National Vegetarian Week

Today marks the start of National Vegetarian Week, and it’s all about enjoying good quality and great tasting veggie food for 7 days.

According to the National Diet and Nutrition survey around 2% of the UK population are Vegetarian, which is around 1.2 million people.  Of this number teenagers make up the highest proportion, which may indicate going forward that the total figure is more likely to rise.

The National campaign is backed by Si King and Dave Myers, aka the Hairy Bikers.  The aim is to educate consumers that there are many delicious meals which can be made without using the staples of Meat and Fish.  With the abundance and variety of Fruit and Vegetables available everyone should be able make an effort this week to try a new vegetarian dish.  Who knows, you might like it!

Further details can be found on the National Vegetarian Week website.