Holiday Fun: Happy belated Earth Day!

Celebrate Earth day with a meatless Monday!

Here's a neat-o article highlighting some benefits to going meatless.  

http://foodbabe.com/2012/04/22/eating-less-meat-can-save-the-environment/

Obviously, I eat chicken (as seen from my salsa chicken recipe post), but I still love to be informed.  Here are some things that I read and loved (in a depressing-but-I'd-rather-know-than-not kinda way) finding out:

• Feed more people – We have one billion people on earth already that don’t have enough to eat and a projected 3 billion more mouths to feed within 50 years. The fact that you can feed 2000 people the same amount of grain it takes to feed only 100 cows should help people wake up, but it hasn’t.
• Reduce pollution dramatically - The meat and dairy industry contributes 18% more climate changing pollutants than all modes of transportation combined.
• Save water -  It takes 60 pounds of water to produce one pound potatoes, but it takes 9000 liters to produce one pound of beef. A vegan can keep their shower running all year long and still not surpass the amount of water a meat eater consumes.
• Improve your health – Over-consumption of meat has been proven to cause heart disease, cancer, and diabetes more than any other food we eat.  If you don’t believe me – read The China Study. Also, you can dramatically reduce your exposure to cancer causing dioxins which are found in chemical pesticides that are used to grow animal feed.

Check out her blog to learn more!  Happy Belated Earth Day! 

xoxo

L