[Applause] have you noticed how people introduce
have you noticed how people introduce
have you noticed how people introduce themselves nowadays if you go to a party
themselves nowadays if you go to a party
themselves nowadays if you go to a party or someone new arrives at work you walk
or someone new arrives at work you walk
or someone new arrives at work you walk into a room and say something like hi
into a room and say something like hi
into a room and say something like hi I’m Astor really into snowboarding and
I’m Astor really into snowboarding and
I’m Astor really into snowboarding and vegan or hello I’m Carolyn I’m from
vegan or hello I’m Carolyn I’m from
vegan or hello I’m Carolyn I’m from Singapore I’m a graphic designer and I’m
Singapore I’m a graphic designer and I’m
Singapore I’m a graphic designer and I’m paleo this is my girlfriend Judy she’s a
paleo this is my girlfriend Judy she’s a
paleo this is my girlfriend Judy she’s a free diver and she’s pescetarian already
free diver and she’s pescetarian already
free diver and she’s pescetarian already you are making judgments about these
you are making judgments about these
you are making judgments about these people based on what they eat just like
people based on what they eat just like
people based on what they eat just like we wear name badges a conference like
we wear name badges a conference like
we wear name badges a conference like this our food choices our label we use
this our food choices our label we use
this our food choices our label we use to show people who we are so today I
to show people who we are so today I
to show people who we are so today I want to ask how should we eat how should
want to ask how should we eat how should
want to ask how should we eat how should we introduce ourselves to the rest of
we introduce ourselves to the rest of
we introduce ourselves to the rest of the world I’m really interested in food
the world I’m really interested in food
the world I’m really interested in food and the impact I have on the planet so I
and the impact I have on the planet so I
and the impact I have on the planet so I know what we shouldn’t eat we probably
know what we shouldn’t eat we probably
know what we shouldn’t eat we probably shouldn’t eat too much meat I’m sure
shouldn’t eat too much meat I’m sure
shouldn’t eat too much meat I’m sure those of you who watch a lot of TED
those of you who watch a lot of TED
those of you who watch a lot of TED talks on the environment have seen this
talks on the environment have seen this
talks on the environment have seen this slide before it shows that the
slide before it shows that the
slide before it shows that the proportion of the world’s global
proportion of the world’s global
proportion of the world’s global emissions from livestock that’s the
emissions from livestock that’s the
emissions from livestock that’s the energy used to raise a cow as well as
energy used to raise a cow as well as
energy used to raise a cow as well as the methane that comes out the front
the methane that comes out the front
the methane that comes out the front back ends makes up more than all the
back ends makes up more than all the
back ends makes up more than all the world’s transport put together as an
world’s transport put together as an
world’s transport put together as an environmental writer this concerns me a
environmental writer this concerns me a
environmental writer this concerns me a great deal if I want to save the planet
great deal if I want to save the planet
great deal if I want to save the planet and I do
and I do
and I do I should be vegetarian right it’s a
I should be vegetarian right it’s a
I should be vegetarian right it’s a no-brainer
no-brainer
no-brainer but I’m also a farmer’s daughter and I
but I’m also a farmer’s daughter and I
but I’m also a farmer’s daughter and I see a lot of people I love raising
see a lot of people I love raising
see a lot of people I love raising livestock with care for the environment
livestock with care for the environment
livestock with care for the environment and for the welfare of those
and for the welfare of those
and for the welfare of those I’ve also seen examples where animals
I’ve also seen examples where animals
I’ve also seen examples where animals would be controlled like Red Deer to
would be controlled like Red Deer to
would be controlled like Red Deer to allow the regeneration of the forest I’m
allow the regeneration of the forest I’m
allow the regeneration of the forest I’m happy eating what I consider to be
happy eating what I consider to be
happy eating what I consider to be ethical meat like that so I decided I
ethical meat like that so I decided I
ethical meat like that so I decided I only want to eat meat like that and the
only want to eat meat like that and the
only want to eat meat like that and the best way to make sure is to only eat
best way to make sure is to only eat
