Shocking News: My Husband and Oprah Did it!
Date: June 2, 2008 | Category: Lifestyle, Media
Last week my husband, who was raised on the hearty East Coast, went vegan! Now Oprah goes vegan; coincidence??? Well Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay also did it, and so have lots of other SMART Americans, so maybe there is more to it… and they aren’t running off to an ashram. Now, I do eat meat, albeit free-range and hormone free, but there’s just no ignoring that pesky UN report, which explicitly states that raising animals for food is a key contributor to the most serious environmental problems - i.e. climate change, land degradation, air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity and water shortages. Look at it this way: Eating a single pound of meat emits the same greenhouse gases as driving a Hummer 40 miles! So a diet change for climate change is HUGE. I’m not suggesting you give it all up, but consuming a lot less is a good idea for the planet and for you! Ecofabulous editor Andrea has been sipping soy chai lattes and savoring vegan quesadillas since they were hard to find. My unbelievably fit mother hasn’t eaten meat since the eighties. If you’re like me and you want that summer body, read on:
For shifting your diet, many resources are available. Oprah has some delicious recipes available on her website. Another excellent site is GoVeg.com: After you sign their Pledge to Be Veg for Seven Days, they’ll send you all the info you need to get started. Yum!
Comments
elaine
Date: June 2nd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
no longer able to stomach the treatment of corporately-farmed animals, and cognizant of the eco-costs of meat consumption, i went nearly vegan (i still eat free range eggs) 6 years ago . . . i could count on one hand the times i’ve “lusted” after meat since then, but my desire is always quenched when i remind myself what a small sacrifice i am making . . . and a nice little side benefit: improved oral health
Alissa
Date: June 2nd, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I just came across your blog and wanted to let you know how much I love it! What a great collection of resources - thank you!
Pandu das
Date: June 3rd, 2008 at 6:25 pm
I’ve been studying the connection between diet and our environmental situation for about 15 years and have concluded that giving up meat eating is easily the best thing anyone can do for the environment. Actually nearly all of our environmental problems would virtually cease to exist if we just stopped raising animals for slaughter.
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