Going vegetarian or vegan to reduce your carbon footprint. Have you heard of the Climatarian Diet?
I don’t know about you, but I have found it hard to navigate my own diet and define it in a world of never-ending debates between meat-eaters, pescatarians, vegetarians, and vegans. If you feel a bit lost and like you cannot commit to ditching some ingredients all together we may have a solution for you. It’s called the Climatarian diet.
What is a Climatarian Diet?
Being a Climatarian is really a lifestyle. It is about trying to find a balance by following a diet designed to cut CO2 emissions which does not ban ingredients per se, but concentrates on finding more sustainable and healthier alternatives for our own physical and mental health while accounting for the well-being of the planet. In short, the Climatarian diet sort of aligns with the Swedish “Lagom” philosophy as it stands for having just the right amount of what we need, in balance.
Why you may want to adopt it?
Food-related emissions could be cut in half by changing our diets to eat more climate-friendly food, also known as The Climatarian Diet, or as we like to say “Klimatorian”. Choosing a sustainable diet for yourself and the planet is not as straightforward and black or white as ditching meat, fish, dairy and eggs altogether. Actually, if I were to simply swap meat in favour of greenhouse-grown vegetables flown thousands of miles to reach my local supermarket, it might actually increase my carbon footprint.Â
Planet benefits:‍
Here are a few pointers on how you can easily implement a Climatarian diet and foster benefits for the planet:
Health benefits:
The Climatarian diet can help to reduce the likelihood of certain conditions such as high blood pressure and autoimmune disease. Here are a few health facts:Â
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Klimatorians:
Does it feel overwhelming and confusing to try to follow a Climatarian diet? It is not about making perfect choices all the time, because that is neither realistic nor durable overtime. Being a Climatarian means being aware of the impact of our food choices and the efforts we can do to continuously limit our impact on the climate.Â
As we do not all have a PhD in calculating and assessing carbon footprints, Klimato helps guide and educate individuals to point us in the direction to choose more climate-friendly and healthy meals. Enabling us to be Klimatorians, and preserve and care for our planet, one meal at a time.
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