best way to make sure is to only eat animals I’d kill myself I’ll give you a
animals I’d kill myself I’ll give you a
animals I’d kill myself I’ll give you a minute to take that in the pretty
minute to take that in the pretty
minute to take that in the pretty radical move I did it for two years and
radical move I did it for two years and
radical move I did it for two years and I learned a lot I learned what it’s like
I learned a lot I learned what it’s like
I learned a lot I learned what it’s like to shoot and skin and gut and eat a
to shoot and skin and gut and eat a
to shoot and skin and gut and eat a rabbit and I learned what it’s like to
rabbit and I learned what it’s like to
rabbit and I learned what it’s like to sit in a wood crying because you’ve
sit in a wood crying because you’ve
sit in a wood crying because you’ve caused the death of an animal and to
caused the death of an animal and to
caused the death of an animal and to take responsibility for the meat we eat
take responsibility for the meat we eat
take responsibility for the meat we eat the biggest animal are killed with a
the biggest animal are killed with a
the biggest animal are killed with a stag with my father and I learned a lot
stag with my father and I learned a lot
stag with my father and I learned a lot about myself about my relationship with
about myself about my relationship with
about myself about my relationship with nature and about my dad too
nature and about my dad too
nature and about my dad too I also visited farms around the country
I also visited farms around the country
I also visited farms around the country in Europe to see how we raise animals
in Europe to see how we raise animals
in Europe to see how we raise animals and I visited abattoirs to see how we
and I visited abattoirs to see how we
and I visited abattoirs to see how we slaughter analyst and there’s no nice
slaughter analyst and there’s no nice
slaughter analyst and there’s no nice way to describe that but that’s the
way to describe that but that’s the
way to describe that but that’s the reality of where our meat comes from and
reality of where our meat comes from and
reality of where our meat comes from and I felt people ought to know at the end
I felt people ought to know at the end
I felt people ought to know at the end of all all I wrote a book called the
of all all I wrote a book called the
of all all I wrote a book called the ethical carnivore and my conclusion was
ethical carnivore and my conclusion was
ethical carnivore and my conclusion was we should all be eating less and better
we should all be eating less and better
we should all be eating less and better meat I think it struck a chord it did
meat I think it struck a chord it did
meat I think it struck a chord it did quite well people do want to know where
quite well people do want to know where
quite well people do want to know where their meat is from and then this strange
their meat is from and then this strange
their meat is from and then this strange things started to happen people started
things started to happen people started
things started to happen people started coming up to me and saying please
coming up to me and saying please
coming up to me and saying please how should I eat and I’m like I don’t
how should I eat and I’m like I don’t
how should I eat and I’m like I don’t know I’m just happy I’m a journalist a
know I’m just happy I’m a journalist a
know I’m just happy I’m a journalist a nutritionist I’m gonna share I’m not
nutritionist I’m gonna share I’m not
nutritionist I’m gonna share I’m not even a particularly good cook and some
even a particularly good cook and some
even a particularly good cook and some dishes but you know and I realized
dishes but you know and I realized
dishes but you know and I realized they’re frightened
they’re frightened
they’re frightened they’re scared it’s a scary world food
they’re scared it’s a scary world food
they’re scared it’s a scary world food is the only thing you can control so I
is the only thing you can control so I
is the only thing you can control so I thought maybe I can’t think of some
thought maybe I can’t think of some
thought maybe I can’t think of some labels things like weekday vegetarian
labels things like weekday vegetarian
labels things like weekday vegetarian displays itself with G cetera you’re
displays itself with G cetera you’re
displays itself with G cetera you’re reducing your meat or flexitarian as she
reducing your meat or flexitarian as she
reducing your meat or flexitarian as she packs of heard of but I just don’t feel
packs of heard of but I just don’t feel
packs of heard of but I just don’t feel comfortable with labels how many
comfortable with labels how many
comfortable with labels how many students you know who don’t get up
students you know who don’t get up
students you know who don’t get up before 11 a.m.
before 11 a.m.
