People Still Don't Get the Link between Meat Consumption and Climate Change

[DookDook]

46. I cut down on my meat consumption to help the planet.

It all started so simply. My wife was talking to me one day about portion sizes and how as Americans we eat crazy large portions. She had read somewhere online that if you change your thinking and instead of making meat the main attraction of your meal you should treat it like an ingredient. I was fine with that idea, after all I was trying to incorporate Michael Pollan's advice that said, "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." So I was fine if she wanted to cut down the portions a bit.

Then next thing I know she says, "Hey, I read somewhere that it's a great idea to act like a vegetarian before six o'clock." So then we started having meatless lunches. It was great, I found myself full but not feeling heavy and lethargic for the rest of the afternoon. And then I stopped eating pork. It was because of a facebook post about a baby pig named 'Crispy Bacon' who was the runt of a liter and he was given a special prosthetic attachment so that he would be more mobile, he was born with a problem with his back legs so he couldn't get around. And I thought to myself, that's it, I'm done eating pork. The rest of the red meat family quickly followed and my wife and I were down to poultry. But after Thanksgiving of 2015 we just haven't really bought any poultry for our own consumption. (We have pets and we make our own chicken treats for our ferrets) I think the pets also played a large part in our change to a more plant based diet.

I don't miss it one bit. In fact I find that my diet is so much more varied now than it was when I did eat meat. I love food and I'm finding so many new food combinations and different styles of food because I'm no longer afraid of trying new vegetables.

We're currently enjoying 'Chickpea Sloppy Joes,' the recipe is from the blog Yup It's Vegan if anyone is interested.
http://yupitsvegan.com/2015/07/02/vegan-chickpea-sloppy-joes/