Good Food Eat up your spring greens


Across the United Kingdom, a growing army of vegetarians and vegans are contributing to the burgeoning meat-free menu in the 21st century. Mid Kent Living finds out why…


hether it is for reasons of health, animal rights, the environment or its current “trendy” status, the vegan diet has become more to Brits’ taste in recent years than ever before.


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According to the Vegan Society, nearly 1.65m people (based on a sample of 10,000) are now opting for a meat-free diet, half of whom regard themselves as lifestyle or dietary vegan. Big show business names like Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande have spread the word through deed as non-meat eaters and the hashtag #vegan has been used 61m times on Instagram posts alone.


Part-time veganism is now a “thing” that


people do – cuting out meat, fish, dairy and eggs for short periods.


Once popularly stereo-typed as confined to pale-faced cranks, a growing driſt away from


meat-eating is now firmly mainstream. And where there is popularity, there is profit. As ever, supermarkets have cashed in and are filling their shelves with wares aimed at making money from the latest in what people want. The UK market for meat-free products


rose by £33m to £572m, between 2015-17, according to an industry analyst.


Te NHS says that non-meat eaters should be able to get the nutrition they require to survive on a balanced vegan diet of breads, pasta or other starchy carbohydrates, vegetables, nuts, grains and fruits.


Tere is a plethora of studies which support or debunk veganism but there is litle doubt that a diet absent in animal fats or processed sugars will be beter for the consumer. Here in Kent, we produce food fit for vegetarians all years round – mainly organic and


straight out of the ground or off the tree. Apples, pears, cherries and plums are all some way from harvesting but there are still many wholesome vegetables making their way to the table this spring. Spring greens such as cabbages, kale and sprouts are rich in vitamins, irons and essential minerals noted for prevention against some cancers, heart disease and high blood pressure. Beter still, they are low in calories. While the supermarkets are likely to have these lines, why not try the local farm shop or country market as a source.


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