before 11 a.m. okay quite a few but it can’t be all of
okay quite a few but it can’t be all of
okay quite a few but it can’t be all of them because some of you are here today
them because some of you are here today
them because some of you are here today we rarely conform to labels in real life
we rarely conform to labels in real life
we rarely conform to labels in real life so why should we in how we eat I start
so why should we in how we eat I start
so why should we in how we eat I start to think about the real reasons we eat
to think about the real reasons we eat
to think about the real reasons we eat what we do and in the digital world it’s
what we do and in the digital world it’s
what we do and in the digital world it’s often your phone how many times have you
often your phone how many times have you
often your phone how many times have you been in the supermarket and seen someone
been in the supermarket and seen someone
been in the supermarket and seen someone looking at their phone and buying
looking at their phone and buying
looking at their phone and buying asparagus or something recommended by a
asparagus or something recommended by a
asparagus or something recommended by a celebrity chef rather than what’s in
celebrity chef rather than what’s in
celebrity chef rather than what’s in season or reading the feed of a footman
season or reading the feed of a footman
season or reading the feed of a footman fitness guru even though they’re not a
fitness guru even though they’re not a
fitness guru even though they’re not a qualified nutritionist or how many times
qualified nutritionist or how many times
qualified nutritionist or how many times have you been in the restaurant and
have you been in the restaurant and
have you been in the restaurant and seeing people choosing a dish because it
seeing people choosing a dish because it
seeing people choosing a dish because it photographs well increasingly with
photographs well increasingly with
photographs well increasingly with choosing our food relying on the
choosing our food relying on the
choosing our food relying on the appendages in our pockets it here’s the
appendages in our pockets it here’s the
appendages in our pockets it here’s the thing Instagram can tell you what looks
thing Instagram can tell you what looks
thing Instagram can tell you what looks good but it can’t tell you what tastes
good but it can’t tell you what tastes
good but it can’t tell you what tastes good
good
good Twitter can tell you what’s fashionable
Twitter can tell you what’s fashionable
Twitter can tell you what’s fashionable but it can’t tell you what’s nutritious
but it can’t tell you what’s nutritious
but it can’t tell you what’s nutritious MyFitnessPal can tell you how many
MyFitnessPal can tell you how many
MyFitnessPal can tell you how many calories are in fish but it can’t tell
calories are in fish but it can’t tell
calories are in fish but it can’t tell you the energy you need to be afternoon
yet increasingly that’s what we use and
yet increasingly that’s what we use and again I can understand that dudes like a
again I can understand that dudes like a
again I can understand that dudes like a new religion where do we go on Sunday
new religion where do we go on Sunday
new religion where do we go on Sunday and go to the farmers market or a
and go to the farmers market or a
and go to the farmers market or a restaurant we’re constantly looking
restaurant we’re constantly looking
restaurant we’re constantly looking around us to see what other people are
around us to see what other people are
around us to see what other people are eating what’s the most common post on
eating what’s the most common post on
eating what’s the most common post on Instagram food and the most common photo
Instagram food and the most common photo
Instagram food and the most common photo you’ve got it
you’ve got it
you’ve got it Ricardo on toast I’ve done it myself and
Ricardo on toast I’ve done it myself and
Ricardo on toast I’ve done it myself and I can see why people do that a lot of
I can see why people do that a lot of
I can see why people do that a lot of young people today aren’t gonna be able
young people today aren’t gonna be able
young people today aren’t gonna be able to afford their own homes the struggle
to afford their own homes the struggle
to afford their own homes the struggle to pay off their student loans dudes the
to pay off their student loans dudes the
to pay off their student loans dudes the one thing you can afford to show off
one thing you can afford to show off
one thing you can afford to show off about lots of new trends of emerged
about lots of new trends of emerged
about lots of new trends of emerged things like clean eating plant pests
things like clean eating plant pests
things like clean eating plant pests vegan vegan before six in high carb low
vegan vegan before six in high carb low
vegan vegan before six in high carb low carb I could go on all day and that’s
carb I could go on all day and that’s
carb I could go on all day and that’s fine if it suits you if you do a little
fine if it suits you if you do a little
