What I eat in a day: sustainable edition
Hello everyone, in today's blog post, I will be sharing a what I eat in a day while staying conscious of food waste and adequate nutrition.
I usually wake up at 6:00am feeling and looking extremely sleepy. However, when I make myself a fresh cup of organic matcha latte, my entire mood is lifted and I am no longer sluggish or lethargic. Organic Matcha is not only beneficial to your health but also to the environment. Matcha contains high levels of EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), which is believed to have cancer-fighting effects on the body. This green powder is also full of antioxidants which helps metabolism balance, mood boost, and lower blood-pressure. According to bustle, “A typical tea plant that is used to produce matcha can live for a half-century or more.”
This means that matcha requires less waste than other types of teas since the whole leaf is used in the production process. Moreover, to lower your individual carbon footprint, using oat milk in place of cow's milk is a must. Compared to any other plant-based milk alternative, cows milk produces “three times as much greenhouse gas emissions; uses around ten times as much land, as well as two to twenty times as much freshwater”. Greenhouse gas emission is a leading cause of global warming and climate change, which are both very prevalent and consequential issues in our current world.