Eating for Eden – Details, episodes & analysis

What we eat has an impact on climate change, but how does climate change itself impact the food we eat? Listen in.

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When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

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Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Last week’s episode, 032 | Loving Our (Global) Neighbor: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/032-loving-our-global-neighbor?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Years of Living Dangerously docuseries on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmB1tUgTXBEpRhv9QuUf9NAKnU6Jsi1g5

Paris to Pittsburgh documentary on Disney+: https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/paris-to-pittsburgh/3fvrs9sOyki9

Sigma Nutrition Radio, episode 446: “How Climate Change Impacts Nutrient Status”: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode446/

Medek, et al. “Estimated Effects of Future Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations on Protein Intake and the Risk of Protein Deficiency by Country and Region,” Environmental Health Perspectives 125, 8 (2017): https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP41.

Myers, et al. “Effect of increased concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide on the global threat of zinc deficiency: a modelling study,” The Lancet 3, 10 (2015): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(15)00093-5/fulltext.

The poor and most vulnerable around the world contribute the least to global warming, but they experience climate change first and worst. What might it look like to love the most vulnerable through climate action?

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Interested in discounted nutrition coaching? Email edenandme@substack.com

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When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita, 2015, Our World in Data, chart: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-use-per-capita-vs-co2-emissions-per-capita

Seth Godin, ed., The Carbon Almanac, p. 81.

Eating for Eden episodes mentioned:

·      001 | Food: Climate Problem and Solution: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/001-food-climate-problem-and-solution?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

·      002 | Perfection Isn’t the Goal: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/002-perfection-isnt-the-goal?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

·      003 | What You Eat vs. Where It Comes From: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/003-what-you-eat-vs-where-it-comes?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

·      004 | Taste Is Habit: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/004-taste-is-habit?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

·      021 | Cheese Swap Recipes: Tofu “Feta” and “Ricotta”: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/021-cheese-swap-recipes-tofu-feta?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

“The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it” (Katharine Hayhoe’s TED talk): https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_hayhoe_the_most_important_thing_you_can_do_to_fight_climate_change_talk_about_it?subtitle=en

Katharine Hayhoe, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World (Atria/One Signal, 2022): https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Us-Climate-Scientists-Healing/dp/1982143843/ref=sr_1_1?crid=271PTH1T5FBQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9X2QfG2Xye-vojhQzR_HUpJGVfQm1M-j2g6r1aPSllU2fRNLkuBZM9LLGEWriiPWDWGJBJde-anoNyjjKKFo-ldHkydsaNCVjJXKPqsA3zM.8JlDtIbjJPgNFlZNcZ0-QAqATXiXEbwYBaRh2nv3pnQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=saving+us+katharine+hayhoe&qid=1732459318&sprefix=saving+us%2Caps%2C302&sr=8-1

We’re all drawn to beauty. But what does it have to do with our dietary choices and eating habits? A heck of a lot, actually. Listen in.

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When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Episode 007 | My Credentials + Why This Podcast: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/007-my-credentials-why-this-podcast?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Nicholas Cannariato, “Why Do So Many Food Documentaries Seem to Think We’re Stupid?” New York Times Magazine (July 10, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/magazine/food-documentaries-health.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6U0.2omW.O2Y45rIoHOUw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb.

Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New York: Penguin, 2006).

Junius Johnson, The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020), 18–19.

Elaine Scarry, On Beauty and Being Just (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999).

Hans Urs von Balthasar, Seeing the Form, vol. 1 of The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, trans. Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1982), 18­–19.

Tree known by its fruit: Matthew 7:15–20; 12:33–37; Luke 6:43–45.

Listen in for examples of what I eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner each week (not to mention snacks, beverages, and desserts, too). Get meal ideas for eating plant-predominant or plant-exclusive on the regular.

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When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Ginger Mango Muesli: https://edenandme.com/ginger-mango-muesli

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal: https://edenandme.com/pumpkin-spice-oatmeal

Wild Blueberry Oatmeal: https://edenandme.com/wild-blueberry-oatmeal

Asian-Sautéed Tofu with Peanut Sauce: https://edenandme.com/asian-sauteed-tofu-peanut-sauce

Cheese’s greenhouse gas emissions are over 7 times greater than emissions from tofu. Why not try a tofu-based cheese swap? Listen in for step-by-step recipes to make your own plant-based feta and ricotta at home.

. . .

When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited:

Tofu “Feta” Recipe: https://edenandme.com/tofu-feta

Tofu-Cashew “Ricotta” Recipe: https://edenandme.com/tofu-cashew-ricotta

“Greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of food product” interactive chart, Our World in Data: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food.