fine if it suits you if you do a little bit of research and make sure you’re
bit of research and make sure you’re
bit of research and make sure you’re getting the right nutrients but it is
getting the right nutrients but it is
getting the right nutrients but it is difficult for some people the nhf have
difficult for some people the nhf have
difficult for some people the nhf have reported a rise in anorexia in the
reported a rise in anorexia in the
reported a rise in anorexia in the under-19s the Royal College of
under-19s the Royal College of
under-19s the Royal College of Psychiatrists acknowledged a link
Psychiatrists acknowledged a link
Psychiatrists acknowledged a link between viewing a lot of media and the
between viewing a lot of media and the
between viewing a lot of media and the risk of eating disorders so here I am in
risk of eating disorders so here I am in
risk of eating disorders so here I am in a position where people are asking me
a position where people are asking me
a position where people are asking me how should I eat and I’m thinking it’s
how should I eat and I’m thinking it’s
how should I eat and I’m thinking it’s not just lay that labels a restrictive
not just lay that labels a restrictive
not just lay that labels a restrictive it might be dangerous so I thought I’m
it might be dangerous so I thought I’m
it might be dangerous so I thought I’m gonna be something radical again I’m
gonna be something radical again I’m
gonna be something radical again I’m gonna tell the truth about what I eat
gonna tell the truth about what I eat
gonna tell the truth about what I eat and I thought about my own food history
and I thought about my own food history
and I thought about my own food history I thought about being a child and 80s
I thought about being a child and 80s
I thought about being a child and 80s and eating butterscotch mousse into the
and eating butterscotch mousse into the
and eating butterscotch mousse into the lights and fingers kiss me pancakes all
lights and fingers kiss me pancakes all
lights and fingers kiss me pancakes all those comfort foods I thought about
those comfort foods I thought about
those comfort foods I thought about sharing a room with a girl and her
sharing a room with a girl and her
sharing a room with a girl and her eating cheese learning crystals in bed
eating cheese learning crystals in bed
eating cheese learning crystals in bed and hating them ever since I thought
and hating them ever since I thought
and hating them ever since I thought about being a teenager and hating my
about being a teenager and hating my
about being a teenager and hating my body yo-yo dieting into my twenties I
body yo-yo dieting into my twenties I
body yo-yo dieting into my twenties I thought about recovering from that and
thought about recovering from that and
thought about recovering from that and learning to love my body I thought about
learning to love my body I thought about
learning to love my body I thought about being at university and eating nothing
being at university and eating nothing
being at university and eating nothing but hummus on toast three years
but hummus on toast three years
but hummus on toast three years and I thought about being a journalist
and I thought about being a journalist
and I thought about being a journalist and saving money on food so I could buy
and saving money on food so I could buy
and saving money on food so I could buy out and spend it on booze and I thought
out and spend it on booze and I thought
out and spend it on booze and I thought about becoming going to Africa for the
about becoming going to Africa for the
about becoming going to Africa for the first time and trying mangos when I was
first time and trying mangos when I was
first time and trying mangos when I was 19 I thought about falling in love for
19 I thought about falling in love for
19 I thought about falling in love for the first time and a breakfast of fresh
the first time and a breakfast of fresh
the first time and a breakfast of fresh walnuts and bacon and I thought about
walnuts and bacon and I thought about
walnuts and bacon and I thought about becoming a food writer and thinking I
becoming a food writer and thinking I
becoming a food writer and thinking I have to be perfect I have to eat clean
have to be perfect I have to eat clean
have to be perfect I have to eat clean and our hungry in an adequate that made
and our hungry in an adequate that made
and our hungry in an adequate that made me feel back like a thought as a
me feel back like a thought as a
me feel back like a thought as a teenager and I thought about discovering
teenager and I thought about discovering
teenager and I thought about discovering food writers who really spoke to me like
food writers who really spoke to me like
food writers who really spoke to me like MFK Fisher and B Wilson in deciding to
MFK Fisher and B Wilson in deciding to
MFK Fisher and B Wilson in deciding to embrace hunger and see food is a way to
embrace hunger and see food is a way to
embrace hunger and see food is a way to evoke memories and make friends
evoke memories and make friends
