According to http://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/how- … vironment/ it takes 2,500 gallons of water to make one hamburger and only 25 gallons to produce a pound of wheat. Also, of all the fossil fuels and raw mateirals used in the United States, more than a third are used to raise animals for food. The source goes on to provide examples of how meat and raising animals for food is harming our environment. However, for me, eliminating meat and food from animals is off the table. In my opinion, nearly all vegan foods are not apetizing. Although, if as a country we all turned vegan, we would create a much healthier Earth. Meat is a main part of my diet, and is where I take in much of the needed nutrients and minerals I need, as well as milk and eggs. As a country the United States is one of the primary consumers of meat and other animal produced foods, so if we all reduced the amount of meat we eat, we would create a healthier environment. Many people including me, eat meat more than once per day, exceeding the amount of meat we should eat everyday. By  lowering this number, we will be saving the planet, as well as ourselves from excess fat and calories that we do not need as humans. Overall, food is off the table for eliminating; however, we can all make a change to reduce the amounts of meat and animal produced foods we eat and instead eat some fruits and vegetables.

You make a very interesting point! I'm a vegetarian and always have been. Even changing from being a vegetarian to a vegan is difficult. Nowadays, there are so many food items that contain egg and dairy. It's very challenging to find foods that are both appetizing, receiving all the nutritional value, and vegetarian/vegan. I definitely agree with what you said. People should be more aware of how much and what kind of food they are consuming on a daily basis. Maybe, for a week, people could try only eating one type of meat once day. People could also only eat fish every other week and not any other meat. There are many different ways people could reduce their intake of meat. We all just need to be more aware of what we eat.