Benefits of Eating Less Meat
I recently read an alarming magazine article in Ode titled “Meat is Methane.”
Did you know that “livestock farming produces more greenhouse gasses than all forms of transportation combined”?
The article also mentions that “…producing chicken, lamb, pork and beef takes up one-quarter of the Earth’s surface.”
Here is another shocking number: “A single cow can produce as much as 132 gallons of methane per day.”
Are you at all worried about climate change and want to make a difference and reduce those numbers?
You don’t have to be a vegetarian like me — just eat less meat!
There are health benefits and environmental factors that play into meat consumption. A mostly plant-based diet is healthier, and by eating less meat, you would positively impact the decrease of:
- on-farm fossil fuel use
- artificial fertilizers
- manure
- deforestation
- nitrous oxide
- carbon dioxide
- methenane
- water use
Consider this:
- If every American went meatless just one day a week, it would be the equivalent of ½ million cars taken off the road each year.
- It takes approximately 2,500 gallons of water to produce one lb of beef — it takes only 50 gallons of water for a plant-based meal. This is the equivalent water savings if you didn’t shower for six months.
The good news for meat lovers is that there are so many products out there now that taste just like meat.
One of them is gardein™ (garden + protein = gardein) — a delicious and sustainable non-GMO plant protein that provides the taste and nutrition of meat, and with less fat and calories and no cholesterol.
I actually discovered gardein’s meatless, gluten-free beef-less ground at Target a few weeks ago and made “meat” sauce for our pasta. We all loved it. And today I picked up their Mandarin Orange Crispy Chick’n, and Landon asked for the Beefless Sliders.
Gardein offers healthier versions of the foods you love to eat that are gentle on the planet.
Want to make a quick dinner? Try their Mandarin Crispy Chick’n!
I made it today for lunch with quinoa, on a bed of greens.
It was done in just a few minutes and was so delicious! It tastes like chicken, and I love the sweet sauce. I’m definitely buying this again.
Consider this:
- If every American went meatless just 1 day a week, it would be the equivalent of ½ million cars taken off the road each year.
- It takes approximately 2,500 gallons of water to produce 1 lb of beef — it takes only 50 gallons of water for a plant-based meal. This is the equivalent water savings if you didn’t shower for 6 months.
Eating meat-free can be so delicious! Try Gardein for less: Here is a $1 off Gardein coupon for all of you.
You can keep up with Gardein right here:Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and gardein.com.
{This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Gardein. The opinions and text are all mine.}
{Source: Ode magazine, December 2007}
