This month, the ELPC Justice Committee is asking: Beef or Beans: What’s for Dinner?
Did you know that animal agriculture is on par with the entire transportation sector for the amount of greenhouse gasses it emits? It’s also a leading cause of deforestation, habitat loss, animal endangerment, and water pollution. The footprint of our eating habits can weigh quite heavily on our Mother Earth.
Consider altering your diet in small ways in an effort to better our planet. Limiting your dependence on cattle is a great place to start. Compared to beef production, poultry has a much lower impact. But ultimately, choosing meals without meat and dairy products a few times a week is a simple way to begin lowering our individual environmental footprints. Meatless Monday is popular practice for many families, and the number of people choosing vegetarian and vegan diets is on the rise.
Interested in getting started? Give this delicious chickpea salad recipe a try.