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Is your lunch causing global warming?!?! It is possible. Did you know, the food system is responsible for 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions? With every meal you eat, you have the power to reduce climate change.

Bon Appétit Management Company Low Carbon Diet Calculator is designed to allow you to compare the relative carbon impacts of your food choices. Sierra Club Green Home is happy to partner with Bon Appétit Management Company to bring you this tool. Drag and drop menu items, ingredients or sample meals into your virtual pan and calculate the carbon emissions created by your meals. Start by making food choices that reduce your emissions by 25% and be part of the climate solution. ]]>

Author

  • Jennifer Schwab Wangers

    Jennifer Schwab a noted columnist on Huffington Post and Inhabitat whose “My Inner Green” articles on all things sustainable are widely followed by influentials in the U.S., Europe and the Mideast. She is a widely quoted media analyst in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Dwell, Fortune, Forbes, CNN Money, CNBC, and Consumer Reports, among others. She has also appeared on WSJ Lunch Break, NBC-U, CBS, NYT, and Fox News. Jennifer was previously a frequent green expert guest on ABC’s Good Morning America. Photography by Mirella Ricciardi.

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