FOOD
CONSUMPTION
Help reduce your food consumption; trust us it will help you out.
Less meat diet:
Livestock farms release a lot of green house gases and use up a lot of resources.
Raising livestock for consumption produces a lot of greenhouse gases. Though you may never see in person how the process requires so much water and food, it is still a part of your ecological footprint. It is not the fact we eat meat that affects our ecological footprint, it is the manner in which it was raised, slaughtered and brought to us. So try eating a little less meat at first and slowly phasing it out, or just completely stop.
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Non packaged foods:
Packaging, making and mass producing wastes a lot of food and resources.
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Aside from being unhealthy, pre-made foods and fast foods are worse for the environment, due to how much is wasted during the production process and how it is packaged. It is a good idea to boycott these products to inevitably stop companies from making them. Also, try taking the time to make your own food or schedule your meal plan.
Locally grown, knowing what is good and what is not:
Just because we can grow it close by does not mean it is good for the environment.
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The province of Ontario has been growing food within the province to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases when transporting these foods from other places in the world. Unfortunately, not all foods can be grown in Ontario, which sometimes leads companies to create large greenhouses with controlled climates to grow them. This inevitably does more harm to the environment, by producing waste and more greenhouse gases, hence why it is important to understand how and where food that you buy is grown before purchasing.
Having a meal plan:
It helps you to be organized with what you eat and what goes to wast.
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In Toronto, $1,500 worth of food is wasted each year in a single household. with a lot of water being used to grow the food that is wasted. While 53% of food is wasted during its produced, processed, transported, sold, prepared and served commercially. So make sure to plan weekly meals around what is to expire, don’t over cook, make detailed grocery lists according to meal plan to reduce food waste.
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