Foods
Find your starting point
Ingredients & cooking
Get to know lentils, grains, plant milks and baking ingredients, with guides and recipes to help you use them.
Get to know your ingredients
Explore familiar staples and find something new to cook with.
Make everyday swaps
Find your way around plant milks, nutritional yeast and food labels.
Put it into practice
Try a simple meal using lentils, chickpeas or vegetables.
From the kitchen
Quick Basic Vegan Dhal
From the kitchen
Potato, Spinach & Chickpea Curry
From the kitchen
Vegan Mushroom Stew
Resources
General guidance and further reading. These links have not been checked against the individual claims on this page.
- NHS: The vegan diet
Public health guidance on planning a vegan diet and getting essential nutrients.
- British Dietetic Association: Vegetarian, vegan and plant-based diet
Dietitian guidance on plant-based eating. The fact sheet is currently under review by the BDA.
- NHS: The Eatwell Guide
Guidance on food groups and the balance of foods across a day or week.