'Low carbon diet' a healthy option for Earth

'Low carbon diet' a healthy option for Earth
By Suzanne Bohan
510-262-2789 or sbohan@bayareanewsgroup.com
Contra Costa Times
03/08/2009

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SAN FRANCISCO — A hungry student at the University of San Francisco last week couldn't find a few college staples at the campus eatery — a juicy hamburger and a cheesy slice of pizza.

It was "Low Carbon Diet Day" on Tuesday, and beef and cheese were off the menu.

With 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gases emitted by livestock raised for meat and dairy products — more than cars, trucks, ships and planes combined, according to a United Nations report — more food purveyors are launching initiatives to lower their "food carbon footprint."

Bon Appetit, a food service company in Palo Alto that runs the USF cafeteria and 400 other institutional cafes, is leading the charge. It's set a goal of reducing its meat and cheese offerings by 25 percent.

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