Reducing your meat consumption can not only improve your health [1], make you live longer [2], be in line with your ethics, and many more benefits; it can also help solving environmental issues such as deforestation and climate change. This is mainly because meat production requires a lot of land for growing animal feed.
Producing plant-based foods generally results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions and requires less energy, land, and water. This is why eating more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, and less meat and dairy, can significantly lower your environmental impact.[3]
Recipes[edit | edit source]
Below you will find delicious cooking ideas that involve reducing your meat consumption and environmental impact.
See also[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/meatless-meals/art-20048193#:~:text=The%20health%20factor,heart%20disease%20than%20nonvegetarians%20do.
- ↑ https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/health/meat-eaters-risk-of-death-plant-protein/index.html
- ↑ https://www.un.org/node/143154#plant-based-food