Cutting Back on Meat in Your Diet

Cutting back on meat, especially red meat, in your diet is both good for your health and the health of the planet. This article has links to many good recipes that you can use to replace meat in your diet with healthier alternatives. (Paywall free gift link). 

The biggest change most people would have to make is eating some more legumes, nuts and whole grains.

That’s according to a team of medical researchers, environmental scientists and policy experts who crafted a loose set of food guidelines they call the “Planetary Health Diet.” If everyone ate this way, scientists say it would shave about 5 percent off global greenhouse emissions and prevent more than 7 million premature deaths per year from illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes.

“If consumers were to adjust their diet … that would have huge implications on carbon emissions and climate change,” said Klaus Hubacek, a Dutch environmental scientist who was not involved in designing the Planetary Health Diet, but published a paper estimating food-related emissions would fall by a sixth if people followed it.

Here’s how you can work these guidelines into your weekly meal plan — and a round up of recipes that can help you get started.

Over the last couple of years Nancy and I have tried to cut back on red meat and now only have it a couple of times a week. And it hasn't damaged our taste buds at all.