Comments on: Is dining out greener than cooking at home? http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home charity.conservation.environment.health.volunteerism Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:36:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Will http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1613 Will Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:56:33 +0000 http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1613 As malandete hints at, you ask some hard questions in this post. It all depends on the restaurant and how you cook at home. I eat mostly at home because I can eat healthier. I also make my own bread, but I am fussy when it comes to bread. The only bread I buy is from a local "Old World" style bread bakery. All organic, whole wheat, or hemp, with seeds etc. Just like the bread I make! As malandete hints at, you ask some hard questions in this post. It all depends on the restaurant and how you cook at home. I eat mostly at home because I can eat healthier. I also make my own bread, but I am fussy when it comes to bread. The only bread I buy is from a local “Old World” style bread bakery. All organic, whole wheat, or hemp, with seeds etc. Just like the bread I make!

]]> By: malandete http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1578 malandete Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:51:19 +0000 http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1578 Dining green is something that varies according to the circumstances. It all depends on making a conscious effort to eat more socially, physically and mentally responsible. You can make these efforts in your own kitchen or you can find restaurants which are making these efforts. I recommend you check out Pizza Fusions business model. They are an up and coming pizza franchise responsible for creating a whole new genre of eating. They have fused organic gourmet pizzas, salads sandwiches, wines, and beers with environmentally friendly practices. Just to list a few of their practices: *Delivering in hybrid cars *Offsetting a 100% of their energy usage by purchasing renewable energy certificates *Giving customers discounts when they return their pizza box to recycle it *Building their restaurants according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards set forth by the United States Green Building Council by utilizing a variety of unique energy efficient tactics and eco-friendly products These are just a few of the environmental initiatives they implement into every store they create. If more restaurants followed these practices, we would never have to feel guilty about eating out again. Dining green is something that varies according to the circumstances. It all depends on making a conscious effort to eat more socially, physically and mentally responsible. You can make these efforts in your own kitchen or you can find restaurants which are making these efforts. I recommend you check out Pizza Fusions business model. They are an up and coming pizza franchise responsible for creating a whole new genre of eating. They have fused organic gourmet pizzas, salads sandwiches, wines, and beers with environmentally friendly practices. Just to list a few of their practices:

*Delivering in hybrid cars
*Offsetting a 100% of their energy usage by purchasing renewable energy certificates
*Giving customers discounts when they return their pizza box to recycle it
*Building their restaurants according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards set forth by the United States Green Building Council by utilizing a variety of unique energy efficient tactics and eco-friendly products

These are just a few of the environmental initiatives they implement into every store they create. If more restaurants followed these practices, we would never have to feel guilty about eating out again.

]]> By: rinnah http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1576 rinnah Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:12:01 +0000 http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1576 This post is excellent, pelf! It really made me think about the energy cost of my food. I would guess that eating out is better in terms of energy consumption but costlier on my pocket? This post is excellent, pelf! It really made me think about the energy cost of my food. I would guess that eating out is better in terms of energy consumption but costlier on my pocket?

]]> By: pelf http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1575 pelf Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:37:08 +0000 http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1575 Cook multiple meals at once, and then keep them in the fridge and reheat them later for consumption? Aww.. I'd prefer dining out, because then, I'd make sure that my food is cooked on the spot, and not reheated from some meals cooked 5 days ago! Cook multiple meals at once, and then keep them in the fridge and reheat them later for consumption? Aww.. I’d prefer dining out, because then, I’d make sure that my food is cooked on the spot, and not reheated from some meals cooked 5 days ago!

]]> By: betmo http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1574 betmo Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:26:15 +0000 http://thegivinghands.org/environment/is-dining-out-greener-than-cooking-at-home#comment-1574 if there weren't so many preservatives and other garbage in 'public' food- it would be and interesting thought. the biggest reason to eat at home is health reasons. perhaps cooking multiple meals for the week at once- so maximizing energy use. i don't care for cooking either- but i am getting better. :) if there weren’t so many preservatives and other garbage in ‘public’ food- it would be and interesting thought. the biggest reason to eat at home is health reasons. perhaps cooking multiple meals for the week at once- so maximizing energy use. i don’t care for cooking either- but i am getting better. :)

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