Eating Better
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Is fake meat the real deal
Should burger bars and the foodservice sector at large start embracing new and improving meat-free products? Footprint asks experts for their views. Let’s not get carried away. “Offering tasty, nutritious and sustainably produced food is a ‘must’, not a ‘nice… Read More
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Veggies let down by sandwich choice
High street sandwich sellers must do more to offer customers vegetarian and vegan options, an environmental group has said. Eating Better found that only 4% of over 500 sandwiches it surveyed were plant-based, meaning they did not contain meat, fish,… Read More
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Eat well and emissions will fall
New dietary guidelines suggest people should eat less dairy and red and processed meat, but more pulses and fruit and veg. The Eatwell Guide, which replaces the Eatwell Plate, reflects recent nutritional recommendations, including those on sugar, fibre and starchy… Read More
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In defence of dairy
Milk alternatives beware: the dairy sector is fighting back. A report published today by the Dairy All-Party Parliamentary Group calls on the Department of Health to introduce a ‘3-a-day’ scheme for milk and dairy consumption. “The UK must put dairy… Read More
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My viewpoint: Sue Dibb talks about new sustainable diet guidelines
NEW SUSTAINABLE diet guidelines are welcome but ministers need to make the advice official to help both food businesses and the public make informed choices, says Sue Dibb. In July the government published a landmark report. But there was… Read More
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall backs new food alliance
HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL and a number of key national organisations from health, environment, social justice, animal welfare, development, faith and consumer sectors have launched a new alliance to promote the idea that eating ‘less and better’ meat is fairer, greener and… Read More