You can make a difference through your food! Dr. Afton Holloran joins Antonella to share how to make food a tool for environmental and social change. Afton is a Sustainable Food Systems Consultant who wants to address the most pressing issues of today. Learn how to change your diet to help the environment. 

“Make food fun again and not just about fuel!”

-Dr. Afton Halloran

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Timestamps:

2:50 - How Afton developed her passion for sustainable food systems and why sustainable food can change the world

5:54 - Cultural differences from around the world when it comes to food: Why the idea of a meal can mean different things to different people

9:01 - Steak = Greenhouse Gases--Why your meat-filled diet is actually affecting the environment

12:50 - Venturing into the unknown: Where you can get protein outside of the normal North American diet

15:45 - Transforming your mind so you can eat anything: What you need to know when trying new foods and exploring other cultures’ diets

19:23 - The one simple thing you can do to start changing the world now, just by changing your eating habits!

21:49 - Resources to get you thinking about tomorrow through the lens of history

24:20 - Your food is not just fuel: The best way you can make a difference and change people’s perspective on food

Resources:

• Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

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