How to embrace a 'climate diet'

  • 📰 theage
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 85 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 37%
  • Publisher: 77%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

When the world is burning and the ice caps are melting, it’s hard to know what we, as individuals, can do to help the planet. Are our metal straws and reusable totes actually doing anything?

One thing that will have an impact on our individual environmental footprint is how we eat. Enter: the climate diet. Vegans have been spouting the environmental benefits of eating plant-based for years, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Getting smarter about how we’re buying and preparing food will be beneficial for our wallets as well as our planet.When you’re buying fruit and vegies, think “seasonal and regional”. If you’re trying to find summer fruits in the middle of winter, chances are they’ve been shipped in from the northern hemisphere. Avoid the unnecessary emissions and instead only buy what’s in season and preferably grown in your state.Skip the supermarket and buy produce from the local fruit and vegie shop.

But even if we all just agree to reduce our meat consumption, we make a difference. When choosing meals, keep in mind that beef, pork, and lamb are the worst offenders for greenhouse gas emissions. Chicken and fish are better options, especially when you buy from farmers or fish markets. Local meat has reduced transport emissions, comes with less packaging, and is often a lot fresher. It’s a little pricier, sure, but you can balance it out by eating cheaper vegetarian options, such as beans or tofu, later in the week.It’s near impossible to cut out all packaged food. But with a little planning you can drastically reduce your plastic use. Buy staples such as rice and pasta from bulk food stores, where you can bring your own containers.

Basically, just remember that every little bit helps. If the majority of us do something, it’s going to have a much bigger impact than a small group of people trying to do everything. And when in doubt, shop local: eating vegan is all well and good, but if you’re relying on packaged snacks and processed food shipped in from the other side of the world, you’d probably be better off just eating locally sourced animal products.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

We still don’t get it,we don’t know howthis spec of a blueplanet works let alone the universe theoretical boffins,I object, stopped any hurricanes, volcanic eruptions,kids drowning in pools, the earths fine, once it finishes spring cleaning it’ll start again

Bushfires in SE Australia and wildfires in California is not ‘the world burning’. Sea ice is not ‘ice cap melting’. Perhaps acknowledging that China is building dozens of coal power plants in places such as Pakistan and Turkey under Belt & Road is a place to start.

Stop breathing is my advice. Since it only adds to the CO2 that contributes to climate change. If you truly care, then stop breathing.

The world is not burning and the ice caps are not melting FAKE NEWS

Go nuclear....

...FFS

Yes... they make people feel as though they are actually doing something positive when in reality they are not. But... as long as they feel good about themselves that’s all that matters. Right 👍🏻

Nope

We are trying at least!

Billionaire owners of fossil fuel companies must find it hilarious that we practice sustainable living.

The answer is we do everything. Big and small changes. Everything

Is it time to stop the population ponzi scheme that is falsely fueling our economy and to look at a better way? economics population auspol

Produce local. Buy local. When buying anything please think what is going to happen to it when gets broken, is used or you don’t need it anymore.

Stick that crap where the sun don’t shine.......eat what you want and drink what you want in moderation. These poofter diets.......no thank you.

Read More breed less consume way less Stop waste of fossil fuel Planet a few trees CHANGE VOTING, bad habits Find an honest None fossil fool to vote ONE for

Push mono-culture crops with no biodiversity another cut and past article without any research

You jerks are eating non-vegetarian and killing this planet! End of discussion!

crueltyFree is the future Plant based diet, preferably locally sourced produce. Easy these days.

Wankers

Arsonists are lighting fires and the ice caps have more then doubled in size.

To answer the headline, no.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 8. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Charlotte Crosby reveals she lost over 6kg while filming I’m a CelebCharlotte Crosby has revealed she’s lost nearly 7kg after a month-long diet of rice, beans, and the occasional plate of wild animal innards. Can you lose weight in the brain(s)? Hardly call 6kg a staggering loss She looked better before
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »