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No stranger to boar sausage, or to a finely braised veal shank, Mario Batali isn’t the first person that comes to mind when you think about vegetables. And that’s what’s so interesting about Batali’s decision to embrace Meatless Monday in all of his 14 restaurants across the country.

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San Francisco is known for touting innovative cuisine and healthy lifestyles. This past week, the city by the bay raised the bar in both arenas by becoming the first Meatless Monday city! The resolution passed by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors ensures that residents will gain greater access to healthy, meatless options while learning about the connection between what they eat and their health.

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Elizabeth Puccini is co-founder of the NYC Green Schools initiative and parent of a student at The Children’s Workshop School in Manhattan. With the help of like minded parents, Elizabeth brought Meatless Monday to three New York City schools. She tells us how easy it is to bring Meatless Monday to our nation’s schools:

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Manhattan Borough President, Scott Stringer, has embraced Meatless Monday – and is recommending that the New York City Department of Education institute Meatless Monday in all city public schools! As part of his recent report, “FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System,” Stringer points to the success of the Baltimore City Public School MM program, and maintains it sends a positive message to kids about the health benefits of eating less meat and more vegetables.

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Wellness guru Dr. Andrew Weil calls garlic “one of the best general tonics for the healing system”. Those pungent, spicy little cloves reportedly have the ability to lower cholesterol levels and blood sugar, fight cardiovascular disease, enhance your immune system, and protect your liver and brain cells from degeneration.

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