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28 September 2018

Public sector canteens should offer at least one vegan meal each day – here’s why

When you’re hospitalised, food is probably the last thing on your mind. Unless you’re vegan.

By Dominika Piasecka

When you’re sent to hospital for a procedure or your child is due to start school, food is probably the last thing on your mind. Sadly, many vegans don’t have this luxury in situations where they have to rely on others to cater for them.

The number of vegans in Great Britain has quadrupled in the past four years, the vegan food selection on supermarket shelves exploded, and nearly every café, pub and restaurant boasts a plant-based menu now. A vegan diet – one that avoids all animal products – is much better understood and frequently accommodated.

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