From my results in the footprint calculator and testing different foods in it too, I have made a conclusion on which foods have a smaller carbon footprint.  My data says that fruits and vegetables leave the smallest carbon footprint. So a good way to lower your carbon footprint in the food category would be adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet, but it doesn't mean you have to go completely vegan or vegetarian. Another way to reduce your carbon footprint is to waste less food, save your leftovers or add them to a nearby ecosystem, its better than the dump.

I agree, I think that in order to lower our carbon footprint while also helping our eating habits will help the environment in the long run.

I agree with this completely. While it can be hard to find affordable vegetarian food and difficult to give up meat and other animal products, I think small steps towards less animal products in our diets could immensely help the environment.  My family always sets aside a day out of our week where none of our meals have meat in them, and I think this idea is a good step towards a smaller carbon footprint.

I agree as well, I feel as if it is very important to convey to people that it doesn't require to go all vegan, you can also just start slow. I also like that you say to save left overs.

I agree all plants including trees help keep our environment safe, and help carbon dioxide out of our planet. PLANTS AND TREES ROCK!!!!!

I definitely agree with this conclusion. Some people cannot go fully vegetarian because of dietary reasons, but eating more fruits and vegetables is a great way to stay healthy and help the environment. An article by HHS. gov discusses many statistics about American Health, such as how fast food restaurants are increasing and Americans are eating worse. If people could reduce their meat intake, hopefully the environment could be healthier. The link to the article is attached below.
https://www.hhs.gov/fitness/resource-ce … index.html

I agree, and it is also very beneficial to your health in the long run. By increasing the amount of organic foods and reducing the amount of food in total, the more good that will come out of it for the environment and our health. A study from Greeneatz (http://www.greeneatz.com/foods-carbon-footprint.html) suggests that eating organically, substituting meat heavy diets for more greens, and shopping wisely can all reduce your carbon footprint. Of course, as you mentioned, meat does not have to be entirely excluded from your diet, but it is still good to add more greens over meat or even dairy products for your carbon footprint and health. I also really like the idea of using leftovers for the environment, rather than just throwing it out because I feel that leftovers get wasted all too often.

I totally agree according to http://www.greeneatz.com/foods-carbon-footprint.html lentils and fruit have the lowest carbon impact making them the best choice to eat to help the environment, and they taste good too.

I learned that the land and water used to raise cattle (and other livestock) really affect our carbon footprint in a rather HUGE way (and also consume HUGE amounts of water)...so I think that changing the way we eat is also very important. Eating less animals is a good choice we can make, possibly more effective than changing our transportation habits. (See "Cowspiracy" on Netflix or other for more information. Even if it is not 100% accurate, if even a small part of this documentary is legit, then we seriously should revise the way we eat to change our carbon footprint (and water consumption; water is such a valuable and important resource).