{"id":32751,"date":"2024-12-10T21:43:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/?p=32751"},"modified":"2024-12-10T21:46:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:46:12","slug":"32751","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/2024\/12\/10\/32751\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Christmas Eve dinner in Slovakia and its carbon footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an overview of the carbon footprint for individual courses and drinks of a traditional Christmas Eve dinner for a family of 4. The values are indicative and take into account average data available for Slovak conditions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1. Honey and garlic wafers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingredients for 4 servings:<\/strong> 8 wafers, 50 g honey, 2 cloves garlic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon footprint:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Wafers: 0.5 kg CO\u2082e (wheat flour, production and transport).<\/li>\n<li>Honey: 0.15 kg CO\u2082e (local production).<\/li>\n<li>Garlic: 0.02 kg CO\u2082e (homegrown, low impact).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 0.67 kg CO\u2082e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>2. Cabbage<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingredients for 4 servings:<\/strong> 500 g sauerkraut, 200 g mushrooms, 100 g sausage (or vegan alternative), 2 l water, spices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon footprint:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Sauerkraut: 0.2 kg CO\u2082e (local sources).<\/li>\n<li>Mushrooms: 0.1 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Sausage: 1.4 kg CO\u2082e (animal production). With the vegan alternative: 0.3 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Transport and cooking: 0.2 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 1.9 kg CO\u2082e (with meat) \/ 1.0 kg CO\u2082e (vegan version).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>3. Fish and potato salad<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingredients for 4 servings:<\/strong> 1 kg of carp (or trout), 1 kg of potatoes, 300 g of mayonnaise, 200 g of vegetables (carrots, peas).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon footprint:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Carp: 1.3 kg CO\u2082e (local). Trout: 1.1 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Potatoes: 0.2 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Mayonnaise: 0.8 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables: 0.1 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Cooking and frying: 0.5 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 2.9 kg CO\u2082e (carp) \/ 2.7 kg CO\u2082e (trout).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>4. Bobalky or toast with poppy seeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingredients for 4 servings:<\/strong> 300 g of berries, 50 g of poppy seeds, 50 g of honey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon footprint:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobalky: 0.8 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Poppy: 0.1 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Honey: 0.15 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 1.05 kg CO\u2082e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>5. Stedr\u00e1k or strudel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingredients for 4 servings:<\/strong> 1 \u0160tedr\u00e1k (poppy seed, walnut, cottage cheese filling).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon footprint:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Flour, eggs, sugar: 1.0 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Nuts, cottage cheese, poppy seeds: 1.2 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Baking: 0.3 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 2.5 kg CO\u2082e<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">6. Drink: Christmas punch and tea<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingredients for 4 servings:<\/strong> 1 l of water, 300 ml of fruit juice, 100 ml of alcohol (optional), tea bags.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon footprint:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Tea: 0.05 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Fruit juice: 0.1 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol: 0.5 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li>Heating: 0.2 kg CO\u2082e.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> 0.35 kg CO\u2082e (without alcohol) \/ 0.85 kg CO\u2082e (with alcohol).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Total carbon footprint of Christmas Eve dinner:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>With meat option:<\/strong> Approx. <strong>9.37 kg CO\u2082e<\/strong> for 4 people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>With vegan alternatives:<\/strong> Approx. <strong>7.47 kg CO\u2082e<\/strong> for 4 people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Tips for reducing your carbon footprint:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use local ingredients:<\/strong> Raw materials grown in your region have a lower footprint because they don&#039;t require long transportation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use vegan alternatives:<\/strong> Replace animal products with plant-based alternatives that are more environmentally friendly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimize energy consumption:<\/strong> Use energy-efficient appliances, such as a pressure cooker, to reduce emissions when cooking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevent food waste:<\/strong> Plan your food quantities to avoid waste and use leftovers for other meals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Co2AI<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an overview of the carbon footprint for individual courses and drinks of a traditional Christmas Eve dinner for a family of 4. The values are indicative and take into account average data available for Slovak conditions. 1. Honey and garlic wafers Ingredients for 4 servings: 8 wafers, 50 g honey, 2 cloves garlic. Carbon footprint: Wafers: 0.5 kg CO\u2082e (wheat flour, production and [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uhlikova-stopa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32751\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}