Vegetarianism is growing in popularity all the time. When I started reading up on it I was surprised just how many celebrities were veggies like me. Below are some of the more famous vegetarians I found - you may well be surprised at some of the names in the list. When I was creating the list I found quite a few other vegetarian celebrity lists …

Chewy vegetarian sweets have never been so popular, nor so abundant! Following in the footsteps of Marks and Spencer’s Veggie Percy and Veggie Colin, a German confectioner called Katjes, has introduced a rival vegetarian foam sweet to the UK market, called Better Bunny. Katjes is the second largest producer of fruit gum and liquorice in …

Colin the Caterpillar has changed for the better - he has become a beautiful vegetarian butterfly! Following on from the success of their veggie Percy Pig sweets, Marks and Spencer have just launched some brand new gelatine-free Colin the Caterpillar sweets. This time, instead of tweaking the appearance of the existing non-veggie sweet (like with …

Today Marks and Spencers lauched a new vegetarian version of their successful Percy Pig brand of sweets! These new gelatine-free Percy Pig fruit gums are called ‘Veggie Percy’ and each veggie Percy has a green ear, to distinguish it from the non-veggie Percy Pigs. The twittersphere has been getting very excited about this new launch - …

Many people think that it is difficult to obtain sufficient protein whilst following a vegetarian diet. However, this is simply not true, as there are plenty of excellent protein sources for vegetarians, and in actual fact most meat-eaters consume much more protein than their bodies require. Protein requirements for humans are 40g-50g per day. …

Eddie Shepherd Eddie Shepherd is an award-winning, Manchester-based professional vegetarian chef. In 2009 he won the prestigious ‘Cordon-vert’ cookery school’s ‘Chef of the future’ competition. His innovative and experimental approach to cooking has led to him being dubbed the ‘Heston Blumenthal of the vegetarian world’. At only …

Being a vegetarian isn’t something I had ever considered. In 2006 that all changed when I met the lady who is now my wife. Jo, who has written every other post here at veggieadvisor.com, has been a vegetarian since she was very young. When we first started going out she made it clear that she was vegetarian and that she wouldn’t cook …

Vitamin D deficiency is a wide-scale problem affecting many people, not just vegetarians and vegans. It is estimated that more than 50% of people in the UK have insufficient levels of vitamin D and 16% have severe deficiency during winter and spring. So why is this so important? The consequences of vitamin D deficiency Vitamin D deficiency impairs …

Occasionally a story linking processed meat to cancer will appear in the news. Parents are advised not to put ham in their children’s sandwiches, and for a while, some people take notice and reduce their consumption. However, these news stories are soon forgotten, and people go back to their old habits. It is therefore important that we make …

Vegetarians often encounter confusion about their diet, with many unsure about what a vegetarian can and cannot eat. If I tell someone I am vegetarian, the conversation usually proceeds with “do you eat fish?” followed by “do you eat dairy products?”. Some of this stems from people with different kinds of diets labelling …

A sketch of Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was a remarkable man. He is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time, yet he was also a highly talented sculptor, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, botanist and writer. He was an undisputed genius, and one of the most widely talented people to ever have lived. He was …

Vegetables are awesome. A healthy vegetarian diet will provide all the dietary nutrients required by the human body. It can also offer a number of health benefits over a standard meat-inclusive diet. The main benefits are outlined below. Reduced Risk of Bowel Cancer and Stomach Cancer The consumption of red meat and processed meat can increase …