After having discussed how our diets need to become more environmentally sound (local, less meat intensive, free of food waste), I found this fun and interactive website that helps you with the transition. It is called the Low Carbon Diet, launched in 2007 by Bon Appétit Management Company, which is committed to decreasing emissions and raising public awareness on dietary choices. They have calculated specific food scores for many of the food products found in our kitchen. Food scores reveal the carbon dioxide equivalent emitted during the whole life cycle of the product- from fertilisers and processing to packaging and transport.
For example, a typical cheeseburger has a food score of 2826 CO2 points while a turkey burger is only 697 points. There are vegetarian choices that are even less, but simply switching from beef to turkey is more than 4 times better for the environment. In addition, they offer food tips that I have discussed in this blog already concerning food waste, meat consumption and food trade. An addition to the discussion is the impact of processed food, which will be the topic of my next post.
Go and check out the website here: http://www.eatlowcarbon.org/! I encourage you to take their quiz on picking out the more carbon friendly foods, it can surprise you. I hope you enjoy it!
Till next time,
Laura
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