Cows: carbon culprits

In a better world, Mr. Wallet Mouth and I would not be quite as addicted to cheese and yogurt as we are. Which is to say, we'd be vegan. As it is, we are hardly in a position to cast stones, but it's good to be reminded that an animal-product-free diet is much lower impact than any other, as this analysis by Adam Stein at the TerraPass blog makes plain.

If, like Mr. Wallet Mouth and me, you can't quite go all the way, perhaps you take the carbon footprint of your meal is as one more reason to go easier on the more sinful choices at the dinner table. Or to try cutting back on meat and dairy a set number of times per week. Or, following the chart, resort to a diet of only oils, sweets, and condiments. (Ha!)

Comments

[Mr. Wallet Mouth]

"A diet of a oils, sweets, and condiments?"

Why I do believe that's what Richard and I were living on, when we met!

[Larry Felton Johnson]

I've recently gone vegan (about five months or so ago). One of the things that facilitated this is a recent proliferation of excellent vegan cookbooks (the best is Veganomicon, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz).

You'd be surprised how easy it is when the food is tasty.

[Larry Felton Johnson]

One further thought. I'm a 56 year old southerner from an agrarian/workingclass background. If I can adopt a vegan diet anyone can. One of the first things I looked for when I began considering veganism
was a good cornbread recipe.

[Bronwyn]

Congrats, Larry -- that's great! And it gives me lots of hope as well.