“We need to eat more vegetables and less flesh because vegetables are the foods that do us the most good and our planet the least harm. ” - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
“We need to eat more vegetables and less flesh because vegetables are the foods that do us the most good and our planet the least harm. ” - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Eating Insects: Bugs coming to a menu near you (by NMAWorldEdition)
Spinach and cabbage ‘may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes’ up to 14% - Telegraph
1.15 servings (122g) of leafy green vegetables a day resulted in a 14% reduced risk of type 2 diabetes when compared with people who ate < 1/2 a serving per day.
Rice is a water-dependent crop, with the biggest water footprint among all other crops:
Rice Crisis in Thailand - The world’s largest rice exporter fails 60% output for the next crop cycle, ending in August.
We should be glad that, living in a city, we still have many choices as the rice substitute, like flour, plantain, potatoes, yam.
Time to cherish food, save water, and change your diet.
wonders what makes a meateater think vegetarians have nothing to eat (actually many) while all they have is only beef, chicken, pork or fish.
I’ve been trying on a low carbon diet. actually you can eat green food without sacrifice. some tips from TreeHugger
From Lettuce to Beef, What’s the Water Footprint of Your Food? : TreeHugger
Do you know food with a low water footprint, are generally low in calories too? Well, except potatoes. Check the scale.