World Vegan Day is the 1st November each year.
Food is one of the biggest contributors to our ecological footprint and the consumption of meat and dairy is fueling global warming.
Yes, for those who aren’t vegan, it can be really annoying when vegans get a little extreme when they see you eat that juicy cheeseburger. We get it too. But you need to look at things from their perspective as well. Not all vegans are vegans just because they are animal lovers, many people have become vegan (or even a flexitarian) because they want to save the planet.
It is a non-given fact that we need to eat to survive but we also need the planet to survive in order for us to survive. With the amount of meat we consume means more animals are farmed meaning more crops are needed to feed them. Unfortunately, the planet can’t sustain both the increasing number of human and animal populations. With both populations increasing, this will continue to contribute to global warming, pollution, deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity and the extinction of species. Things become simply, imbalanced. With that, the adoption of a vegetarian diet is important to achieve environmental sustainability.
We’re not saying that you should cut out your meat all together, that would be a little too drastic for many of us but cutting your meat consumption a little (maybe twice a week?) could actually really make a change.
Here are a few of our favourite vegan recipes you could try out to kickstart your meat-free days.
Grilled Asparagus and Shitake Tacos
Creamy Butternut Squash Linguine
Crispy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
Kicking the meat can be tough but one can make small changes in their lives to help make a difference (with skipping the meat being just one of them). Here are a few other suggestions we have for you to ponder upon to reduce your carbon footprint and to help save this planet which we call home.
With all of this information, hopefully by the middle of the century, dietary changes could reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by up to 8 billion tons a year.
This is great news for the planet as well as humanity. Good enough news for us to be able to sacrifice our burgers and satay every once in a while too, don’t you think?
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