evoke memories and make friends I thought about cooking shortbread for
I thought about cooking shortbread for
I thought about cooking shortbread for my fellow Tedder’s this morning and have
my fellow Tedder’s this morning and have
my fellow Tedder’s this morning and have how that would make my grandmother it’s
how that would make my grandmother it’s
how that would make my grandmother it’s her recipe all these food experiences
her recipe all these food experiences
her recipe all these food experiences have made me who I am I don’t want to be
have made me who I am I don’t want to be
have made me who I am I don’t want to be restricted by a label I want to use food
restricted by a label I want to use food
restricted by a label I want to use food to express myself to explore my
to express myself to explore my
to express myself to explore my environment to nurture my body to
environment to nurture my body to
environment to nurture my body to comfort those I love and yes to try and
comfort those I love and yes to try and
comfort those I love and yes to try and make the world a better place
make the world a better place
make the world a better place so I don’t have a problem with vegan or
so I don’t have a problem with vegan or
so I don’t have a problem with vegan or organic as I say in the ethical
organic as I say in the ethical
organic as I say in the ethical carnivore if you want to reduce your
carnivore if you want to reduce your
carnivore if you want to reduce your carbon footprint one of the easiest
carbon footprint one of the easiest
carbon footprint one of the easiest things you can do is cut down on animal
things you can do is cut down on animal
things you can do is cut down on animal products but I do have a problem with
products but I do have a problem with
products but I do have a problem with defining your lifestyle your character
defining your lifestyle your character
defining your lifestyle your character your very soul by what you eat you are
your very soul by what you eat you are
your very soul by what you eat you are more than what you eat according to
more than what you eat according to
more than what you eat according to research the University of Belfast taste
research the University of Belfast taste
research the University of Belfast taste starts in the wound babies are more
starts in the wound babies are more
starts in the wound babies are more likely to respond positively to do their
likely to respond positively to do their
likely to respond positively to do their mother fate when they’re pregnant she
mother fate when they’re pregnant she
mother fate when they’re pregnant she was pregnant it’s also about physiology
was pregnant it’s also about physiology
was pregnant it’s also about physiology there’s some amazing research going on
there’s some amazing research going on
there’s some amazing research going on it may
it may
it may at the University of University College
at the University of University College
at the University of University College London into the gut microbiome and how
London into the gut microbiome and how
London into the gut microbiome and how we all have individual gut microbiomes
we all have individual gut microbiomes
we all have individual gut microbiomes so if there are any identical twins in
so if there are any identical twins in
so if there are any identical twins in the audience you might look the same on
the audience you might look the same on
the audience you might look the same on the outside but on the inside you’re
the outside but on the inside you’re
the outside but on the inside you’re different
different
different you crave different foods in the same
you crave different foods in the same
you crave different foods in the same way we live in different environments I
way we live in different environments I
way we live in different environments I would suggest if you live somewhere
would suggest if you live somewhere
would suggest if you live somewhere where they can only grow grass you as
where they can only grow grass you as
where they can only grow grass you as well eating grass fed beef is important
well eating grass fed beef is important
well eating grass fed beef is important plant protein will abort but if you live
plant protein will abort but if you live
plant protein will abort but if you live in Central LA you might have I eat
in Central LA you might have I eat
in Central LA you might have I eat amazing vegan food so I don’t know a
amazing vegan food so I don’t know a
amazing vegan food so I don’t know a label that suits everyone even if I
label that suits everyone even if I
label that suits everyone even if I wanted to and I don’t because I think
wanted to and I don’t because I think
wanted to and I don’t because I think you should work it out for yourself
you should work it out for yourself
you should work it out for yourself you don’t need a label you need
you don’t need a label you need
you don’t need a label you need knowledge that’s what I tried to do in
knowledge that’s what I tried to do in
knowledge that’s what I tried to do in the ethical carnival I visited chicken
the ethical carnival I visited chicken
