Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy : Eat Less

Here’s a novel approach to reducing your carbon footprint and, for the majority of us, it will also give you a bonus benefit by improving your health. The strategy is simple: eat less.

The fact is, the more you eat, the larger is your carbon footprint because of the added extras that come with producing the food you consume. Carbon emissions are attached to the manufacture of the products, the packaging that the products come in and the transportation to get them to the store.

As you cut back on the food you eat, along with everyone else’s cutbacks, the demand will be effected which will flow back to a lower production requirement. With less demand to replace food on the supermarket shelves fewer products may be produced down the line.

Another great way to lower your carbon footprint through the foods we eat is by buying locally produced and organic products.

The simple 2 word strategy to combat an expanding carbon footprint could also combat an expanding waistline and will also save you money. How many incentives do you need to help the planet?