Eat Vegetable?
Why?
- In the UK population growth and demand are set to double meat and dairy consumption by 2050.
- A plant based diet uses a third of the land and water required to produce a conventional Western diet.
- You don’t have to go vegetarian or vegan to make a difference. Giving up meat and dairy one extra day a week reduces carbon emissions by 0.18 tonnes per person annually.
How?
- Try having a meat and/or dairy free day once a week.
- If you’re a confirmed carnivore try reducing your meat portion size, bulking up on vegetables and grains and switching to organic.
- You may already eat a lot of vegetarian or vegan food without thinking about it. Do you have favourite vegetable soup, stew, pasta or pizza recipes?
- Look out for the symbols below that indicate vegetarian and vegan food in the shops.
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Why not try…?
- Why not ask friends, family and neighbours for their vegetarian or vegan recipes. If you like them, we’d love you to share them with everyone else on our forum.
- If you’re more comfortable cooking meals based around meat and dairy, try ordering the vegetarian option the next time you’re out for a meal.