{"id":161583,"date":"2017-10-12T10:12:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T10:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=161583"},"modified":"2017-10-12T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T10:12:33","slug":"help-planet-eating-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/10\/12\/help-planet-eating-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help the Planet by Eating Food?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food has to be nutritious to feed your body well, that\u2019s a given. But what if trying to eat right can also help our planet? Would you be willing to make some changes in order to make our impact on the planet less severe and our food production more sustainable? Here are several things that everyone can do.<\/strong>
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Don\u2019t eat factory-farmed beef<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Factory farming is awful for the animals involved and it\u2019s quite damaging to our planet too. The methane that cattle produce accounts for up to 12% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the US. And it\u2019s a similar story in Europe and in other parts of the world too. Beef is also one of the most inefficient uses of resources on the planet: factory-farmed beef has the highest water, feed, and land requirements of all commonly consumed meats. Switching to beef from local, organic, sustainable farms is a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

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Give insects a try<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Insects are sort of a forgotten food group in the western world. And that\u2019s a shame because if we compare, for example, crickets to cattle in terms of farming efficiency, it\u2019s clear that they are the superior choice. To produce the same amount of protein as cattle, crickets need 12x less feed, 15x less land, 2000x less water, and produce 100x less greenhouse gasses. Plus crickets can be fed food waste, like banana peels or rice bran that would have otherwise been thrown away. Give them a try, their protein is the same quality as beef!<\/p>\n

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To produce the same amount of #protein<\/a> as cattle, #crickets<\/a> need 12x less feed, 15x less land and 2000x less water. #sustainability<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ljZv5ABzig<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sens Foods (@SensFoods) September 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n