Eating For Climate Change

 Every year around this time we bemoan the horrific weather. How can we deal with such sper storms like Hurricane Ida along with sizzling temperattures, massive droughts and devastating floods. Take a page out of Greta Thunberg's culinary playbook. Go vegan or at least vegetarian

Meat eaters need to know(as well as myself) that all those burgers is responsible for methane gases along with CO2 and nitrous oxide. There are other problems too like deforestation. THis happens in such cattle rich countries like Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. Brazil already has it bad thanks to the destruction of one of our most important rain forests, the Amazon.How does this land becoming grazing land? BY using wildfires which emit CO2  or carbon dioxide.Another problem is half the world's land is used for grazing by animals destined for our plates. DEcaying  manure from these animals also causes this gas. Our soil and water also also affected/ Our waterways become clogged, fertile lands become barren and there's an increased risk of flooding. This destroys all the veggie and fruit farms which drives up their prices and causes shortage.This also harms grain crops as well.

What to do? You may not be able to give up meat cold turkey but you can ease up on it. Thankfully and luckily there are all sorts of meatless alternatives.You can try Beyond Burgers once a week just to get acclimated. To make them taste like the old fashioned ground beef patties of our mothers' day, dust them with onion powder, salt and freshly ground pepper. Extras like caramelized onions and sliced avocados help amp up the taste factor. Air frying them also gives them flavor. Soy dogs are also good in the air fryer. Split them first down the middle and brush with melted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. The result is a crispy , tasty dog that's even better tasting than the real thing. They're also good topped with chili and vegan shredded cheddar.Ground soy beef is also good in chili or Bolognese sauce. Morningstar Farms has excellent nuggets and chicken while Gardein has a whole range of plant based products from batter "fish" fillets to turkey and gravy, These are more than perfect and really do taste like the real thing,

Can you stop climate change? es in your own way by going meatless. Be conscious of what you cook and eat. It will make a difference.