Green Tips
Food and drink are among life’s greatest pleasures for many. But partaking of nature’s bounty—whether you can’t do without a juicy steak each week, crunchy carrots, your daily chocolate fix, cup of joe, or a perfect peach—comes with major cost to the environment. Whether you fancy yourself a gourmand or like your cuisine as simple and basic as possible, greening your culinary habits will help the planet and may benefit your health as well.
7 things you can do to Green Your Food & Drink
Buy organic produce
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Vegetables that have been grown on land free of pesticides and other chemicals are beneficial to both the environment and your body.
Choose restaurants serving local and organic cuisine
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A home-grown, organic dining experience won't leave Mother Earth to foot the bill; locally grown and organic foods reduce pollution, preserve small farms, and don't require toxic chemicals.
Drink tap water
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Break the bottled water habit: quench your thirst with inexpensive water straight from the tap, and add a filter if need be.
Choose sustainable sources of seafood
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Biodiversity maintains balance in the oceans; therefore, only eat seafood from strong and sustainable populations, not threatened or endangered species.
Choose local, small-scale farm meat
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Smaller, local farms that sell directly to the customer avoid the drawbacks of the larger commercial factory farms, including the 1,500 miles that the average food product travels to get to your grocery store.
Use a reusable cloth shopping bag
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These sturdy items, sometimes made of hemp or organically grown cotton, easily replace disposable paper and plastic bags.
Choose organic beer
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Both large, national breweries and regional microbreweries produce beer that's crafted from organically grown ingredients that tread lightly on the environment and don't sacrifice on taste.
