Lincoln Corbin, Jr.
Wilmington University
August 19, 2013
I recently learned that the food industry emissions play a huge part in global warming just as
much as fossil fuels. This was a very hard topic to analyze because of my one-sided love for
beef. It wasn’t until I started to study the environmental impact of producing these meat types; I
began to see the bigger picture that happened to be just as big as my appetite. When I started to
look into the process that went into making these meat types, I began to discover how these
processes contribute to clogging the environment, not just my arteries. The production of these
meat types contributes greatly to global warming …show more content…
During the first week, I noticed that 8 out of 17 meals consisted of/or contained beef. That’s
nearly half of my daily eating lifestyle. The remainder of meats in week one was a mixture of:
chicken, fish, and pork. I also notice beef was offered in more varieties and made up large
sections of various restaurant menus. Beef also was offered in many more cuts in the butcher
department of the grocery store. One plus side to lean cuts of pork and beef is that it can be just
as healthful as lean cuts of chicken and turkey, but not always.
Beef was always easily available, so much that I didn’t even notice how much I ate of it during
the first week. When it came to cooking it at home, it seemed to take 25-40 minutes to prepare.
Beef is very fulfilling however my blood pressure raised 1.5-3 points after consumption. I also
noticed most beef products were cheaper than poultry products.
2nd Experiment: The Second Week.
I would substitute as much beef as possible with chicken and turkey. This will help me determine
which meat type is healthy for the body and safer on the