Welcome to the Meatless week challenge! Over the next seven days we will share loads of tasty recipes and inspiring facts to help you enjoy delicious vegetarian food every day. We’ve got information on nutrition, how to plan meals and shopping lists, where to find local vegetarian restaurants, how to boost flavours and add extra protein to your meals and snacks, and lots more…
Did You Know?
- Eating a veggie diet means 2.5 x less carbon emissions than a meat diet. SOURCE: Vegetarian Society
- Plant-based proteins such as peas, lentils and beans use 20 times less land and emit 20 times less greenhouse gas emissions per gram of edible protein than beef. SOURCE: World Resources Institute
- A 4oz cheeseburger has approximately the same carbon emissions as driving six miles in an average UK car, but a 4oz bean burger is equivalent to just ⅔ of a mile. SOURCE: How Bad Are Bananas
Every single day of the challenge, we’ll share something unique – personalised advice, a recipe, joke, quiz or some recommended reading. We’ve got it all covered!
Find help and connect with people on our Community page – you can post questions and share photos with other people who have joined the challenge.
Shopping list & recipe inspiration
This challenge was created in response to a social media vote by supporters of the Therme Manchester Marathon 2022. Best of luck if you’re competing in the race!
