“Liver sausage! Definitely liver sausage!” The passers-by agreed and continued chewing enthusiastically. However, there was no product of animal origin on the appetizer, but rather a homemade bean spread that – yes, actually – tasted like liver sausage, and not just at the first bite. Under the heading Planetary Health Diet – What is it? Interested foodies could on October 19th. Try out how delicious vegan and healthy homemade food can taste at the Green Party stand in Spitalgasse. Healthy was doubly important: by eating according to the Planetary Health Diet, health risks caused by a diet heavy on meat and high in sugar can be reduced, but at the same time the health of our planet is also a focus. The EAT-Lancet Commission, consisting of scientists from many research areas, considered the concept.
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From a global perspective, the Planetary Health Diet is a form of nutrition that can satisfy 10 billion people equally. However, food production does not exceed planetary boundaries and does not use more resources than can be replenished within a year. Currently, Earth Overshoot Day, the day on which the world had already used up the available resources for 2024, was already on August 1st, 2024. For Germany, however, the deadline is already at the beginning of May. Ie we would need 1.75 Earths if all people lived in abundance like the Germans. According to the Planetary Health Diet, meat and fish as well as dairy products and sugar should be eaten less frequently, but more fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes. The variety of spreads and dips that could be tried at the stand showed that there are very tasty recipes that don’t make you feel like you have to go without anything. Eating well and saving the world – that doesn’t have to be a contradiction!
