If you want your country to embrace a plant-based diet, where better to start than at the heart of the government? In Argentina, the country of meat-lovers, the general secretary of the government introduced vegan Mondays to the kitchen of government house. The move was met with outrage, which isn’t much of a surprise considering Argentina is the second-most carnivorous country in the world. But as time has passed, the vegan meals have become wildly popular within the government house. Now that’s what we call leading by example.
The Argentina government is showing its people how to embrace a plant-based diet
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