The Future Earth Diet

Meat and Seafood

• Reduce beef purchases by 25% to decrease methane gas emissions from cattle.
  
  
• Purchase all meat from North America and nix air-shipped seafood by April ’09 to reduce CO₂ from shipping.
  
  
• Educate customers on the effects of beef and cheese production on climate.
  
  
• Evaluate seafood portion sizes and promote sustainable species such as mussels and clams.

Beverages

• Source all bottled water from North American sources. Promote tap water when possible.
  
  
• Focus on shade-grown and organic coffees; reduce coffee purchases.

Fruits and vegetables

• Source 100% of vegetables and non-tropical fruit from North America.
  
  
• Reduce purchases of high-mileage tropical fruit by 50%.

Processed snack foods

• Reduce consumption of processed snacks and chocolate by 10% through education and chef training.

Waste

• Reduce food waste by 25% through on-site composting and alternative uses of food waste (e.g., producing biofuels).