Your food choices are a kind of vote. With every bite, you vote for the health you want and also for the world you want.
There’s a huge and growing demand for food that’s organic, sustainable, fair trade, non-GMO, ethical, healthful, and delicious. In cities worldwide, we’re seeing ever-expanding farmer’s markets and community-supported agriculture programs. More young people are getting into farming. Grocery stores (even big international chains) are displaying local, natural, and organic foods with pride. The movements for healthy food are growing fast and starting to become a political force.
From rural farms to urban dinner plates, from grocery store shelves to state ballot boxes, millions of people are rising up and taking action. We’re reclaiming our food systems and our menus. And we’re taking responsibility for our health.
Do you want to support an end to child slavery in chocolate production? Do you want animals to be treated with respect, free from cruelty? Would you like the people who grow our food to have the capacity to feed their own families? How about wanting honest labels, and healthy food for our kids?
Some people worry that the problems we face are too big and overwhelming. Many of us struggle just to make ends meet and survive another day—without having to try to save the world on top of that.
But the truth is, you and I have immense power. We have the power to choose what we take into our bodies. We have the power to invest in the kind of food system we want. And we have the power to contribute—in a tangible, meaningful way—to building a more healthy, ethical, and sustainable future for ourselves, our loved ones, and our planet.
The impact that different foods have on the world’s climate impacts my choices:
0. Never.1. A little.2. A lot.
I eat animal products that come from factory farms:
0. Frequently.1. From time to time.2. Never.
I’ve signed food-policy related petitions or letters:
0. Never.1. From time to time.2. Frequently.
My relationship to eating GMOs is:
I share books, films, and/or online summits or classes on food policies with other people:
0. Never.1. From time to time.2. Frequently.
Food-policy issues affect how I vote, lobby, or engage in political dynamics:
0. Never.1. Somewhat.2. A lot.
I have asked to speak with a restaurant manager, in person or on the phone, to share my appreciation or concern about the health or ethical impact of foods they serve:
0. Never.1. Once or twice.2. At least a few times.
Add up your points to get a score from 0 to 14. The higher your score the better! Go to 31dayfoodrevolution.com/quiz4 to take the quiz online and see how you compare to other quiz takers, and to participate in the 31-Day Food Revolution with others.