In his new book, Mark Bittman makes the case for recalibrating our diets. NPR reports:

Bittman says that Americans raise and slaughter 10 billion animals each year for consumption [edit: HOLY SHIT]. If we all decreased consumption of animal products by 10 percent, he says, it “would have both an environmental impact and an impact on all of our mutual health.”

Since the start of the year, I’ve been what I’m calling a “conscious omnivore” (thus far I only said that aloud to one person because it’s hella pretentious, but there it is).  I’ve vowed to eat no more than two servings of meat every month, and only if I know that it is raised locally, ethically, and with a minimum impact on the planet.

So far it hasn’t been difficult, though sometimes I forget and start looking at the meat options on a menu.  It meant I couldn’t grab for a slider at dinner at Matchbox on Saturday, but vegetable pizza is a fine substitute.