You read that title right. Too good to be true? I came across this neat little campaign called the PB&J Campaign that is urging people to eat more Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches. Or so it seems at first glance. When you read a little more, you see that it is actually about getting people to eat more plant-based meals. I mean, what is more appealing to people than a PB&J! So if you could switch out your turkey sammy for a PB&J and help the world, wouldn’t you?
They have some interesting facts that may make this even more appealing to you.
For instance, if you eat a PB&J instead of a red-meat lunch sandwich like a hamburger, you can actually reduce your carbon footprint by almost 3.5 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.
Also, if you eat just five PB&Js or other plant-based lunches per month, you would save more water than switching to a low-flow showerhead. About 133 gallons worth of water!
Pretty neat huh? I took the pledge, and it turns out that by eating my plant-based diet, per week I save:
- 2734.2 gallons of water
- 497 square feet of land
- 51.5 lbs of green house gas emissions
