🌱The plant-based revolution is here to stay
But are the new vegan substitutes really the answer to our health and climate woes?
@XantheClay finds out the truth about vegan food👇
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
But are the new vegan substitutes really the answer to our health and climate woes?
@XantheClay finds out the truth about vegan food👇
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
There are compelling arguments for a vegan diet.
♻️The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change includes a policy recommendation to reduce meat consumption.
📉The NHS recommends cutting down on red meat, because of the connection with bowel cancer
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
♻️The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change includes a policy recommendation to reduce meat consumption.
📉The NHS recommends cutting down on red meat, because of the connection with bowel cancer
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
Are vegan options always a win-win?
🍔Some vegan substitutes are classified as 'ultra-processed foods.'
Andrea Rymer, a dietician at the Vegan Society says: “A lot of ultra processed foods are being produced which don’t hold a high nutritional value"
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
🍔Some vegan substitutes are classified as 'ultra-processed foods.'
Andrea Rymer, a dietician at the Vegan Society says: “A lot of ultra processed foods are being produced which don’t hold a high nutritional value"
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
🥛What about soy milk?
📈Soy production has surged over the past 70 years.
Intensive soy farming is responsible for the destruction of swathes of South American rainforest.
However, 80% of the world’s soy harvest is used for animal feed, so meat eaters bear a burden
📈Soy production has surged over the past 70 years.
Intensive soy farming is responsible for the destruction of swathes of South American rainforest.
However, 80% of the world’s soy harvest is used for animal feed, so meat eaters bear a burden
🥛Gunter Kuhnle, a professor of nutritional sciences, says:
"If you’re reliant on milk for most of your calcium or protein and switch to a plant-based drink, you could run into problems. It contains isoflavins that can interfere with your hormone system"
"If you’re reliant on milk for most of your calcium or protein and switch to a plant-based drink, you could run into problems. It contains isoflavins that can interfere with your hormone system"
🍽️The truth about Seitan
Pronounced “say-tan”, this wheat gluten has been used for centuries in Asia as a meat substitute
However, large-scale wheat farming is a monoculture, not providing biodiversity
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
Pronounced “say-tan”, this wheat gluten has been used for centuries in Asia as a meat substitute
However, large-scale wheat farming is a monoculture, not providing biodiversity
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
@XantheClay's verdict?
🥦 "Vegan food is here to stay, and we need to be asking more questions, whether it’s about the burger in our bun or the nut milk in our cappuccino"
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
🥦 "Vegan food is here to stay, and we need to be asking more questions, whether it’s about the burger in our bun or the nut milk in our cappuccino"
telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink…
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