KEEPING IT GREEN – EATING FOR BODY AND PLANET
LOW ENERGY LIVING We use a lot of energy in our everyday lives. Cast your mind back to the last power outage. Did your heart sink as you realised that your mobile battery was at 2%, you couldn’t watch TV or make microwave popcorn and the ice-cream in the fridge melted? The minor and temporary …
KEEPING IT GREEN – EATING FOR BODY AND PLANET
THE LAST STRAW Single use straws made sense when contaminated cups were an issue. Thanks to improved hygiene standards, catching infectious diseases from drinking vessels is less of an issue but now we have bigger things to worry about. Disposable plastic drinking straws are an environmental disaster. The problem with straws Unable to be …
KEEPING IT GREEN – EATING FOR BODY AND PLANET
MEAT-LESS Meat-less movement ‘Meatless Monday’ is not new. It was started by the US government during World War 1 to reduce consumption of key foods to win the war (interestingly they also had ‘wheatless Wednesday’). It was revived as a health awareness campaign in 2003 to address excessive meat intake in the USA. Since then …
KEEPING IT GREEN – EATING FOR BODY AND PLANET
WASTE NOT According to the FAO, one-third of the food grown worldwide is wasted. That’s enough to feed all the hungry people in the world and leave leftovers. It also worsens our carbon footprint because we are wasting the water, fertiliser and energy used to produce food we throw away. Each one of us can …
KEEPING IT GREEN – EATING FOR BODY AND PLANET
5 MORE SUSTAINABLE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? If you resolved to lose weight, eat healthier and exercise more, you have just joined a very big club as lifestyle improvements are some of the most popular. This year, why don’t you consider environmental sustainability as well as your health? There …
Good for You, Good for the Planet: Sue’s Radd’s Green Kitchen
New Year’s resolutions If your New Year’s resolution is to ‘get back into shape’, don’t forget to spare a thought for mother earth. Leading a greener lifestyle can start in the kitchen in some very simple ways that will be good for you (and your budget) and good for the planet. Sue Radd Save time …
Good for You, Good for the Planet: Sue’s Radd’s Green Kitchen
3 ways to eat green at Christmas Christmas is supposed to be the time for peace on earth and goodwill to men. Yet our frequently extravagant food expectations can result in the least eco-friendly meal of the year. Here are some tips to help you have fun but leave a softer ecological footprint so Santa …
