Question

4 if you were looking to decrease the amount of carbon emissions associated with your diet, which of the following steps would help you accomplish that goal? multiple choice eating a bag of packaged salad with canned meat freshly preparing a vegan dish with local, organic vegetables and fruits making a steak dinner with local, grass - fed beef eating a prepackaged, vegetarian microwavable meal with lots of cheese

Explanation:

• Packaged salad with canned meat: Packaging and canned products have higher carbon footprints due to processing and packaging materials.
• Vegan dish with local, organic vegetables and fruits: Local and organic produce reduces transportation emissions (for local) and avoids synthetic fertilizers (for organic). A vegan diet generally has a lower carbon footprint than diets including meat.
• Steak dinner with local, grass - fed beef: Cattle farming, even grass - fed, has significant carbon emissions (e.g., methane from cows).
• Prepackaged, vegetarian microwavable meal with lots of cheese: Prepackaging (processing, packaging materials) and cheese production (dairy farming has emissions) contribute to higher carbon emissions.

Answer:

freshly preparing a vegan dish with local, organic vegetables and fruits