Health
Links and resources outlining why a plant-based diet can benefit your health
The Doctors Kitchen
Improve your health using food
5 plant based sources of protein
https://www.meatfreemondays.com
One day a week can make a world of difference
https://www.meatfreemondays.com/why-it-matters/
https://www.mondaycampaigns.org/meatless-monday/resources
Meatfree Monday Impact Calculator - see the difference you can make
British Heart Foundation
Healthy Eating Toolkit
Forward Food - Forward Food is a campaign to encourage and enable the catering industry to shift the focus of menus away from meals centred primarily on animal products and put more plant-based food on plates.
Business Case
Recipes
Explore Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables in Europe with the EUFIC interactive seasonal fruit and veg map.
The Soil Association’s Food for Life programme brings schools, nurseries, hospitals and care homes, and their surrounding communities together around the core ethos of healthy, tasty and sustainable food
BEUC - Consumers and the transition to sustainable food report - 10 takeaways
Sustain have embedded support for better public food procurement across a whole range of their programmes, including: Better Hospital Food, Children’s Food Campaign and Sustainable Food Cities.
Environment
Links and resources on the environmental impact and benefits of following a more plant-based diet
WWF
https://www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/food
https://www.wwf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2016-10/Plant2Plate_Food_for_Thought.pdf
The Darwin Challenge
The Darwin Challenge app has been created for those of you who have one or more meatfree days a week. This life-giving app rewards you, by showing you how your meat-free days are improving your health and your world. Small acts, big impacts.
Explore Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables in Europe with the EUFIC interactive seasonal fruit and veg map.
TUCO Greenhouse Gas Footprint Calculator
BEUC - One Bite At a Time: Consumers and the transition to sustainable food report
Proveg
‘Plan(t)s for Professionals Guide to serving more plant-based menu options
PETA’s catering recipe pack (for hospital or university caterers, can be adaptable for schools by reducing sugar, fat, and salt content).
The PETA Guide To Introducing Vegan Options
PETA Sample Menu 1 - produced with TUCO for university caterers
PETA Sample Menu 2 - produced with TUCO for university caterers
Eating Better - Better by half road map
KALE YEAH!
Kale Yeah! is a scheme designed by Friends of the Earth to help caterers sign up to the 20% less meat pledge. Resources include a chefs' toolkit, a guide to rebalancing menus and a step-by-step guide to launching a veggie loyalty scheme.
