January 2004

National Vegetarian Week 24th - 30th May 2004

Get Stuck In to some Food for Thought

To celebrate National Vegetarian Week 2004, The Vegetarian Society is launching a new edition of ‘Food for Thought’ – the essential guide to going (and staying) vegetarian. Recommended reading for anyone considering vegetarianism, this free booklet provides all the information and advice to get your new lifestyle off to a healthy and tasty start.

Featuring personal contributions from celebrity vegetarians including Victoria Wood, Bryan Adams and Tony Banks MP, Food for Thought is packed full of nutritional information and store-cupboard tips, as well as advice about hidden ingredients and how to avoid the stumbling blocks. There’s also a handy list of useful resources for vegetarians and sources of information about issues relating to vegetarianism, such as animal welfare.

A balanced vegetarian diet is nutritionally sound and fulfills the government’s recommended ‘balance of good health’ guidelines. Food for Thought is a useful booklet for the families of vegetarians who want to ensure that they know exactly what a vegetarian is. It also provides reassurance about the ease with which a vegetarian diet can fulfill all nutritional requirements.

To get you started in the kitchen there’s some simple and tasty vegetarian recipes that the whole family will enjoy. Hundreds more recipes – from the very basic to the adventurous – can be found on The Vegetarian Society website www.vegsoc.org

Get stuck in to National Vegetarian Week - Order your FREE copy of Food for Thought now – call The Vegetarian Society on 0161 925 2000.

Going veggie has never been more simple or more delicious! As Vegetarian Society patron and style guru Stella McCartney, says: ‘Welcome to the most delicious, most talked about, fastest growing, food trend of the new millennium – vegetarianism.”

Notes for editors

• The Vegetarian Society’s Cordon Vert School has developed a special National Vegetarian Week gourmet menu of :Artichoke and Sunblush Tomato Tart on a bed of Minted Rocket, Mediterranean Tian of Asparagus and Aromatic Almond Quinoa with a Piquant Pomegranate and Orange Dressing and Caramel Banana and Berry Brioche with Zested Marscapone, and an easy store-cupboard tea-time recipe Tortilla Beany Bake
  
• The recipes, high-res food photography and logos are available free from The Vegetarian Society Press Office.
  Kerry: 0161 925 2012, kerry@vegsoc.org
  Liz: 0161 925 2013, liz@vegsoc.org
  
• Outside office hours The Vegetarian Society Press Office can be contacted on 07973 108 165/7. Alternatively visit the website for lots more information at www.vegsoc.org.

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