Foot habits, Environmental / Ecological considerations

[Guest guest]

Dear List members:

With a sincere effort to bring some very important Environmental /

Ecological considerations that hopefully will help us to decide

what food is right and what is not in order to fulfill our true

nature as (human beings).

 

I post with your permission the following information:

 

1. Conservation of Fossil Fuel. It takes 78 calories of fossil

fuel to produce 1 calorie of beef protein; 35 calories for 1 calorie

of pork; 22 calories for 1 calorie of poultry; but just 1 calorie of

fossil fuel for 1 calorie of soybeans. By eating plant foods instead

of animal foods, I help conserve our non-renewable sources of energy.

 

2. Water Conservation. It takes 3 to 15 times are much water to

produce animal protein as it does plant protein. As a vegetarian I

contribute to water conservation.

 

3. Efficient Use of Grains. It takes up to 16 pounds of soybeans

and grains to produce 1 pound of beef and between 3 and 6 pounds to

produce 1 pound of pork, turkey and egg. By eating grain foods

directly, I make the food supply more efficient and that contributes

to the environment.

4. Soil Conservation. When grains and legumes are used more

efficiently, our precious topsoil is automatically made more

efficient in its use. We use less agricultural resources to provide

for the same number of people.

 

5. Saving Our Forests. Tropical forests in Brazil and other

tropic regions are destroyed daily, in part, to create more acreage

to raise livestock. By not supporting the meat industry I directly

reduce the demand to pillage these irreplaceable treasures of nature.

Since the forest land "filters" our air supply and contains botanical

sources for new medicines, this destruction is in many ways

irreversible.

 

6. Aesthetics. Decaying animal parts, whether in a freezer case

or served in public restaurants can never be as aestheically pleasing

to the senses as the same foods made from wholesome vegetable

sources. Only habit can allow one not to perceive this; a change in

diet makes this self-evident

 

I wish all of you a healthy Agni

 

chai nitai