October 5, 1947

Hello everyone,
I always wake-up to the New York Times on my computer. They always have a quote or interesting fact of the day and today's was very interestng to me. Here it is:

~On October 5, 1947, in the first televised White House address; President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe.

For those who eat meat everyday, this advice could be inspiring. If not to stockpile grain for people elsewhere (though that is noble as well) but to help environmentally. As we all know, feeding grain to animals is not the best way to consume those grains. Wasn't it Diet for a Small Planet that first talked about this?

Just food for thought...
Patty