Not many people know what an impact the food they eat has on the environment. Much of our food is shipped from another place to the grocery store, which in and of itself emits quite a bit of CO2. You can always reduce your impact by eating things grown or made close to home. But what few people know is that meat has the biggest impact on our environment. Specifically beef.
The meat industry emits an amazing amount of CO2. A lot of which is in the actual transport of the meat to the store near you. If you want to emit less CO2, simply eat less meat. There are a lot of movements for people to make simple changes in their diet to help the environment, like not eating meat one day a week. Here is what a handful of common foods cost us in CO2 emissons (all figures in grams of CO2 per kilogram of food)
| Beef | 13'300 | |
| Raw sausages | 8'000 | |
| Ham (pork) | 4'800 | |
| Poeltry | 3'500 | |
| Pork | 3'250 | |
| Milk- and dairy products | ||
| Hard cheese | 8'500 | |
| Cream | 7'600 | |
| Eggs | 1'950 | |
| Quark (curd) | 1'950 | |
| Farmer cheese | 1'950 | |
| Margarine | 1'350 | |
| Yogurt | 1'250 | |
| Milk | 950 | |
| Fruits | Apples | 550 |
| Strawberries | 300 | |
| Baked goods | Brown bread | 750 |
| White bread | 650 |
Buy food produced and grown locally
Buy food that is less processed (also is healthier)
Buy food with as little packaging as possible
Don´t run out to the grocery store several times a week, make one large trip
Buy less meat
Buy less fruit out of season
Stop eating meat one day a week
Eat more meat that isn´t beef
sources:
http://timeforchange.org/eat-less-meat-co2-emission-of-food
youtube.com
http://www.meatfreemondays.com/helptheplanet/
People aren't really aware about the impact of the food we eat. We must eat more vegetables and fruits instead of meat. If it's possible, vegetables from our town, because it emits less amount of CO2 than the meat.
ResponderEliminarI have the same point of view,We should buy vegetables and fruits from our town,city or village, with that you help the economy of your country and you reduce the amount of C02 because of the transport
ResponderEliminarI think the meat is very good, but if it is to save the planet is doing everything possible. Everyone would have to eat less meat and more vegetables and fruits and buy less packaged items and products nearest.
ResponderEliminarI'm not goiig to give up meat, I prefer to do other things to reduce global warming, but it's true that we should eat less meat to live healthy.
ResponderEliminari disagree with this article because there are a lot of ways to save the planet without touching the point of food. everyone needs meet but maybe we can try to improve our responsabilities with it and buy local products but that is all.
ResponderEliminarI think meat is very great but to reduce climate change we need to stop eating meat and eat vegetables and fruits and we should buy products in near stores.
ResponderEliminarI think we are not aware of the effect of causing food in the environment, such as eating meat.
ResponderEliminarI think we could reduce consumption of meat and increasing consumption of vegetables.
The meet is a essential food, but we should consume less meat and more healt food as the fruit ,vegetables and legumes
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