I’m a big fan of the ‘Full Irish’ breakfast.
But I calculated that it contains around 288g of pork, which according to this article, produces around 1.76kg of carbon dioxide.
So, to assuage my ecological conscience, I limit the ‘Full Irish’ to special occasions.
However, today I just figured out that a typical fry provides at least 33.9g of protein, which is more than your body can process efficently .
Typical fry ingredients | grams of protein |
2 slices of pudding | 5.6g |
2 rashers | 7.4g |
3 sausages | 9.9g |
1 egg | 6g |
2 slices of toast | 5g |
Total grams of protein | 33.9g |
It seems gratuitous to eat a meal which has a high carbon footprint, when it doesn’t even provide optimal nutrition.
So my new resolution? From now on, my fancy-schmancy breakfast of choice shall be eggs.
But on Those Days when I Just Want A Fry … I could
a) just have my faves: pudding and sausages
b) or try having just one of each of the meats.
These eco-friendly tweaks produce less than half the carbon footprint, and the body can process the protein more efficiently.
‘One of each’ model | grams of protein |
1 slice of black pudding | 2.8g |
1 rasher | 3.7g |
1 sausage | 3.3g |
1 egg | 6g |
2 slices of toast | 5g |
Total grams of protein | 20.8g |
My faves | grams of protein |
2 slices of pudding | 5.6g |
3 sausages | 9.9g |
2 slices of toast | 5g |
Total grams of protein | 20.5g |
Speaking of, now it’s time to get off this computer and have some food. Yum!
xÚ
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