Anyone who checks out our eco events calendar on ECOutlet may have already noted that this week marks National Vegetarian Week 2008, an annual awareness-raising campaign promoting inspirational vegetarian food and the benefits of a meat-free diet.
Going veggie is now easier than ever with lots of meat-free alternatives in the shops for nervous newbies and most restaurants offering tasty imaginative options beyond the bog-standard veggie Lasagne or Mousaka. The NVW website has a few ‘meat-free made easy’ recipe ideas for anyone planning on giving the veggie option a try this week or my top tip is the BBC Food website which always comes up trumps when I’m looking for interesting meal ideas.
Abstaining from meat, even for a few days is not only good for your health but is better for the planet too. Check out my previous blog last year on the link between greenhouse gases and global meat production or have a look at this award winning video on youtube which highlights the problem!
