His company estimates that about three percent of Americans are vegetarian. Vegetarians do not necessarily want food that tastes like meat. But Seth Tibbott says a lot of other people might try meatless alternatives if those products did look and taste more like real meat.

该公司估计，3%的美国人是素食主义者。素食主义者未必希望食物吃起来像肉类。但蒂博表示，如果这些产品的外观和口味确实更像真正的肉类，其他很多人可能会尝试这种素食的替代品。”

CNN reports Ikea is working on creating a meatless meatball.

据美国有线电视新闻网报道，宜家正在制作一种素食肉丸。

Taking the initiative to a larger scale, the city of San Francisco has become the country’s first Meatless Monday city.

放眼全国，三藩市是第一个成为“无肉星期一”的例行城市的。

Meatless products, such as tofu dogs, soy burgers, nut loaves or texturized vegetable protein, add variety to your vegetarian diet.

非肉制品将让你的素食饮食更加多样化，如豆腐热狗、大豆汉堡、坚果面包以及来自脉络植物的蛋白质。

Many of the meatless products, such as tofu or tempeh, are made from soybeans.

很多非肉类制品由大豆加工而成，如豆腐和豆豉。

It’s easier than you think to make Meatless Monday a weekly ritual. . . even for the biggest carnivores out there.

每周一不吃肉做起来比想象的容易得多，即使是最大的食肉动物。

Other nutrients, such as iron and zinc, are available in a meatless diet, but you need to make an extra effort to ensure they’re in yours.

虽然其他营养物质的摄取（如铁和锌）素食是可以满足的，但是你需要做额外的努力来保证自己获取足够的营养。

He’s spreading the word, is Steve Wynn, champion of the Strip and now of the meatless and dairy-free diet.

他在传播这个讯息，就是史蒂夫韦恩，拉斯维加斯度假地带之冠现在已不吃肉和奶制品啦。

My hope is that people will use the campaign as a stepping stone -- first one meatless day per week, then three, then five, then seven.

我希望人们会利用这项运动作为垫脚石——首先每周一天无肉，然后3天，5天，最后7天。

And I know that some vegetarians pooh pooh Meatless Monday as not enough.

我知道有些素食者对“周一无肉日”不削一顾，因为这不够。

Although only 12% of people describe themselves as vegetarians, 86% of adults eat meatless meals at least once or twice a week.

因为虽然只有12%的人声称他们是素食主义者，但却还有86%的成年人每周至少会吃一到两顿全素餐。

These include all the popular “meatless ” brands you see at the health food stores.

这些措施包括所有流行的“meatless”品牌看到在保健食品商店。

Ramp up. Each week increase the number of meatless meals you already enjoy, such as spaghetti with tomato sauce or vegetable stir-fry.

逐渐提高。逐周增加你所吃的无肉餐数，比如说含有炒时蔬和番茄酱的意大利面。

meatless meat

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