Limit your meat consumption
Eating less meat is not only healthier, it can also indirectly reduce greenhouse gas emissions if it reduces meat production.
You tackle the following challenges:
That's how you do it
Less meat is better for your health: red meat is said to increase the risk of cancer. The impact of meat production is also disproportionately high for the climate. Not only because of the significant greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, but also because of the amount of drinking water needed for their cultivation. In addition, gigantic areas are cut down in the Amazon forest for the production of animal feed.
- Vegetarian food is more than just cutting out meat. You must eat a sufficiently varied diet and ensure that your diet contains all the necessary nutrients.
- Change your diet at your own pace. For example, start with one day without meat per week.
- Note what times of the day you eat meat. For example, switch to a vegetarian meal at lunch.
- Try a new vegetarian spread or a meat substitute.
- Experiment with vegetables, grains and legumes..
More information
- Eva vzw (Flanders)
- Vegetarian diet, how do you do that healthy? (Healthy Living, Flanders)
- How can you fully replace meat (Healthy Living, Flanders)
- Days without meat (Flanders)
- Water footprint (Flanders)
