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Hal Johnson and Joanne McCleod: Unvegan Heroes

March 5th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment

No ordinary heroes.

So the Olympics are over, but if they have taught us anything, we all know that Canada is a pretty sweet place.  I may be partial to the country since I grew up an hour from the border and took advantage of the 19+ drinking age in Ontario.  Or I may be partial to the country because I am half Canadian and am enamored by both curling and hockey.  Whatever the reason, I’ve now discovered a new reason to love Canada and it is called “Body Break.”

“Body Break” was one of those fun little informational shorts from the ’90s that would appear during after-school programs.  It featured two wholesome Canadians named Hal Johnson and Joanne McCleod.  As part of encouraging people to live a healthier life, they made meat a central focus.

Check out their video below:

Not that anyone would be foolish enough to skip out on meat in a meal, but they even say, “If you don’t eat meat at lunch, you can combine two servings at dinner.”  That’s a good unvegan life to me.

So for being part of Canada’s awesomeness and encouraging meat consumption, Hal Johnson and Joanne McCleod, you are true Unvegan Heroes!

(via The Cheap Seats)


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