the ethical carnival I visited chicken farms in Devon and pig farms in Denmark
farms in Devon and pig farms in Denmark
farms in Devon and pig farms in Denmark so people have all the information but I
so people have all the information but I
so people have all the information but I feel fundamentally uncomfortable in
feel fundamentally uncomfortable in
feel fundamentally uncomfortable in telling people how to eat I feel they
telling people how to eat I feel they
telling people how to eat I feel they should make the choice in themselves
should make the choice in themselves
should make the choice in themselves with the right information people say
with the right information people say
with the right information people say that it’s a bit woolly we can’t make a
that it’s a bit woolly we can’t make a
that it’s a bit woolly we can’t make a difference unless we unite under one
difference unless we unite under one
difference unless we unite under one label but something is only powerful if
label but something is only powerful if
label but something is only powerful if it’s true if you decide to make a change
it’s true if you decide to make a change
it’s true if you decide to make a change because you saw it on Twitter it’s not
because you saw it on Twitter it’s not
because you saw it on Twitter it’s not gonna last but if you decide to eat
gonna last but if you decide to eat
gonna last but if you decide to eat free-range chicken because like me
free-range chicken because like me
free-range chicken because like me you’ve seen the difference between a
you’ve seen the difference between a
you’ve seen the difference between a barn red chicken and free-range and it’s
barn red chicken and free-range and it’s
barn red chicken and free-range and it’s going to last a lifetime
going to last a lifetime
going to last a lifetime it also need to have need to understand
it also need to have need to understand
it also need to have need to understand labels so you need to do a little bit of
labels so you need to do a little bit of
labels so you need to do a little bit of research you need to decide the labels
research you need to decide the labels
research you need to decide the labels you trust like Marine Stewardship
you trust like Marine Stewardship
you trust like Marine Stewardship Council or Soil Association I know it’s
Council or Soil Association I know it’s
Council or Soil Association I know it’s a bit of work is much easier to tap a
a bit of work is much easier to tap a
a bit of work is much easier to tap a button on your phone than to do all that
button on your phone than to do all that
button on your phone than to do all that research but you can look at things like
research but you can look at things like
research but you can look at things like compassion in world farming website
compassion in world farming website
compassion in world farming website which shows you what each label means
which shows you what each label means
which shows you what each label means food is complex and it’s also incredibly
food is complex and it’s also incredibly
food is complex and it’s also incredibly exciting to speak to farmers and
exciting to speak to farmers and
exciting to speak to farmers and and find out where your food is from
and find out where your food is from
and find out where your food is from believe me I’ve just spent two years
believe me I’ve just spent two years
believe me I’ve just spent two years investigating where meat comes from I’m
investigating where meat comes from I’m
investigating where meat comes from I’m currently looking into our fruit and veg
currently looking into our fruit and veg
currently looking into our fruit and veg it’s fascinating stuff so being honest
it’s fascinating stuff so being honest
it’s fascinating stuff so being honest about your personal tastes educating
about your personal tastes educating
about your personal tastes educating yourself and understanding your body is
yourself and understanding your body is
yourself and understanding your body is so much more powerful than a label I
so much more powerful than a label I
so much more powerful than a label I cannot tell you how to eat a book cannot
cannot tell you how to eat a book cannot
cannot tell you how to eat a book cannot tell you how to eat a label cannot tell
tell you how to eat a label cannot tell
tell you how to eat a label cannot tell you how to eat your phone cannot tell
you how to eat your phone cannot tell
you how to eat your phone cannot tell you how to eat tell your own food story
you how to eat tell your own food story
you how to eat tell your own food story because stories are powerful and they’re
because stories are powerful and they’re
because stories are powerful and they’re beautiful and they’re complex they’re
beautiful and they’re complex they’re
beautiful and they’re complex they’re full of joy and pain and lots and lots
full of joy and pain and lots and lots
full of joy and pain and lots and lots of mistakes stories how we work things
of mistakes stories how we work things
of mistakes stories how we work things out and they are always unique
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