{"id":12904,"date":"2016-02-29t19:48:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-29t19:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/could-you-eat-less-meat\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:49:32","slug":"could-you-eat-less-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/could-you-eat-less-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"could you eat less meat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>thoughtful consumers across the country have made the switch from factory-farmed beef to organic options, in an attempt to be less cruel and more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>but it turns out organic, grass-fed animals actually <a href=\"http:\/\/thebreakthrough.org\/index.php\/issues\/food-and-farming\/is-feedlot-beef-better-for-the-environment\">contribute more to greenhouse gases<\/a> and water usage than factory farmed ones. to meet demand, scaling up factory-farmed beef isn&#8217;t the answer, either, according to a june 2015&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/tom-philpott\/2015\/06\/less-meat-smil\">mother jones<\/a> article.&nbsp;and with those&nbsp;disconcerting facts, consuming large amounts of meat, in general, is getting harder to reconcile.<\/p>\n<p>animal agriculture comprises <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/docrep\/010\/a0701e\/a0701e00.htm\">18% of greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>. to give a comparison, transportation exhausts make up only 13% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. that means that meat production contributes more to the destruction of our planet than all of the cars, buses&nbsp;and trains combined.<\/p>\n<p>it also takes about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cowspiracy.com\/facts\/\">2,500 gallons of water<\/a> to produce just one pound of beef.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/10144-black-angus-cows-grazing-in-a-pasture-pv.jpg\" style=\"height:440px; width:780px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>(photo by scott bauer\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestockphotos.biz\/photos.php?c=all&amp;o=popular&amp;s=0&amp;lic=all&amp;a=16&amp;set=all\">usda ars<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>the average american consumes more than <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/numbers\/how-much-meat-do-americans-eat-then-and-now-1792\/\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">70&nbsp;pounds<\/a> of meat each year, which is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2012\/06\/26\/155720538\/the-making-of-meat-eating-america\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">10 to 12 times<\/a> more than the meat intake of the average person in other countries, such as mozambique or bangladesh. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>vegetarians and vegans have made the decision to completely cut animals and their byproducts from their lives. while these diets are both accepted and understood in our culture, a lot of people don\u2019t have the time, money, or inclination to completely eliminate meat.<\/p>\n<p>is there an alternative? introducing: reducetarianism. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>what does it mean to become a reducetarian? simply reduce your meat intake. the concept is as simple as it sounds. for a variety of reasons, including environmental impact, health benefits&nbsp;and animal advocacy, reducetarians find the middle ground between passionate carnivore and vegetarian.<\/p>\n<p>choose one day each week designated to limiting your meat consumption. many restaurants have certain meatless meals or specials; and many whole foods market locations participate in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meatlessmonday.com\/about-us\/why-meatless\/\">meatless mondays<\/a>,&nbsp;where&nbsp;customers can fill a tray with any mix of fruit, vegetables&nbsp;and other vegetarian food items for $8.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/43\/vegetable_plate_(6928717092).jpg\/1280px-vegetable_plate_(6928717092).jpg\" style=\"height:440px; width:780px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>(photo by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/file:vegetable_plate_(6928717092).jpg\">ralph h. daily<\/a>\/wikimedia commons)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>following this trend, consider eliminating meat from your diet on specific days of the week, or perhaps pledging to only eat meat on the weekends or when you go out for meals with friends. if meat is a large part of your diet that would be difficult to reduce to once or twice a week, another option is to consume animal meat once a day if you would usually have it with two meals, or limiting to half portions.<\/p>\n<p>another way to reduce meat consumption is to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peta.org\/living\/food\/meat-replacements\/\">substitute animal meat<\/a> for other proteins such as tofu, seitan, legumes&nbsp;and whole grains. there are also a variety of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fakemeats.com\/\">fake meats<\/a> to replace animal meat in common recipes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/6984161324_a5b38c6ee2.jpg\" style=\"height:440px; width:780px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>(photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/andrea_nguyen\/6984161324\/in\/photolist-bs5nxp-bs5nqc-bdadvh-bs5nr8-bdadwq-a5morx-831kyt-a5qffw-bdadqy\">andrea nguyen<\/a>\/creative commons)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>besides the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meatlessmonday.com\/about-us\/why-meatless\/\">health benefits<\/a> of becoming a reducetarian, which include reducing heart disease and stroke, curbing obesity, helping fight against diabetes, and limiting cancer risk, the environmental impact involves saving resources worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>are you able to cut back?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(image at top by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/86624586@n00\/10176570\">kevin walsh<\/a>\/creative commons)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>thoughtful consumers across the country have made the switch from factory-farmed beef to organic options, in an attempt to be less cruel and more sustainable. but is grass-fed the answer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9282,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4896,4900],"tags":[2202,4361,231,3501,345,3486,503,3502],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-12904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","category-green-living","tag-cattle","tag-cows","tag-food-production","tag-grass-fed","tag-meat","tag-meatless-monday","tag-organic","tag-ranch"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>could you eat less meat? 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