Good for You, Good for the Environment…

That’s what the label says. For some time now there have been many incentive to encourage people to eat kangaroo meat. I admit that I am not a big carnivore but over the past 4 months my red meat consumption is probably split as is: 60% Kangaroo, 30% Lamb and 20% beef (the latter mainly being the Boeuf Bourguignon I ate in France). For once I will cut/copy/paste word by word what is written on the sticker that accompanies kangaroo products here as it is self explanatory: Kangaroo’s need less food than sheep or cattle, are better adapted to drought and are far less damaging to the fragile topsoil than their sharply-hooved sheep & cattle counterparts. Australia’s sheep and cattle produce huge amounts of methane, an important greenhouse gas – but kangaroos do not. (…) Kangaroo meat is 98% fat free, high in protein, iron, zinc and also contains conjugated linoleic acid, which reduces blood pressure. So if after that you’re not convinced… The only thing is that it is valid only if you live in a country where kangaroos are grown (erm… I mean Australia). If not, if you have to airfreight the meat, there are no benefits for the environment, really!