{"id":3388,"date":"2008-08-27T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3388"},"modified":"2017-06-28T21:18:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T01:18:51","slug":"change-your-diet-change-the-world-a-recipe-for-eco-friendly-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/change-your-diet-change-the-world-a-recipe-for-eco-friendly-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Your Diet, Change the World: A Recipe for Eco-Friendly Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>As the human population continues to skyrocket and conditions on planet Earth get (proportionally) more troubled, we have heard about a lot of ways we can change our lifestyles to lessen our impact on the biosphere. Yes, we know that changing our bulbs to CFLs is great; we know that driving hybrids is great; we know that reducing, reusing, and recycling are all great. And they surely are!<\/p>\n However, one essential aspect of our human lives that often does not receive much attention is our diets. This is rather shocking, too, because whatever else happens, whatever we stick in our lamps or drive, we always need to feed. And as more and more of us pop up on the planet, Mother Earth is going to have a lot<\/em> of hungry human mouths to feed.<\/p>\n Your dietary habits–what, where, and even how you eat–are profoundly important when it comes to sustainable living. I am not an accredited expert on economics, agriculture, or nutrition, but I have done more than my fair share of research on these and other topics (especially the latter two) related to sustainable food choices. In what follows, then, I share some ingredients I have come across in a recipe for an eco-friendly diet.<\/p>\n These are just some ingredients you can include in your own recipe for a sustainable, eco-friendly diet. Get creative, be adventurous, add your own spices, and find ways to change from a \u201cmodern\u201d diet to a sustainable diet where you can. Whatever other sacrifices going green may entail, you can still eat, drink, and be merry\u2026if you educate yourself and dine with heart! Yummy, indeed!<\/p>\n Notes What other tips do you know for an eco-friendly diet? What changes have you made for personal and planetary health?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nImage credit: Jeremy Keith<\/a> via Wikimedia Commons<\/a>.<\/em>
\n1. \u201cGrain Harvest Sets Record, but Supplies Still Tight.\u201d WorldWatchInstitute.org<\/em>. World Watch Institute. 2008. 26 August 2008 <http:\/\/www.worldwatch.org\/node\/5540<\/a>>.<\/p>\n