Is vegetarian food actually greener, ie more environmentally friendly?!
Is vegetarian food actually greener, ie more environmentally friendly?
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Not necessarily. A lot of vegetarians ( more vegetarians than vegans ), especially younger ones, live off of Doritios and pizza. Not to say they all do, but its pretty common.
In the larger scheme of things, yes, it's better for the planet, because not as many animals are being bred and using up valuable resources. For example, the grain used to feed one cow could be used to feed 3 families of 4 for a month. And cows produce a lot of gas...it's actually eating up the ozone.
A lot of meat eaters also eat organic food, which is far better for the planet than normal produce and such, so they're also contributuing to helping the planet. So, if vegetarianism is done properly, then yes, its better, but it doesn't always hold true.
No it's More friendly to the environment to eat meat. Less animals on the planet to exhale carbon monoxide.
In some ways arguebly not. Intensive crop growing requires large amounts of chemical pesticides and fungicides to be sprayed on the earth. Forests are still cut down to make space for crops.
... and plants still have to die before a vegetarian eats them.
plants = producers
things that eat plants = consumers
things that eat things that eat plants = secondary consumers
( and so on)
In each transition, much of food's energy is lost. It is much, much more energy efficient to eat vegetation than it is to eat meat. As for being overall more environmentally friendly, I really couldn't say.
One field that can hold enough cows to feed 10 people can grow crops to feed alot more. This way, if everyone was vegetarian there would be less need for deforestation becuase we could grow enough food for everyone in the world on a lot fewer fields
could be , but i doubt it.
Not necessarily greener. You do eat a lot more vegetables than perhaps you would on a average meat-eating diet. Environmentally friendly...would depend on where you get your veggies from. I think it's more eco-friendly if you grow your own.
More dead livestock = less global methane emissions. It is believed that methane is a big contributor to global warming because it traps heat and carbon dioxide. However, if the people of the world decided to embrace vegetarian lifestyles, there would be less livestock raised and therefore less methane emissions.
P.S. There are 8 essential amino acids that can only be found in animal products... so eat animal products and drive a hybrid car.
Absolutely. I've never met a vegetarian who would not want a label of being environmentally friendly. Include example :
Into pot of boiling water disolve one tablespoon of baking soda. Drop in the polk salad you've just collected from rural woodlands ( a spinach type that grows wild ), leaving it to boil three and one half minutes, and pour pot content through wire strainer. Bring pot of water to boil anew and add the salad.
Leave it until greens look like cooked spinach. In skillit heat
( if not actually a tree hugging vegetarian add one half cup of bacon fat ), one diced onion, three eggs, the polk salad, and
gently shuffle content until convinced it begs to be eaten.
no it is just vegetarian
i would think it has to be organic to qualify as "greener"
Who cares? Even cabbages have to be delivered to the supermarket in a big diesel truck. You need to think bigger than individual choice to save the planet.