Week 6: Planetary Health Diet

Question 1

Carnivore

Answer 1

only eats animal flesh like red meat, poultry or fish

Question 2

red meat animals

Answer 2

beef, lamb, goat, pork

Question 3

pultry animals

Answer 3

chicken, turkey

Question 4

Omnivore

Answer 4

Eats plants and animal flesh. May eat eggs and dairy and dairy products

Question 5

How did people up North obtain plant food?

Answer 5

Humans are not Carnivores - Inuit up North ate mostly animals because there was not much for plants since it was cold. Used to actually let the animals consume plants and then would cut them open and take out the plant portion from their diet

Question 6

Why did human teeth likely shrink?

Answer 6

Homan adapt through cultural innovation and reasons why our teeth shrunk was probably from the fact that we actually started cooking so our teeth did not need to be tough anymore to get through tough plants

Question 7

What is included in plant-based diets?

Answer 7

Foundation of the diet is plants (grains, fruits and veggies)

• animal flesh, eggs and dairy could be included
• pescatarian
• mediterranean diet
• semi-vegetarian diet
• flexitarian

Question 8

vegan

Answer 8

eat plants but not animal flesh, eggs or dairy

Question 9

ovo-vegetarian

Answer 9

eat eggs in addition to plants

Question 10

lacto-vegetarian

Answer 10

eat dairy in addition to plants

Question 11

lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Answer 11

eat eggs and dairy in addition to plants

Question 12

examples of ancient cultures and plant based diets

Answer 12

• China and India Buddhism
• India Hinduism
• Ancient Greek
• Europe and ethiopia Christian Orthodoxy

Question 13

East and Southeast Asian vegetarian foods

Answer 13

plant-based meat analogues have been consumed for hundreds of years, if not thousands in some asian cultures.

• seitan, tofu, tempeh
• many do not contain dairy

Question 14

Why do asian cultures not contain dairy typically?

Answer 14

were herding cultures not really pastoralists

Question 15

What type of plant based diets do the dharma religions typically pursue?

Answer 15

may observe lacto-vegetarian diets

Question 16

How has contemporary Canadian food culture shifted toward plant based diets?

Answer 16

• increase sale of plant based milk and meat alternatives
• more vegetarian and vegan restaurants
• Canadian vegan Youtube cooking channels: The edgy Veg; Mary’s Test Kitchen
• Consumers indicate an interest in reducing meat and eating more plant based diets

Question 17

What are some plant based milks and met alternatives sold in Canada?

Answer 17

• soy products: soy curls, tofu
• meat analogues: Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods
• Plant ‘milks’: almond, soy, rice, oat, potato, beverages

Question 18

Canada 2020 stats on how often people eat meat or meat containing products?

Answer 18

Question 19

In Canada who tends to be vegetarian?

Answer 19

tend to be young, female and from upper socio-economic class

Question 20

vegetarianism amoung youth and young adults in major Canadian cities

Answer 20

nearly 14% cited vegetarian diet practices

• 6.6% vegetarian
• 4.5% pescatarian
• 2.5% vegan

Question 21

Top 3 reason Canadians dont eat meat?

Answer 21

• animal welfare
• environment
• ?? taste; health ??

Question 22

What is the planetary health diet?

Answer 22

2019 Lancet report laying out the plans for a a sustainable food system for the world population

Question 23

What is the purpose for the planetary health diet plan?

Answer 23

fair distribution of food, less disease, less waste

• feed a population of 10 billion people in 2050
• reduce the worldwide number of deaths caused by poor diet
• Be environmentally sustainable

Question 24

Are meat free diets healthy?

Answer 24

not neccessarily, they can still be full of fat

Question 25

What kinds of diets are unhealthy?

Answer 25

• minimal dietary diversity
• highly processed foods

Question 26

What is parallel about unhealthy and environmentally unstable diets?

Answer 26

both are high in sugars, saturated fats, processed foods, and red meats. They both put pressure on our resources and the ecosystem

Question 27

What does the planetary health diet consider a healthy and sustainable diet?

Answer 27

Question 28

What does the planetary plate look like?

Answer 28

• 50% vegetables
• 50% whole grains, plant protein sources, unsaturated oils, option modest amount of animal protein

Question 29

What diet is the planetary plate similar to?

Answer 29

the mediterannean diet

Question 30

Canada’s Food Guide Reccomendations

Answer 30

Question 31

How can a diet be changed to be more plant-based?

Answer 31

• meatless mondays
• Smaller portions of animal protein
• eliminiate animal protein from some meals (such as lunch)
• adopt vegetarian versions of animal foods you like