HIV-positive, so Mary's Meals is saving lives by keeping our children healthy.

CNN: Heroes teaming up to help AIDS orphans

"Following this latest information we have decided as a precaution to temporarily withdraw all beef products sourced from Welsh Bros Foods from our schools, meals-on-wheels service and other council catering outlets, " he said.

BBC: Beef being put through a mincer