What is a sustainable diet? A sustainable diet is one that meets the nutritional needs of people without damaging or depleting natural resources. It can be accomplished by eating locally sourced foods, choosing organic products, and reducing food waste.
A sustainable diet is one that doesn’t put strain on the environment. It includes foods that are local, seasonal, and organic whenever possible. Eating locally means you’re getting produce that’s in season near you. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are cheaper and tend to taste better than out-of-season produce from far away. Buying organic helps reduce your exposure to pesticides, which can harm both people and the environment
There are plenty of other ways to make your diet more sustainable too! Try choosing environmentally friendly packaging (like cardboard or glass over plastic), eating less meat (meat production is very resource intensive), or composting food scraps instead of throwing them away.
1. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables: This is probably the most important step for creating a sustainable diet. Veggies and fruit are low in calories and high in nutrients, making them an ideal way to fill up on healthy foods.
2. Choose whole grains over refined grains: Refined grains have been stripped of their fiber and other nutrients, while whole grains contain all of the beneficial components of the grain kernel. choosing whole grain foods can help you stay fuller longer and provide more essential vitamins and minerals.
3. Limit processed foods: Processed foods tend to be high in unhealthy fats, added sugars, sodium, and chemicals additives that can be harmful to your health. minimizing your intake of these types of foods.
4. Eat more plant-based foods and less meat.
5. Choose organic fruits and vegetables, when possible, to avoid pesticides, herbicides and other pollutants.
6. Buy locally grown produce whenever possible to reduce the environmental impact of food transportation.
7 Avoid processed foods as much as possible; they are often high in unhealthy fats, sugar, salt and artificial ingredients/preservatives.
8 Include healthy snacks such as fresh fruit or veggie slices, nuts or seeds and replace white flour products with whole grain alternatives
9 Use olive oil or vegetable broth instead of butter or margarine
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