Food Truck Encourages People to Eat Less Meat

• This video highlights a food truck serving "chicken" satay during Climate Week NYC by World Animal Protection and Daring Foods. 
• Joe Loria, a representative from World Animal Protection, discusses the need for reduced meat consumption to address climate change. 

Positives

• This video shows that eating plant-based foods can be delicious.

Additional Prerequisites

• Climate Week NYC happens every year.
• The end of the video directs you to this website, where you can take action to reduce your meat consumption. English students could take the challenge and keep a journal or tell their story through a public speaking piece.

Differentiation

• If you teach middle school math, you can show this video before using this lesson plan on the carbon footprint of food. Students will practice their ratios and proportional thinking.
• Students can learn more about the climate impacts of different foods in this interactive data explorer, watch this video about shifting to a plant-based diet, or start a Meatless Mondays program at their school.