If I were being honest, my "breakfast of a champion" isn't the most environmentally friendly. I believe some of this can be fixed. For one, better farming practices can be mandated. Let’s promote sustainable farming practices for dairy and eggs. This includes nurturing soil health, minimizing chemical use, and enhancing biodiversity. We should also ensure better animal welfare standards and more efficient resource management (water, feed, and energy). With this being directed towards both eggs and dairy, both elements of my breakfast are better for the environment. In my last blog post, I mentioned the amount of waste that came with the Chobani yogurt. To aid this, governments can promote the use of eco-friendly materials like biodegradable, recyclable, or reusable ones for product packaging. Governments should encourage companies like Chobani to take a bold step towards zero-waste manufacturing. The solutions listed come with constraints. The biggest being the cost. ...
In my last blog post, I discussed daily breakfast, which I call a Breakfast of Champions. I now want to talk about two of the ingredients from that meal. The Good and Gather (GG) Grade A eggs and the Chobani yogurt. The GG eggs are made in the US. The Target (parent company) website says the eggs come from a certified United Egg Producer facility. It appears that exactly where they are made is unknown. For the Chobani yogurt, Chobani produces its yogurt in New York, Idaho, and Australia. Although we don't know much about where Target gets its GG eggs, we can find out more information from the United Egg Producer website. The group claims to put less of a strain on the environment by using less water in the production of eggs. This is great considering that the production of eggs was formerly something that would contain water. A similar takeaway from Chobani Greek yogurt. While Greek yogurt in general has bad environmental impacts (water usage, acid was...