Don't wanna give up meat altogether?

01.07.2009

The Bite:
Try for a happy medium - go meatless at least once a week for ginormous environmental and health benefits, without compromising your taste for the occasional sustainably raised burger.
The Benefits: 
  • More-than-middling health payoffs. Compared to meat eaters, vegetarians have lower rates of diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, and obesity.
  • Coming together for the planet. Livestock accounts for 18% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and 8% of water use - and a meatless diet is 50% more effective at cutting CO2 than switching from a standard car to a hybrid.
Personally Speaking: 
While Jen's been a pescatarian (she eats fish occasionally, but no meat) for years, she's decided to let Cricket eat what she likes - meaning more sustainable meat options.
Wanna Try: 

Cocktail Fact

About 3% of American adults are vegetarian vs. about 30% of Indian adults.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters switch from red meat to a vegetarian diet (no - that doesn't mean just salads) one day per week, in a year we'll avert the emissions produced by driving a car around the equator 464 times.

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