Side Delights make meatless Mondays easy with potato products and recipes

Potato brand Side Delights can provide delicious, nutritious and sustainable meat alternatives that shoppers seek, according to a news release.

Meatless Mondays, an international movement that was founded in 2003 to encourage people to increase the number of plant-based meals, resonates with some consumers, according to a news release.

“Moving into spring, shoppers are looking for healthy, hearty meatless meal options that support sustainability,” Kathleen Triou, president and CEO of Fresh Solutions Network, said in the release. 

Fresh Solutions Network, a group of family-owned potato and onion growers and shippers, is the exclusive supplier of Side Delights potatoes and onions. 

“Potatoes are the perfect foundation for a vegetarian meal as the center of the plate or the key ingredient when deciding what to cook for a healthy start to the week,” Triou said in the release.

The Side Delights brand offers easy-to-prepare recipes for Meatless Mondays or “any day of the week,” the release said, including the Southwest Potato Bowl by Vegetarian Mamma, or the Bubble and Squeak with Garlicky Mushrooms and Fried Egg and Deep Dish Potato Torta with Peppers and Olives, two hearty options for brunch or dinner.

Replacing meat-based meals with fruit and vegetables is a heart-healthy and nourishing diet choice and can help reduce carbon footprint, the release said.

Studies from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future indicate that adopting a more plant-based diet can decrease agricultural land use by 80% and agricultural water use by 50%, the release said. The emissions saved by eliminating meat just once a week for a year is equivalent to driving nearly 350 miles in a car, according to the release.

For more information on Side Delights potato products, visit SideDelights.com.