Monday, 27 February 2012
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Veganism and the environment
For anyone who is considering adopting a Vegan diet to help the planet, here is some information you need to read.I am Vegan and I am an Environmentalist. At the moment, I am completing a degree in Environmental Studies.My decision to adopt a Vegan diet wasn't initially motivated by how my lifestyle would effect the world I live in, now and in the future, but once I looked at the statistics, it only fueled my impetus to follow a Vegan diet.
This article is taken from the vegansociety.com website.
How your diet could change the world
World meat production has quadrupled in the past 50 years and farmed animals now outnumber people by more than three to one.1 In other words, the livestock population is expanding faster than the human population and is projected to continue to expand as the Chinese middle classes increasingly adopt meat-centred diets and as the Western taste for meat, eggs and dairy products continues to grow (along with our waistlines).This trend will contribute to continuing malnourishment in the developing world, global warming, widespread pollution, deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity and species extinction because more animals mean more crops are needed to feed them: the planet cannot feed both increasing human and farmed animal populations.
So if we are trying to reduce our car use, limit the amount of water we waste, become more ‘energy-efficient’ and generally lessen our environmental impact, we must also examine the most important factor of our personal ecological footprint: what we eat.
Help protect:
The hungry
"Studies indicate that a varied vegan diet requires about a third of the land needed for conventional Western diets. Quite simply, we do not have enough land to feed everyone on an animal-based diet." Read moreFertile lands
"Overgrazing is blamed for 35 per cent of soil degradation, deforestation for 30 per cent and agriculture for 27 per cent. These main causes are directly or indirectly related to the consumption of animal products." Read moreForests
"The expansion of agricultural land accounts for more than 60 per cent of worldwide deforestation. Most of this land is used to graze beef cattle." Read moreBiodiversity
"The wholesale destruction of forest environments to provide grazing land for cattle and to grow feed for livestock contributes direct to loss of biodiversity." Read moreWater
"Although statistics vary, it is safe to say that it takes at least three times the amount of water to feed a meat eater compared with that used to feed a vegan." Read moreThe oceans
"By stopping eating fish – be it farmed or wild-caught – we can reverse the destruction of ocean environments." Read moreThe climate
“The livestock sector is a major player, responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalent. This is a higher share than transport.” Read moreThe planet
"The consumption of animal products contributes to global warming, pollution, water scarcity, land degradation, deforestation and loss of biodiversity – in other words, all the major environmental problems." Read moreFriday, 6 January 2012
Anabanana restaurant review
Run as a small "petite restaurant," Anabanana is located at the bottom of the owners house and has a bright jovial decor (see pictures below) which is warming, light and airy. The food is cooked to order, so you need to book by telephone beforehand - 691 92 52 56 (If you are booking for lunch best to do so before 11am on the day!)
The lunch menu consists of a choice of starter, plat du jour and dessert.....you can have all three or just a starter and main course. My starter was a homemade Miso soup which was rich, earthy and delicious. Main course was a Cassoulet of Seitan ,aubergine and red beans accompanied by a green salad with alfalfa sprouts and vinaigrette - absolutely moreish and extremely filling (who said Vegan food leaves you hungry!) If you have room for desert (which I unfortunately didn't) decadent fruits are on offer served with "dairy free" sauces.
The owner explained that the evening menu differs slightly from the lunchtime fare offering a more "Nouveau cuisine" form of Vegan cooking - I'll be sure to try it out very soon!
Restaurant Anabanana
| 117 Rue de la Tour Jacob | |||||||
| L-1831 LUXEMBOURG | |||||||
| Tél: 691 92 52 56 | |||||||
| zakat117@hotmail.com | |||||||
| Closed : Saturday lunchtime, Sunday and Monday. | http://www.anabanana.lu/ | ||||||
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Happ restaurant review
One of the things I most love about Happ is their use of colour in all the dishes they serve. Forget boring green limpy salads; at Happ they use a plethora of fresh ingredients to make the salads both easy on the eye and scintillating on the taste buds. Salads here consist of crisp Mesclun and roquette, fresh figs, raspberries and mango's (to name just a few of the ingredients.) And for Non-Vegans and Vegetarians, there is also the option to add chicken - not that you need it.
I'm a self confessed "Soup addict" and the Soup's at Happ never disappoint! How about; Red pepper and tomato soup with baked aubergine or
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Vegan Diets: Healthy and Humane
Vegan Diets: Healthy and Humane: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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