Essays about: "plant-based eating"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words plant-based eating.

  1. 16. “Close Enough”: A Cultural Analysis of Plant-Based Meat Consumption in Everyday Food Practices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Sahra Rosenkvist; [2019]
    Keywords : meat; meat substitutes; animal-based meat; plant-based meat; performance; practice; commensality; narrative theory; semiotics; memory; food memory; ritual; myth; embodied memory; mocked meat; meat analogs; plant-based eating; MACA; food; food studies; cultural analysis; cultural habits; Law and Political Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Business and Economics; Social Sciences; Philosophy and Religion; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Et binlerce yıl insanoğlunun ortak gıdalarından biri ve günlük yemek uygulamalarıyla ilgili olarak farklı kültürlerde gıda hafızasının önemli bir parçası olmuştur. Günümüzde hayvan bazlı etin (ABM) ikamesi olan bitki bazlı et (PBM), çevre sorunları, hayvan refahı ve insan sağlığı gibi çeşitli motivasyonlarla Kuzey Avrupa'da yaşayan tüketiciler arasında popüler ve yaygın hale gelmiştir. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Cow in the Room: Addressing Meat and Animal-Derived Food Consumption in the Age of Climate Change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Madelaine Bereza; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; dietary change; socially organized denial; carnism; optical socialization; nonhuman animals; meat; animal-derived foods; plant-based foods; Human Ecology.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis problematizes the consumption of meat and animal-derived foods in the age of climate change. Despite vast empirical data showing the detrimental effects related to animal agriculture, there is a general reluctance to stop consuming animal-based foods. READ MORE

  4. 18. How do we make make Swedish consumers adhere to a plant-based diet? : An exploratory study on how companies in the food industry can influence flexitarians in the transition towards a plant-based diet.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Karoline Røsand; Alice Moradian; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability; food industry; plant-based diets; plant-based substitutes; flexitarian; meat substitute; dairy substitute; consumer behaviour and marketing;

    Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative research paper was to explore how companies who offer plant-based meat and dairy substitutes in the Swedish market, can influence flexitarians towards a more plant-based diet. This was based on the conflict between the need to substitute animal products with more plant-based alternatives and the current resistance among consumers to change from traditional eating patterns. READ MORE

  5. 19. Delicious Sustainability? : Synergies and goal conflicts between eating quality and environmental sustainability in Swedish beef production

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Kajsa Resare Sahlin; [2018]
    Keywords : beef; eating quality; environmental sustainability; “less but better”; sustainability assessment; quality grading;

    Abstract : Improved production and reduced consumption of beef is often highlighted as key aspects for tackling sustainability issues of the food system because the environmental impact of beef is ~100 times higher than plant-based foods. Both scientist and civil society organisations argue that eating “less but better” beef is important for sustainability. READ MORE

  6. 20. Communicating Sustainable Consumption?: How the Environmental Impact of Animal-Based Food Consumption is Expressed by Swedish Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Lou Hellberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Communication for Development and Social Change; Climate Change; Livestock-and Fishing Industries; Animal-Based Food; Plant-Based Diets;

    Abstract : The demand and consumption of food products created by the livestock- and fishing industries, have a major environmental impact, affecting climate change, biodiversity, and ecosystems. Yet, there seems to be a lack of public awareness of the direct impact one’s choice of food has on the environment, which suggests that more effective efforts are needed in order to introduce the concept to consumers. READ MORE