Common Factors

So what is a flexitarian diet and why should we be interested?

Just like vegetarians, part-time vegetarians – or flexitarians – prefer to base meals on vegetables. Whether this is for health, economic or moral reasons (or more likely a combination of all three), the fact is that the flexitarian diet – one that is largely vegetarian, but occasionally includes poultry, meat and seafood – is growing in popularity and is a long-term trend that’s gaining momentum.

Since we have all become more thrifty and price-conscious when food shopping, and vegetables on the whole are a lot cheaper than meat and fish, the part-time vegetarian diet seems to be the logical way to go for non-vegetarians. Good-quality meat and fish have become prohibitively expensive, so it makes sense to eat them less often so you can still choose the best quality and ethically sourced.