Green Cooking Tips - How to Cook Greener, Save Energy and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Living a greener life is not only good for the planet's health, it's good for your health and the health of your family. Maintaining a bright green kitchen - in terms of energy efficiency and energy use, not color - can reduce your carbon footprint, but it can also help you feed your family a healthier, more delicious diet. The way that you shop, cook, serve and clean up after serving meals all contribute to creating not just a healthy kitchen but a bright green kitchen. Shopping Tips for a Greener Kitchen 1. Buy local when you can. It means less fuel was used to transport your food, and less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 2. Shop at farmers' markets. You know you're buying locally, and contributing to the local economy as well. Keeping local farmers in business is good for everyone. 3. Skip "serving size packs" of food and buy in bulk. It reduces the amount of trash going into the landfills. 4. Bring your own bags. Every plastic bag you don't use is on...
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