023: Climate-Smart Eating is the Newest Food Trend! with Eve Turow-Paul

Essential Ingredients Podcast

English - February 22, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 127 ratings
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“We're simply not going to get to where we need to go if the sustainable food movement remains niche instead of the norm.”-Eve Turow-Paul

Episode Description:

We often overlook food as one of the major contributors to climate change. As far as the cause of climate breakdown goes, food is right up there with coal-fired plants, cars, and deforestation. One of the effects of climate change that impacts us greatly is global warming. Global warming is caused by the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. Many experts believe that one major cause for this increase in emissions is our consumption of meat and other animal products, which require more energy to produce than plant-based foods per calorie consumed. In addition, food loss also plays a big part in many pressing issues that we face.

Food For Climate League founded by Eve Turow-Paul is an organization focused on advocating for a more sustainable food culture. It is composed of organizations, leaders, and individuals working together to change the narrative of food and climate through in-depth research, prototyping, new product testing, and strategic planning.

This week, Justine and Eve explore the connection between food and climate change, the limitations in our diet brought by our reliance on what farmers are able to produce, and how everyone can be a part of the sustainable food movement. Eve also shares great points about our emotional health and today’s food trend from her book, Hungry. Interesting topics include the Mukbang culture, which has taken over the internet, emotional eating, and how food trends are being used for social media validation.

How we respond to food and food trends is more powerful than we think. It affects not only us but our very own home- Earth. Tune in and learn how to eat the climate-smart way!

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Eve Turow-Paul is the founder and Executive Director of Food for Climate League. She is a globally-recognized thought leader on youth food culture, well-being, and sustainability. At FCL, Turow-Paul supports groundbreaking strategic narrative and behavioral design research around food and climate issues. Through her writing, consultancy (ETP Insights), and nonprofit leadership, Eve focuses on harnessing food culture as a tool for mental, physical, and environmental health. Her latest book is Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning (BenBella, 2020), which explores the ‘why’ behind today’s biggest food and lifestyle trends.

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