It’s really important that we all do what we can to halt or even reverse the effects of climate change, and eating a plant-based (or even mostly plant-based) diet is one of many things we can all do to make a significant impact. The health of our planet has really become an important topic as of recent, although we know not everyone is interested in giving up meat, we all can do what we can in order to shed light on some of the actions we can all take to live a greener life.

We all want to help the planet. -But how?

The answer could be sitting right in front of us — three times a day. By going vegetarian, we can reduce the impact of climate change, rainforest destruction, and pollution, while saving water and other precious resources. In fact, raising animals for food produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all of the cars, planes, and other forms of transportation combined.

There has never been a better time to go green by eating green.

50% more

saves more carbon emissions than driving a Prius. Switching to a diet free of meat, dairy, and eggsthan driving a Prius.

How much more? 50% more!

30%

30% of the Earth’s Raising animals for food (including land used for grazing and growing feed crops) now uses a staggeringof the Earth’s land mass

70% the United States , 70% of the grain grown is fed to farmed animals. Imagine how many people we could feed with that food. Inof the. Imagine how many people we could feed with that food.

1 Pound

To produce one pound of animal protein vs. one pound of soy protein, it takes about 12 times as much land, 13 times as much fossil fuel, and 15 times as much water.