'Going vegan: can switching to a plant-based diet really save the planet?'
As concern for the health of the planet grows amid the climate crisis, scientists report that adopting a diet free from meat and dairy is the single most effective way to reduce our carbon footprint.
How to pump iron (into your body) with plants!
Iron helps to keep us feeling energetic and focused, ultimately playing a critical role in our everyday lives — but do you know which plants are rich in this important mineral? (This guy certainly does!👆)
'A fungi-based whole vegan hard-boiled egg is now a thing'
Food innovators, OsomeFood, have just released the world's first plant-based, nutrient-dense, superfood-charged hard-boiled eggs to the market, and we are totally here for it.
'60 Senior staff at major UK hospital ditch meat and fish in sustainability drive'
As No Meat May collects record numbers of sign-ups, a group of senior staff at King’s College Hospital in London have joined the campaign's call to ditch meat as part of a new sustainability strategy.
Need more calcium? There are plants for that.
I still remember the television ads for dairy as a child in the 90s, insisting that we needed to consume their products to maintain strong bones. The truth is, there are plenty of plant-based sources of calcium, so strap in – I'm about to give you the low-down on not only plant sources of this important nutrient, but on how to best absorb it.
Peel, chop, slice ... Veggie Prep 101
As someone who always claimed to "love vegetables", I spent an awful lot of time in my early twenties excluding them from my shopping trolley. When I finally learned the best ways to prepare a few of my favourites, cooking became infinitely more enjoyable – and of course, rewarding!
'20 Plant-based foods coming to market in 2021'
Creamy oat milk cold brews, prawns made from seaweed and plant proteins, egg-less 'sous vide eggs' ... Reading this list you could almost forget – for one sweet moment of futuristic bliss – that we still have animals in our food system at all!
Veganuary 2021 smashes previous record of sign-ups
Over half a million people have signed up to try Veganuary 2021! After a year like 2020, perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that so many people are keen to look at food a little differently — Will you join them?