"A global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change."
--United Nations
We awaken to a new year, lives frozen in time. A global pandemic keeps families homebound on invisible leaches as we navigate a condensed version of life. Children “attend” school from their kitchen tables as parents' new vocabulary includes phrases like "non-traditional education." The world needs more kindness.
School
cafeteria staff around the nation work tirelessly to deliver prepackaged meals
to children at home. These children
would, in “normal” times, eat 2 of their 3 daily meals at school. We have a food crisis and children are
hungry. The world needs more
kindness.
A leading
contributor to climate change is bovine belching. Yep. Burping
cows. A 2017 study found that if every meat eater
switched to beans, it would put the United States halfway toward meeting the
greenhouse gas emission goals in the Paris Accord. Each year, one cow belches about 220 pounds
of methane into the atmosphere. Start on
the path to plant-based eating with a commitment to Meatless Mondays. Eat more kale and less cows. The world needs more kindness.
May you and
your family be safe, happy, and healthy in 2021. Teach your chidren how to cook. Eat more fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. Practice kindness daily. Repeat.
With love,
Nancy
Heinrich, MPH
Founder and
Wellness Architect
Growing
Healthy Kids, Inc.
