Face the fear: a dozen things you can do to feel better about how and what you eat
I confess that I do struggle against climate dread. Any new news about the environment is very seldom good news, and it is demoralising beyond belief to walk home from the farmers’ market with a bag of locally grown organic food, only to be blown past by someone chucking a McDonald’s wrapper out of the window of their Hummer.
But we can’t sit around and do nothing, even if somewhere out there our evil twin is itching to replace every ounce of carbon that we struggle not to emit. And the food that we choose to eat can make a real and instant difference to our ecological impact. Here are a dozen things you can do right now to radically reduce your food footprint. Most of them will save you money and improve your health, too! I’ll be putting up detailed posts about each item in the series soon.
1. Eat less meat
2. Grow some food to eat this year
3. Eat seasonal, locally-produced food
4. Eat organic food, preferably locally-produced
5. Choose fair trade food products
6. Only eat fish and seafood from safe and sustainable fisheries
8. Reduce your consumption of industrially-produced/processed/fast food
7. Walk, bike, bus or carpool to the store, market, or restaurant
9. Plan your meals ahead and keep track of leftovers to avoid food waste
10. Drink tap water, not bottled water, and don’t forget the carbon/water footprint of other drinks too
11. Compost your food waste
12. Use more energy-efficient ways to cook your food
…and check out Reiko’s Bento Lab–just because I guarantee it will make you smile!
