It seems that where life in the U.K.doesn’t get darker, it get dafter.
The Daily Telegraph reported today that the Foods Standards Agency has published an edict proposing to save the planet with increased consumption of pork, eggs, yogurt and beer.
Now read on:
“Diets should change to help the planet with beef replaced by pork, cheese by eggs, ice-cream by yoghurt and whisky by beer, according to research for the Food Standards Agency.
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“Eating less beef, sugar, and cheese, as well as drinking less tea and coffee, were recommended, as well as eating more pulses and cereals
“Scientists from the University of East Anglia analysed existing data on the nutritional and environmental effects of different kinds of foods.
“Eating less beef, sugar, and cheese, as well as drinking less tea and coffee, were recommended, as well as eating more pulses and cereals.
“Other recommendations included eating more seasonal produce to reduce transportation and switching to microwave ovens and pressure cookers to use less energy in preparing food.
“The report suggests that schools, hospitals and other public bodies should be expected to lead a change in national behaviour by putting food on their menus which has contributed little to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
“The report noted: "The highest GHG emissions are associated with beef, cheese, coffee, tea and cocoa consumption."
“It continued: "The way we as a society, and as individuals, choose to mitigate climate change as regards food, will also alter the way we eat."
“UEA was at the centre of allegations last year that it had manipulated climate change data to magnify the problem.
“Its report, called Food and Climate Change, could raise opposition among those who enjoy eating produce from around the world at any time of the year.
“However, the recommendations will be welcomed by vegetarian campaigners and those who support organic farming, which is recognised in the study as producing food that is lowest in harmful emissions.
“A spokesman for the National Farmers' Union said: 'It is simply not true that fruit and vegetables are a better climate option than meat and milk. You have to look at how these crops are produced in terms of the energy used for growing and transport."
“The report was commissioned by the Food Standards Agency to try to change the way people cook and eat”.
Related Article - Smell of bacon offends Muslims – not to mention Jews and vegetarians – but we’ve long since learned to put up and shut up! By the way, I think someone should advise the gurus at the FSA that pork is neither kosher nor vegetarian while eggs and yogurt (unless the yogurt be made from soya) do not suit a vegan lifestyle. Oh, dear!
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