Food impacts more than your health. It impacts the environment, animals and people. What you eat, where it comes from, and how it was produced contributes to your FoodPrint — think of it like a carbon footprint, but for food.
So what's your FoodPrint? Take this 3-minute quiz to find out.
Some people eat meat. Some don't. It's a personal decision. Rather than focusing on the question of "to meat or not to meat," think about reducing your FoodPrint by eating less meat, and paying attention to where it comes from, and how it's produced.
More than 40% of food is thrown out every year in the US. When you waste food, you waste all the resources it took to produce that food (think: water, time, labor) plus your own hard-earned money!
Knowledge is power when it comes to almost anything, especially food sustainability. The more you know about the food you eat – from the labels on the package to the practices used to produce it – the easier it is to make smart decisions that can improve your health and the planet.
When you buy locally sourced food, you support local farmers and local economies. Seasonal food is also often cheaper than out-of-season food, and it tastes way better.
It takes a lot of people to produce the food on your plate - from farmers to field workers to food processors. How those workers are treated makes a difference.
Factory farms, or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), inhumanely force animals to endure cramped, unhealthy conditions. They also have a negative impact on the environment, communities, farm workers and public health.
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Here are some additional resources where you can learn more about FoodPrint, and find out how you and others can eat more sustainably.