Earth friendly food
- Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
- Apr 19, 2019
- 2 min read
7 Ways to Eat an Earth-Friendly Diet
We need to protect our planet yes the solution starts with our diet and food. Food waste and products are common reason for pollution. It is time now to choose planetry freindly diet.
In honor of Earth Day, here are seven ways you can eat an earth-friendly diet:
1) Grow your own food
We have been told for decades that buying your food in stores is a sign of affluence. Now that food production is industrialized and run by companies equally interested in chemicals, buying food in stores is increasingly associated with obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other diet-related diseases. Do yourself a favor and take charge of your personal food supply. Whether you have a balcony, a backyard or an acreage, give it a try. You’ll be surprised how easy and rewarding it is and you’ll be even more surprised at how much delicious, fresh food you can get out of even the smallest spaces.
2) Eat local
You need to choose stocking your pantry with locally-grown products from markets and independent grocery stores. Smaller produce markets always have fresh fruits and vegetables. The result will be more businees money in the loca area and less need to purchase and import food from outsie countries. In another word, less trucks and pollution.
3) Buy food from local farmers
It is better to buy food directly from loca farmers in order to decrease risk of pollution during the trip to grocery stores. In addition, food will lose some nutrients after transport so in order to retain nutritional value it is better to buy food directly from local farms.
4) Eat more plant-based foods
Plant based diet is the best for planet. Plants use carbon dioxide instead of releasing it as animal do! Moreover, plant diet has been linked to lower risk of heart disease and diabetes.
5) Choose chemical-free or organic
When you buy organic, or better yet, grow your own food organically, you’re helping to ensure that many acres of land will not be sprayed with toxic chemicals that have been linked to many diseases, including cancer.
6) Drink purified tap water
Choosing tap water instead of bottled is a good way to reduce the effects of plastic bottles on the land. Even the simple act of carrying your own reusable water bottle that you refill can help make a difference to the level of plastic pollution on the planet.
7) Eat fewer packaged and processed foods
Making your own food instead of using packaged ones will lower risk of pollution and watse.
Sources:
Comments