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Robert Downey Jr Thomas Kostigen Book

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Robert Downey Jr.has some insight about how to make your food habits more sustainable.TheOppenheimeractor revealed the cover of his forthcoming book,Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time, exclusively with PEOPLE. The book, co-written withNew York Timesbestselling author and journalist Thomas Kostigen, shares “eye-opening” information, action items and over two dozen delicious recipes aimed to help both readers and the planet, per its publisher Blackstone Publishing.“What we eat matters—to us, and to the planet,” the book’s description states. “Cool Food is a game-changing new food category and way of thinking that can help fix the climate.”

“Cool Food” shares “eye-opening” information, action items and over two dozen delicious recipes aimed to help both readers and the planet, per its publisher Blackstone Publishing.Blackstone Publishing

Robert Downey Jr Thomas Kostigen Book

Blackstone Publishing

Simultaneously humorous and engaging,Cool Foodwill provide simple changes that people can make to their food habits to help reduce our carbon footprint. Where we buy and how we plan our meals all factor into our environmental impact. Downey Jr. and Kostigen argue that the way toward  “a healthier and more sustainable food system” starts with us.“The choices we make with our day-to-day food consumption clearly affect our planet’s health and habitability,” Downey Jr. says in a statement.One of the book’s poignant points is that sustainable food habits are all around us. Downey Jr. and Kostigen talked with experts worldwide, including climate-conscious farmers and chefs, to find the best ways to incorporate environmentally-friendly eating in our lives. The benefits of meal kits and the power of grain are just some of their findings.

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Robert Downey Jr and Thomas Kostigen Book

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Robert Downey Jr and Thomas Kostigen Book

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Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Cool Foodis slated to be just as delectable.“You are what you read, and this fun, informative collaboration with Tom Kostigen is tasty,” Downey Jr. says.Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Timewill be published on January 23, 2024.

source: people.com