May 2010

May is National Hamburger Month, and it’s really no surprise, considering that so many Americans spend Memorial Day grilling with their families. However, most of us know that hamburgers aren’t the best foods for us; sure, they can be okay health-wise in moderation (though many people object to them on ethical grounds as well), but they should not be considered a staple in one’s everyday diet. In fact, more and more experts are telling Americans that they are simply consuming too much meat—over three times as much as we were in the early 1900s and much more than we need to survive. Consider these facts, of which most are provided from Eating to Save the Earth: Food Choices for a Healthy Planet (co-written by a meat-eater, Ken Jacobsen):

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