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Beyond Today

Veganuary: was it worth it?

Beyond Today

BBC

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4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

With more of us becoming more conscious of our health and the environment, vegans and vegetarians look set to make up a quarter of the British population in 2025. But for those who haven’t completely committed to the cause there’s the national Veganuary campaign. Last year 250,000 people signed up, dedicating themselves to a month of no meat and dairy products for a mixture of health, environmental and ethical reasons. But does the food trend really have an impact on the way we live? We spoke to Gala Bailey-Barker, a farmer in Sussex, who believes that knowing where your food comes from is more important than the diet you choose. Dale Vince explains why he decided to take over and transform Forest Green Rovers into the world’s first vegan football club. And the BBC’s environment correspondent Matt McGrath explains whether one month of no meat and no dairy can really help save the planet. Presenter: Matthew Price Producers: Seren Jones and Harriet Noble Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

0:06.0

Hello, I'm Matthew Price.

0:07.6

This is Beyond Today from BBC Radio 4,

0:10.0

a space to ask one big question about one big story.

0:13.0

Today, Vigagnuri.

0:20.0

Was it worth it?

0:30.0

The meet free among you have never truly been free free to enjoy Subway's most iconic

0:34.8

legendary sandwich until now.

0:37.4

Introducing the new meatless meatball Marinara.

0:41.0

The first bite I would know the difference between beef and whatever else you have.

0:44.0

Little do they know, their Wapper Patty was actually made from plants.

0:47.4

You're fucking kidding me.

0:49.0

We're not, Grant.

0:51.0

Wait, PlantB, what was, what are you talking about?

0:52.0

A lot of people went vegan for the month.

0:54.0

vegan tacos.

0:58.0

This is all plant-based. Last year it was 250,000 in the UK.

1:01.0

This year they expect it to be a lot higher.

1:03.0

Their meat free burgers actually,

1:05.0

from bird-eye.

1:08.0

But what we wanted to find out today is what difference does going vegan make?

1:12.0

We'll tell you at the end of this episode. What difference does going vegan make?

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