I was an odd child, as my brother so frequently pointed out to me. I didn’t like ketchup (still don’t) and wouldn’t eat peanut butter and jam sandwiches (still won’t). He was aghast, noting that PB&J was the “official food of childhood.”
For those who do embrace childhood and it’s official food, you’re in good company. According to the PB&J Web site (of course you knew there had to be one…it’s here at www.pbjcampaign.org), choosing a sandwich over a beef burger saves the equivalent of 2.5 pounds of CO2 emissions and 280 gallons of water. While I still prefer to eat a bean-and-cheese burrito over choking down a peanut butter sandwich, those of you who love the “official food of childhood” can now consider themselves “officially green.”