Move over meat: how the UK can diversify its protein consumption

A new report from the Carbon Trust explores how consumers can be put on a more sustainable food path

The UK is a country of meat eaters. The typical diet is high in processed meats containing salt and unhealthy fats, and low in fibres and nutrients from fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts and grains.

"We have limited our food choices without even knowing it. We don't need to eat as much [meat] as we are," says Duncan Williamson, food policy manager at WWF. "Chicken is about to become the most consumed protein on the planet, overtaking pig. The footprint of producing this much white meat is unsustainable."