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HEALING MOTHER EARTH
Discover how your plate impacts the planet and your health in this video!
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Documentaries
Discover powerful films that reveal how our food choices impact the planet:
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Cowspiracy
– A comprehensive look at the environmental impact of food systems. -
Eating Our Way to Extinction
– Explores how modern food production is driving ecological collapse. -
Seaspiracy
– Examines the devastating effects of human activity on our oceans. -
H.O.P.E.: What You Eat Matters
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Eating Animals
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Vegucated:
Official Site,
YouTube
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The Game Changers
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What the Health
Health & Lifestyle Documentaries
These focus on the connection between food, health, and values:
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The Land of Ahimsa
– A moving look at the gap between beliefs and practices. -
The End of Medicine
– How food systems affect long-term health outcomes. -
Milked: White Lies in Dairy Land
– Investigates the dairy industry. -
PlantPure Nation
– Inspiring stories of reclaiming health through food.
Educational Videos
Learn from experts and advocates:
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We Know What Is Happening
– A presentation by Rev. Beth Love on the impact of animal agriculture. -
Meat the Real Facts Series
– Short educational videos. -
COVID-19: Birthing the Chrysalis Phase
– Connections between health, environment, and society. -
Appetite for Destruction
– Explains how food systems push planetary limits.
Games
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The Water in Your Sandwich:
This game was developed by Eat for the Earth to teach about the water footprint of our food choices. Choose ingredients from the game board and calculate the total gallons of water required using the
Water in Your Sandwich Calculator.
Note: Clicking any food item opens more details, including serving size, water usage, and data sources. -
Climate Food Challenge:
A fun, simple, and slightly addictive game where you race against the clock to guess which foods have the lowest greenhouse gas emissions and learn through play. -
Climate Footprint Flashcards:
Downloadable flashcards you can print and use for hands-on learning about food and climate impact. -
Food Carbon Quiz:
Test your knowledge using what you learned from the GGDOT games and flashcards. -
Food Choices for a Healthy Planet:
An interactive game for web or mobile where you choose a region and character, then make food choices while learning about both nutritional and environmental impacts.
Calculators
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Food Carbon Emissions Calculator:
Select a food category, item, transport distance, quantity, and waste percentage to see emissions broken down by production, transport, and waste. -
Foodprint Calculator:
Enter your diet details to estimate the carbon, nitrogen, and water required to feed you for a year.
Interactive Tools
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Measuring the Water Footprint of 16 Common Foodstuffs:
Explore different metrics across food types and items. The tool shows total water footprint and breaks it down into blue, green, and grey water.
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Meat Lifecycle: From Cradle to Grave:
An interactive from the Environmental Working Group examining the full environmental impact of beef. -
Water Footprints of Various Plates of Food:
A visual tool from the Los Angeles Times comparing water use across meals.
Support for Your Healthy, Sustainable Diet
Plant-Based Nutrition Science
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NutritionFacts.org:
A nonprofit that makes nutrition research accessible and engaging through short videos and blog posts. -
NutritionStudies.org:
The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies offers resources on whole food plant-based nutrition. -
VeganHealth.org:
Created by registered dietitians, this site provides practical tips and detailed guidance for healthy plant-based eating.
Educational Pamphlets
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Fight Climate Change with Diet Change:
Informational pamphlet from Vegan Outreach, available for download or
hard copies. -
Save Our Water:
From the Vegetarian Resource Group, available for download or
hard copies. -
Is Animal Farming Wrecking the Planet?:
From Animal Aid, available for download or up to 20 free
hard copies. -
Vegan for the Environment:
From the Vegan Society, available for download or
hard copies.
Popular Press
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Why You Should Go Animal-Free:
A Guardian article presenting research-backed arguments for plant-based diets and addressing common misconceptions. -
Appetite for Change:
A policy guide on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. diets, based on research including
this study.
Scholarly Articles & Reports
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Implications of Future U.S. Diet Scenarios:
A report showing that replacing animal-based foods with plant-based options can significantly reduce emissions. -
Keeping the Food System Within Environmental Limits
A Nature article concluding that plant-based diets, improved practices, and reduced waste are essential for sustainability. -
Scientists Call for Renewed Paris Pledges
A Lancet letter urging reductions in animal agriculture to address climate change.