Page 14 - How to Be a Conscious Eater - Making Food Choices That Are Good for You

Eating a plant-rich diet not only is the approach most tied
to longevity and well-being but is also dubbed the fourth most
effective climate-change-reversing solution. By no means nec-
essarily vegan or vegetarian, what this means in practice is
eating mostly plant-based foods. But not at the expense of fla-
vor. Done right, eating lots of stuff from the ground can fill
your belly and bring you joy.

ENVIRONMENTAL PYRAMID
LOW HIGH
Sweets, red meat Beef

Cheese, eggs, Fish, cheese
SUGGESTED CONSUMPTION
SUGGESTED CONSUMPTION
poultry, fish Pork, oil, poultry
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Milk, yogurt ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Nuts, pulses, eggs
Oil, nuts
Bread, pasta, rice, Sweets, milk, yogurt,
potatoes, pulses pasta, rice, bread
Vegetables, fruit
HIGH LOW Potatoes, fruit, vegetables
FOOD PYRAMID

Source: Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation 2015

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