Why Change?
Moving to a more plant based diet improves health and reduces emissions. Replacing meat, especially red meat, with a plant based protien, such as chick peas or nuts, for half the week can make a big difference.
Recipes
There are many delicious recipes, especially from Mediterranean, South Asian and Chinese cooking, that can improve health, reduce emissions and help save a little money. They are also delicious! There are many online resources. Here are but a few to start you off:
The Food Foundation
BBC goodFOOD – Plant Based Recipes
Deliciously Ella
Heal the Planet
Meera Sodha Recipes
Why Not Meat?
Food production is responsible for approximately one quarter of all UK emissions. The main reasons are meat production land use (grazing and growing animal food) which occupies about 85% of UK agricultural land, and methane production (especially from cows). Chicken is less impactful than beef.
