What impact does that steak really have?

I've mentioned before that I'm a pescetarian (I know it sounds pretentious -- it just means that I eat fish, but not any other form of meat). I have a number of reasons for my personal food choices, and I try not to force my choices on anyone else.

In fact, my husband is a big meat eater (though he's become less of one since marrying me), and until now, I've never tried to persuade him not to have steak -- he's in great health and he enjoys it.

However, this post at Green Daily made me realize that perhaps I should be just a little more outspoken about eating vegetarian meals. From the post: "... driving your car aimlessly for three hours consumes less energy and is responsible for fewer greenhouse gas emissions than producing 2.2 pounds of beef."

Seriously? Gassing up your SUV is less damaging to the environment than eating a steak? That's not something I would've ever guessed, but it sure is making me take a closer look at my family's eating habits. Even if you don't want to cut back on your red meat consumption for your health, maybe you need to consider the health of the planet when it's time to go grocery shopping.