UN Food Systems Summit – Our Thoughts 1 Month Before
21-08-2021
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What it’s all about The UN Food Summit will be held in New York on the 21st September 2021. There are some key and pressing
What's the problem with your diet right now?
I’m sure we’ve all seen the scary noises coming from the IPCC about how severe climate change could be moving forward unless we act now but in absolute truth, for most of us, the stress of paying bills and getting through day to day hurdles can feel enough anyway.
The main problem we have is a culture built on consuming lots and having very little time for any of it. That not only means we look to consume as part of comfort but also want to do it conveniently and quickly.
There’s absolutely no surprise that some of us struggle with our self confidence and motivation to act on it. Our ‘hunger hormones’ kick in with ultra processed food and the more we have the more we want. Even if we want to eat in a healthy way, how can it be done where it doesn’t take over my life or feel like a huge effort.
Wanting to have a great body image, love your food, save money is a real challenge so let’s introduce you to a method that makes it easy.
What is a Sustainable Diet and How does it actually work?
A sustainable diet is quite a broad term and can get super complicated but what is it in simple, practical terms? A sustainable diet allows the continuity of production of food and helps the health of the environment. You can learn loads more on our fact-filled and life changing course and importantly, help sustainable treatment for farmers, support sustainable food logistics, minimising carbon output and also help our environment with sustainable shopping, cooking, eating and recycling. Here are your two key factors to consider:
What to buy
- Food bought locally and seasonally produced
- Minimal meat, especially Beef and Lamb
- Protein sources coming primarily from sustainable sources i.e. lentils, mackerel, localised nuts and berries
- Organically grown and not overly processed (when possible)
- Avoiding plastic packaging on unnecessary items i.e fruit and veg
How it works
- Tiny bit of meal prep before shopping
- Plan for days/meals to avoid food waste - that doesn’t mean every one but it does mean that you don’t over buy and you make use of the food you have
- Healthy and tasty plates lead to lower hunger levels and less consumption - try some delicious recipes!
- Abdominal body fat falls off at a healthy rate, your body works at a quicker rate and you save a hundreds on your shopping per year
Shopping and Cooking for a Sustainable Diet
Shopping and cooking are key parts of having a sustainable diet. When you eat out, you don’t have to be a saint! To have a Sustainable Die be truly successful, it’s about it becoming a manageable way of life rather than just a temporary measure. By understanding what’s a more sustainable choice, you can still enjoy social time and help the planet too.
Stop feeling bad about your food choices by planning just a few go to meals a week that are sustainable and healthy. There are tonnes of super easy, super quick and super tasty options regardless of whether you’re cooking for 1, for a family, for weight loss for muscle definition or just because you love to cook!
In the course we provide recipe ideas and a planner so it’s quick and convenient rather than a hassle.
By understanding that not every meal needs to be completely different from the last and that it doesn’t need to include 50 items, cooking can be quick and easy and even fun!!! Honestly, who doesn’t like the idea of Pina Colada ice cream that’s pretty good for you, you can alter it for the family or just for adults, takes 20 minutes to make and can last a month (or a sitting depending on how your day has been!!!).
Quite simply, you need to learn about a sustainable diet because it is one of the major ways you can improve your life and the planet with the tiniest of changes.
Start off with simple steps. Swapping items from your regular meals for more sustainable options over time requires pretty much no thought but makes a massive difference to your health and the health of the planet.
Who can have a Sustainable Diet?
Fitness Fanatics
Yo-yo Dieter
Foodie
'Never enough timer'
Planet lover
Animal lover
Fitness Fanatics
Eating and healthy and gaining a great body is absolutely possible with a sustainable diet. Your abdominal fat is reduced so combined with your exercise plan, you’ll be producing lean muscle mass and have lower retention of fats within your system, even with a slight calorie increase!
Yo-yo Dieter
Struggling with weight loss and bouncing from diet to diet? This doesn’t require you to restrict or completely cut out food but just involves creating a simple lifestyle with a few changes so you can healthily lose weight and actually enjoy food in a healthy way.
Foodie
If you love food as much as I do then a sustainable diet is amazing!!! KHNI have highlighted sustainable nutrition as the number one dietary trend and as a result, over 1 million inventive and incredible recipes have been produced with sustainability and convenience in mind. Have fun exploring a few and feel great for saving the planet at the same time!
'Never enough timer'
Whether a full time mum, a 50hr a week worker or just constantly on the go, a sustainable diet is easy when you know how. You can eat sustainably in any restaurant and meal plan and prep for a week within a few hours for the entire household! That’s less time you’d spend eating all the wrong foods, so save time and enjoy a diet that give you more energy to move!
Planet lover
You already know how important our diet is when it comes to what our planet looks like going forward. You can enjoy your food and love the planet in equal measures. Simple but tasty recipes to share with friends and make a real difference means this should be a way of life for you!
Animal lover
A Sustainable Diet generally involves little or no meat and still plenty of taste. It also involves minimal impact to the environment, so you can show the love and respect you have for nature with the food that goes on your plate. It can be easy and exciting without being restrictive, so enjoy!!!
Other Credible Options
We realise there are many options that can be beneficial for the planet, for your health and don’t involve huge calorie counting, so let’s just fly through and highlight a few worth investing your time in:
Okinawa Diet – local food, seasonal farming, good fats and oils, high life expectancy, low processed, mostly fresh
Mediterranean Diet – local food, seasonal farming, good fats and oils, high life expectancy, low processed, mostly fresh
Paleo Diet – Barely processed, focused on a historical concept of the hunter gatherer lifestyle. Protein and fats come from natural sources and this diet is rich in nutrients and is something our body is naturally used to.
Vegan Diet – Taking meat out of your diet, you are removing a lot of causes for carbon output and also helping to remove one of the biggest causes for deforestation in the world. By avoiding animal based/produced products you are significantly denting the carbon footprint you have. An Oxford study suggests by about 73%!!!
Pescatarian Diet – Not everyone will feel that a Vegan or Vegetarian diet is a possibility. Sustainable fisheries are certainly there and practices are improving. You can gain valuable proteins and healthy fats with a pescatarian diet, lower your carbon footprint and not have to consider other supplements to support your diet.
Why You Should Learn
If the message isn’t clear enough let’s split it down simply:
1, It genuinely can tackle climate change
2, You’ll live longer with less health issues associated by poor diet and processed food
3, You’ll have a leaner and healthier body that looks and feels great
4, You’ll save money – £500 on average in the UK and even more within others (https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/home-hub/food-waste-facts-and-statistics)
5, Meal planning can be long but with a sustainable diet, you’ll eat healthy and save time too. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379714004000)
Just For You
Are you ready to tell your friends about how you’ve cracked the food and body image puzzle?
We want you to save the planet, love your food and be a carefree foodie, so as part of the course, we’ve included a meal planner, some amazing free recipes and have even planned out a super healthy and super tasty first month’s diet to get you started.
1 Month!!!
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