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Flexitarian Pathway Explained
Flexitarian Pathway Explained
Dawn Jackson Blatner proposed the Flexitarian Diet (flexible vegetarian) as a way to help people lose weight and be healthier. She envisions people working up to 5 vegetarian days per week. But she also uses this concept for casual (as opposed to strict) vegetarians, who go out with friends for BBQ and eat meat, but return to a vegetarian lifestyle.
Dawn Jackson Blatner proposed the Flexitarian Diet (flexible vegetarian) as a way to help people lose weight and be healthier. She envisions people working up to 5 vegetarian days per week. But she also uses this concept for casual (as opposed to strict) vegetarians, who go out with friends for BBQ and eat meat, but return to a vegetarian lifestyle.
Now that we know the huge impact on greenhouse gas emissions provided by just cutting the average American’s meat intake by half, the term flexitarian is starting to be used as a way to achieve a Plant-Based Diet.
Now that we know the huge impact on greenhouse gas emissions provided by just cutting the average American’s meat intake by half, the term flexitarian is starting to be used as a way to achieve a Plant-Based Diet.
Since we now know that cheese has just as high a carbon footprint as beef, a flexitarian can use meat, fish and cheese as a condiment. (What? Put it in a ketchup bottle??) Meat and cheese can be added in very small amounts to add flavor to vegetable stews, burritos, Alfredo sauce, casseroles and seitan. Think of it as meat-based flavoring of plant-based meals. The reality is that if you are concerned with carbon footprint (as opposed to avoiding animal-derived food on principal as Vegans do) then a little use of meat and cheese for flavoring is outweighed by all the plant-based food you eat in abundance.
Since we now know that cheese has just as high a carbon footprint as beef, a flexitarian can use meat, fish and cheese as a condiment. (What? Put it in a ketchup bottle??) Meat and cheese can be added in very small amounts to add flavor to vegetable stews, burritos, Alfredo sauce, casseroles and seitan. Think of it as meat-based flavoring of plant-based meals. The reality is that if you are concerned with carbon footprint (as opposed to avoiding animal-derived food on principal as Vegans do) then a little use of meat and cheese for flavoring is outweighed by all the plant-based food you eat in abundance.
Carbon Footprint Eating is mainly just knowing which foods add a significant amount of greenhouse gas to your total. You can eat them, but in small amounts and infrequently. This goes for packaged, processed food, and food from the other side of the world.
Carbon Footprint Eating is mainly just knowing which foods add a significant amount of greenhouse gas to your total. You can eat them, but in small amounts and infrequently. This goes for packaged, processed food, and food from the other side of the world.
What about a Meat-Less Month? Can I eat meat? Well, yes and no. For most people, if you go 25 days without meat, then eat BBQ with your friend from another city. You still need to eat without meat for another 5 days. It will take you another day to complete the challenge. If you eat meat on three days, you will have to continue for three extra days to get to your 30 days without meat. But for some, one day with meat that month is just part of being "flexible". You still have the experience of 30 days on a Plant-Based Diet that greatly reduces your carbon footprint. From there, the vegetarian and vegan pathways are just a step away.
What about a Meat-Less Month? Can I eat meat? Well, yes and no. For most people, if you go 25 days without meat, then eat BBQ with your friend from another city. You still need to eat without meat for another 5 days. It will take you another day to complete the challenge. If you eat meat on three days, you will have to continue for three extra days to get to your 30 days without meat. But for some, one day with meat that month is just part of being "flexible". You still have the experience of 30 days on a Plant-Based Diet that greatly reduces your carbon footprint. From there, the vegetarian and vegan pathways are just a step away.
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