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Food that needs a passport
Food miles refers to the distance your food travelled to make it to your dinner table. It is estimated that the elements of a basic North American meal travel 2,400 km (1,500 miles).
Consider the distance your food has traveled the next time you’re in the grocery store. Long distance transport increases the emissions of the heat-trapping gases which cause global warming.
By eating local food, you’ll be on the low-carb(on) diet!
For more info on food miles:
- http://www.lifecyclesproject.ca/food_directory/?q=taxonomy/page/or/200
- http://www.tc.gc.ca/TCExpress/20040102/en/fa09_e.htm