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Saturday, June 10, 2017

World Oceans Day? Here's One Way To Help. And It's Delicious!

It was World Oceans Day last Thursday, and though I didn't get a chance to swim or surf, whenever I am in the water or on the beach, I try to do what I can to help. For instance on my way to the showers after a surf, if I see a piece of garbage on the beach I'll pick it up and toss it in a proper bin. I do this even in the ocean. Not too long ago, the nephew (my former surf caddy...he got a job, damn it!) and I paddled out in Santa Monica, and for some reason there was a lot of trash in the water, which, luckily, is not often the case. I'll usually grab any piece of plastic or trash that I can reach, and I tuck it into the arm of my wetsuit. Then, later, again it gets properly disposed.

I encourage everybody to do what they can to help the oceans of the world. There's many ways to do this, but one of the biggest is use less plastic. Do you really need a plastic straw? No, probably you don't. Can you bring reusable bags to the market? Of course you can. There's numerous ways to cut down on plastic, but there are other ways to help too, and one of the biggest? Eat less meat. A plant-based diet is much easier not just on oceans, but on the environment as a whole. Now, we are not vegans, but we eat vegetarian and sometimes vegan several times a week. Okay, you might say, but eating this way is just not delicious. Well, take a look at this burger from Impossible Foods, that was recently scarfed down at Umami Burger!


Impossible Foods, which is based up in the Bay Area, seems to have done the impossible. They've created a plant-based burger that is so close to looking and tasting like meat you'd almost not know the difference. I've tried the vegan burger at Veggie Grill, from Beyond Burger, and although that one is good, the Impossible Burger beats it hands down.This burger was insanely delicious, and although I could eat In-n-Out every day of the week, I could do the same with the Impossible Burger.

So if you want to eat something delicious and help the world, try it. Here in Los Angeles, you can also find it at the excellent vegan restaurant Crossroads Kitchen, but I think it's only on the menu at lunch, and late night at the bar.

Here's more info:

https://www.impossiblefoods.com
https://www.umamiburger.com
http://www.crossroadskitchen.com
http://www.worldoceansday.org