Eat Your Way to a Better World-1

Did you know that 73 percent of the fruits and vegetables checked by the FDA tested positive for pesticide residues, to be fair, some are worse then others.

Maybe it’s the half-Greek in me dofus kamas, but there’s nothing that makes me giddier then the sight of a table full of food (well, other than actually eating the food). Trouble is most of what we stack onto our plates isn’t just weighing on our hips buy dofus kamas, hearts, and cells, it’s also bloating the planet with packaging, pesticides, and climate-changing gases. How can you get your fill without cheap kamas, tipping the ecological scales? Just follow Ecoholic’s five earth- and body-friendly tips.

1. Eat Close to Home

And by that I don’t mean ordering takeout from your local pizza joint dofus kama! Search for produce grown in your own county or state. If you can’t find homegrown garlic, greens, grapes at the grocery store, don’t be shy, ask the produce manager for more local options and trove farmers’ markets for freshly picked goodies dofus gold. Not only does buying locally translate into fewer dirty fossil fuels trucking or shipping that food to you, it also means you’re helping to preserve nearby farmlands and valuable green spaces. Plus, betchya didn’t know that the vitamin content of a just-picked tomato is higher than in one plucked before it was ripe then carted 2500 miles. It tastes a hell of a lot better, too. To track down the greenest local food sources near you, punch in your zip code at localharvest.org.

2. Try Tofu Tuesdays

Eating fewer meaty meals isn’t just good for your cholesterol count dofus money, your waistline, and your pocketbook—it’s also one of the top moves you can make for the planet. Gassy livestock literally burp and, um, expel more of the world’s greenhouse gases than cars, trains and planes combined! In fact, one University of Chicago study found that eating 20 percent fewer animal products every week reduces your greenhouse gas footprint as much as switching from a sedan to an ultra efficient Prius! And since, despite what your mom told you, there won’t always be more fish in the sea, pick your seafood choices wisely with the help of a pocket-size guide from seafoodwatch.org. Smaller fish like sardines aren’t only more sustainable than big daddies like tuna, they’re also way lighter in pollutants like mercury.