With a sea of information to read and digest it would be easy to get lost. Here is summary of the basics to get you started, my top ten.
- Support independent ethical farming – You can find better produce at a better price by cutting out the middle men. A direct farmer to consumer marketplace would really enhance our food choices.
- Avoid all factory farmed animal products – choose free range, organic, grass fed, traditionally produced.
- Make time to cook – Loosing the ability to cook a wide variety of food, slow cooking meat, really enjoying veg, understanding pulses really reduces our food choices and control over our diets.
- Waste not want not – use up left overs, don’t over buy, cook and serve food. Think about how much food you throw away and work to reduce waste.
- Embrace a plant based diet – the easiest way to a healthy diet and freedom to choose is to understand how to enjoy a plant based diet. I’ll help you!
- Cut down on your intake of animal products – replace with veg, grain, legumes etc
- Raise your expectations – for all produce, animal or plant to be good quality. If it isn’t change your supplier, rethink what you buy.
- Ask questions and read labels – question what is considered ‘normal’ and don’t make assumptions. Fancy restaurants or smart packaging doesn’t mean ethical produce.
- Open your mind – Being an omnivore doesn’t mean we can’t access and use technics, ingredients, information normally reserved for veggie diets.
- Take responsibility for your own diet and health – Don’t rely on the industry for a healthy diet, their view point is biased and focused on profit. Read and learn, all the information you need is out there.
The Ethical Omnivore