Today I am joined by Dr. Matthew Nagra, a naturopathic doctor with a focus on nutrition and lifestyle based in Vancouver, BC.

In this episode Dr. Nagra and I discuss:

* His own personal health journey and how a plant-based diet changed his life

* Biggest misconceptions about soy foods

* Health impacts of phytoestrogens and soy isoflavones

* Effects of soy on hormones

* Soy’s amino acid profile

* Environmental factors of soy production

* Social media and spotting red flags

* Hierarchy of evidence

* And more!

Find resources and links referenced below.

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When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Follow Dr. Mattew Nagra on the various social platforms:

* https://www.instagram.com/dr.matthewnagra/

* https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.matthewnagra

* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQu95dIBQSvuP_0URa-jFA

* https://x.com/drmatthewnagra?lang=en

* https://www.facebook.com/dr.matthewnagra/

Overview of research on soy: “The associations of soya intakes with non-communicable diseases: a scoping review of meta-analyses”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35249559/

Joseph Poore and T. Nemecek, “Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29853680/

Episode 003 | What You Eat vs. Where It Comes From: https://open.substack.com/pub/edenandme/p/003-what-you-eat-vs-where-it-comes?r=2apafq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Dr. Nagra’s recent paper: Matthew Nagra, et al, “Animal vs Plant-Based Meat: A Hearty Debate,” Canadian Journal of Cardiology: https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(23)01882-2/fulltext

Plantyou General Tso’s Tofu recipe: https://plantyou.com/general-tsos-tofu-vegan/

Tofu is rich in plant protein and wildly versatile, yet it remains highly underrated and commonly misunderstood. It’s a great alternative to meat and dairy. But what exactly is tofu? How do you use it or cook it? How do you make tofu delicious? If any of these questions resonate, this episode is for you. Listen in.

. . .

When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Plant-Based Spinach Artichoke Dip: https://edenandme.com/plant-based-spinach-artichoke-dip

Plant-Based Cream Cheese: https://edenandme.com/plant-based-cream-cheese

Diet tribe terminology can be confusing. Here on Eating for Eden, why do I use the words I do? What does “plant based” even mean? Why don’t I opt for the term “vegan”? Listen in.

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When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions. 

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Want recipes? Find delicious, healthy ideas for plant-based meals at edenandme.com.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Eden + Me food blog: https://edenandme.com/

Episode 016 | Dr. Alan Flanagan: A Law-Trained Nutrition PhD on Scientific Consensus, Red Meat, and Navigating Social Media Hype

 Simon Hill, The Proof Is in the Plants, 9.

When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action. 

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions. 

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . . 

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube. 

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Hannah Ritchie, Not the End of the World (Little, Brown Spark, 2024), 158–161.

“Meat supply vs. GDP per capita, 2021,” Our World in Data: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/meat-consumption-vs-gdp-per-capita.

Rancho Gordo Heirloom Beans: https://www.ranchogordo.com/ (no affiliation at time of recording).

Today I am joined by Dr. Alan Flanagan, a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Surrey, UK with a PhD and master’s degree in Nutrition.

In this episode, Alan and I discuss:

* General points of scientific consensus regarding nutrition

* Characteristics of dietary patterns conducive to health

* Health impacts of red meat

* Alan’s own food journey, especially related to food’s environmental impact

* How nutrition evidence lines up with environmental impact

* Nutritional health and class divides / societal discrepancies

* Social media quacks and red flags to look out for online

* What Alan typically eats in a week

* And more!

Find resources and links referenced below.

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When it comes to doing something about climate change, your food choices matter.

Thanks for tuning in to Eating for Eden, a podcast that takes a food-first approach to climate action.

We’ve been given a beautiful garden to steward. It may seem like a small thing, but the food we eat plays a massive role in either contributing to or lessening carbon emissions.

I’m here to help you decide with intention what you’re putting on your plate and into your mouth (and thoroughly enjoy your food along the way).

. . .

Your impact goes further when you share what you’ve learned!

Share this episode with a friend.

They can listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack, and YouTube.

Questions or feedback? Email edenandme@substack.com

To subscribe to email updates and find out about blog posts and additional resources, visit Eden + Me on Substack.

Resources and Works Cited

Our World in Data: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Eat Lancet’s “The Planetary Health Diet” Recommendations: https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/the-planetary-health-diet-and-you/

Alan’s Instagram: @thenutritionaladvocate (https://www.instagram.com/thenutritionaladvocate/)

Alinea Nutrition: https://www.alineanutrition.com/

Sigma Nutrition: https://sigmanutrition.com/

Sigma Nutrition Podcast: https://sigmanutrition.com/podcast-welcome/