One of our favorite chef’s is on a mission to cut down on American meat consumption. The first we saw of his campaign was a talk carried on Ted Talks:
It’s an eye opening talk. Bittman advocates cutting down on meat, not vegetarianism, just cutting down. His argument is health based, but it’s also a move that he explains will help slow down global warming. Because of the huge amount of meat we eat, more than ever in history, and because of the industrialization of agriculture, animals are contributing more to global warming than any car. How? Farts. Really, farts. Watch the video.
So, to do our part for fart reduction, we’ve decided to try and cut down on the total amount of meat we eat each week. Luckily, Bittman has been helping with some how-to articles in his regular New York Times column and blog. We tried his recipe for spaghetti and zucchini, just substituting parsley for mint, and adding some onion and garlic. It turned out great.
We’ll see how it all sort of shakes out…it’s going to be a little bit of a challenge for us, but we’ll do it, satisfied to know that with each bite of veggie, we’ll be cutting down on farts…somewhere.
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