{"id":132795,"date":"2023-10-26T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=132795"},"modified":"2023-10-26T15:59:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:59:01","slug":"easy-food-swaps-you-can-make-to-slash-carbon-footprint-by-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/easy-food-swaps-you-can-make-to-slash-carbon-footprint-by-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy food swaps you can make to slash carbon footprint by 35%"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Food swaps you can make to slash carbon footprint by 35% &#8211; including swapping cheeseburgers for chicken sandwiches, and crab for salmon<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scientists say simple food swaps can help slash your carbon footprint<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They include swapping a cheeseburger for chicken sandwich\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s bringing a recyclable water bottle or making sure you turn off the lights, many of us take measures to try to reduce our carbon footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, a study has revealed how simple food swaps could help to slash your footprint by a whopping 35 per cent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While you might worry that these swaps would require an overhaul of your entire diet, experts from Stanford University and Tulane University reassure that this isn&#8217;t the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For us, substitutes included swapping a beef burger for a turkey burger, not replacing your steak with a tofu hotdog,&#8217; said Dr Anna Grummon, lead author of the study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We looked for substitutes that were as similar as possible.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/15\/77037637-12675445-image-a-22_1698332090206.jpg\" height=\"542\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A study has revealed how simple food swaps could help to slash your footprint by a whopping 35 per cent. While you might worry that these swaps would require an overhall of your entire diet, experts from Stanford University and Tulane University reassure that this isn&#8217;t the case<\/p>\n<p>In the study, the researchers set out to determine the\u00a0simple food substitutions households can make to reduce their carbon footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The team analysed the diets of over 7,700 Americans to identify the most commonly eaten foods with the highest climate impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They then simulated replacing them with lower emission options that remained nutritionally similar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For example, a grilled beef steak was found to produce 4.21kg of CO2\/100g.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the team suggests opting for grilled chicken, which only produces 0.51kg of CO2\/100g.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>BBQ Beef shortribs (3.14kg of CO2\/100g) can be swapped for BBQ Pork shortribs (0.56kg of CO2\/100g), while users should opt for turkey ham (0.35kg of CO2\/100g) instead of canned corned beef (4.17kg of CO2\/100g).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other swaps suggested by the researchers include poached salmon (0.26kg of CO2\/100g) over cooked crab (5.13kg of CO2\/100g), and a grilled chicken sandwich (0.32kg of CO2\/100g) instead of a cheeseburger (1.92kg of CO2\/100g).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the team says that making some of these substitutions could reduce the average American&#8217;s carbon footprint by an impressve 35 per cent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/13\/77030291-12675445-image-a-123_1698321950912.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A cheeseburger was found to produce 1.92kg of CO2\/100g. However, a grilled chicken sandwich produces just 0.32kg of CO2\/100g (stock image)\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Hilton adds carbon ratings to its menus<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/15\/76327983-12675445-Hilton_has_become_the_first_UK_hotel_chain_to_add_carbon_labels_-a-4_1698330788770.jpg\" height=\"186\" width=\"274\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This study shows that cutting dietary carbon emissions is accessible and doesn&#8217;t have to be a whole lifestyle change,&#8217; said Diego Rose, senior author of the study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It can be as simple as ordering a chicken burrito instead of a beef burrito when you go out to eat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you&#8217;re at the grocery store, move your hand one foot over to grab soy or almond milk instead of cow&#8217;s milk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That one small change can have a significant impact.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The researchers highlight that these substitutions<span>\u00a0are not intended as a cure-all for climate objectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, they hope the findings will show how small changes can have a large impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is overlap between sustainable diets and healthy diets,&#8217; Dr Grummon added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our study shows that changing just one ingredient, making one swap, can be a win-win, resulting in meaningful changes in both climate outcomes and how healthy our diets are.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-12675445\/Food-swaps-make-slash-carbon-footprint-35-including-swapping-cheeseburgers-chicken-sandwiches-crab-salmon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food swaps you can make to slash carbon footprint by 35% &#8211; including swapping cheeseburgers for chicken sandwiches, and crab&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Easy food swaps you can make to slash carbon footprint by 35% - bluemull<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/easy-food-swaps-you-can-make-to-slash-carbon-footprint-by-35\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Easy food swaps you can make to slash carbon footprint by 35% - bluemull\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Food swaps you can make to slash carbon footprint by 35% &#8211; 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