Book Review-Food Matters

I am always searching our library for new books on green and sustainable living topics. In my search I came across the book Food Matters-A Guide to Conscious Eating by Mark Bittman. In this book he talks about the typical American (and Western somewhat) diet and how it affects our environment. What is nice about this book is it is not a list of "dont's" but lifestyle changes. He does not expect everyone to be perfect. He talks about the effects of our dietary choices on the environment as well as explaining a lot of the buzzwords used today. An added bonus is that when he started eating a more plant based diet is that he lost weight without counting calories. The book also contains several recipes.

This book is worth a quick read if you can get it from your local library or find it in a used bookstore. The facts and figures he writes about will astound you. Did you know that a family of 4 eating a typical steak dinner puts out the same amount of CO2 emissions as driving an SUV for 3 hours straight and leaving on the lights on at home at the same time?  There are many more examples like this in his book. If you come across a copy, it is worth a read.