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extinction-free bbq

Include Wildlife Protection Into Your BBQ Plans  .  A Tale of Two Barbecues 

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include wildlife protection into your barbecue plans

Meat production is responsible for more environmental degradation than any other single industry. Animal agriculture accounts for at least 16.5% of greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of antibiotic use and 37% of pesticide use. Livestock grazing is one of the greatest threats to imperiled species, affecting 14% of threatened or endangered animals and 33% of threatened or endangered plants.


It's easy to include wildlife protection in your barbecue plans: By making that hot dog the only meat you eat today – or better yet, by replacing it with a veggie dog (or one of our delicious extinction-free recipes) – you can do your part to stop grilling the planet. Start a new summer tradition of celebrating the outdoors with an extinction-free barbecue.  


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a tale of two barbecues

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans eat an average of 818 hot dogs per second. That’s a lot of meat, especially when you consider the cost to wildlife and the environment. All those hot dogs – plus the burgers, steaks and sausages thrown on the grill during the biggest meat season of the year – are turning the planet into a kabob of climate change, deforestation, pollution and wildlife extinction. Not sure how to have a barbecue without meat? 

  • Top chefs and food bloggers contributed mouth-watering recipes that are so delicious, you won’t miss the meat. 
  • View our Extinction-Free BBQ menus.
  • In addition to taking extinction off your grill, there are other ways to make your barbecue more wildlife-friendly. 


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HOW YOU CAN GREEN YOUR COOKOUT

  • Choose organic food and drinks, if possible.
  • Ditch the disposables. Use reusable plates and silverware instead of paper or plastic.
  • Make recycling easy. Have a clearly labeled, easy-to-find receptacle for recyclables.
  • Give food scraps a second life. Compost your wildlife-friendly scraps for the garden.
  • Properly dispose of wrappers, plastic and other remaining trash.
  • Share your own ideas for an #ExtinctionFreeBBQ with us on Facebook or Twitter @ChooseWild.
  • Looking for ways to get away from the grill and enjoy nature? Barbecue season is also the perfect time to picnic, hike or camp. Check out our wildlife-friendly tips for enjoying the outdoors.


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menus for an extinction-free barbecue

Meat-free cookouts have come a long way from the bland veggie burgers of yesteryear. Try some (or all) of these delicious, extinction-free alternatives from some of the top wildlife-friendly chefs and bloggers in the world. 


Classic BBQ Menu:

The Main Dish

  • Easy Portobello Burgers (Nava Atlas, VegKitchen)
  • Seitan Hot Dogs (Annie Oliverio, An Unrefined Vegan)

On the Side

  • Creamy Macaroni Salad (Zsu Dever, Everyday Vegan Eats)
  • Cheesy, Oozy Guacamole Bean Dip (Alicia Silverstone, The Kind Life)
  • Raw Kale Slaw (Dianne Wenz, VeggieGirl)

Dessert

  • Very Fudgy Chocolate Chip Brownies (Fran Costigan, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts)
  • Crazy Cake (Jake Conroy, Plant Based on a Budget)

 

New Favorites:

The Main Dish

  • Barbecue Sweet Potato and Chile Peanut Tacos (Jason Wyrick, Vegan Tacos)
  • Grilled Portabella Peach Sandwiches (Dianne Wenz, VeggieGirl)
  • Summer Vegetable and Tofu Kebabs With Pomegranate-Peach Barbecue Sauce (Bryant Terry, Afro-Vegan)

On the Side

  • Balinese-inspired Green Bean Salad (Bryanna Clark, World Vegan Feast)
  • Best Butternut Bisque (Laura Theodore, Jazzy Vegetarian)
  • Vegetable Pakoras (Vegan Black Metal Chef)

And for Dessert

  • Marzipan Buckeye Bars (Amber Shea Crawley, Practically Raw Desserts)
  • Watermelon Granita with Chocolate Seeds (Fran Costigan, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts)


Already have a favorite Earth-friendly cookout dish? Share the recipe on social media using the #ExtinctionFreeBBQ hashtag.


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quotes from recipe contributers

 "A plant-based diet isn't just compassionate, delicious, and healthy, but is a way to address the critical climate change issue."


– Nava Atlas, VegKitchen 

 "Meat-free, plant-based meals are one the best ways to help save our planet!  It takes 100 to 200 times more water to produce a pound of beef than it does to grow a pound of plant foods. Wow...that's a lot of H2O!" 

-  Laura Theodore, Jazzy Vegetarian 

 "Have an Extinction-Free BBQ! This Earth-friendly diet will help save our planet and its incredible biodiversity for present and future generations!" 


– Alicia Silverstone, The Kind Life 


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