Guildford Living Dec - Jan 2020 10.29.04
The fantastic festive issue is here, packed with local events, Christmas fun, delicious recipes, chef Michael Caines plus advice on buying a new home.
The fantastic festive issue is here, packed with local events, Christmas fun, delicious recipes, chef Michael Caines plus advice on buying a new home.
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Time to Veg Out!<br />
The growing popularity of<br />
vegetarian and veganism is<br />
not something confined to<br />
the young...<br />
ADVERTISING FEATURE<br />
For both ethical and health reasons, more people in Britain are<br />
now reducing their meat consumption, choosing more vegetarian<br />
and vegan diet options, making them more popular than they<br />
have ever been. To support that societal shift, a charity was<br />
founded in 2008 to support vegetarians and vegans who came to<br />
this choice later in life. Vegetarians for Life (VfL) was established<br />
to promote the fact that no-one should be forced to give up on<br />
their dietary preferences or needs just because they are older or<br />
go in to care.<br />
Silvermere Care Home in Cobham, operated by Avery Healthcare,<br />
is proud to be a member of VfL’s directory, a 1,300 strong list<br />
of veggie-friendly organisations. Three of Avery’s chefs were<br />
recently crowned as winners in VfL’s 2019 Awards for Excellence<br />
in Vegetarian Care Catering; they scooped Vegetarian Chef of<br />
the Year, Vegetarian/Vegan Dish of the Year and were Runners<br />
Up for the Special Recognition Award. The Silvermere chefs also<br />
work to this standard, providing first-class vegetarian and vegan<br />
options, taking into account religious and cultural dietary needs<br />
as well as resident dining preferences.<br />
Amanda Woodvine, VfL chief executive, said: “Approaching<br />
500,000 people over 65 live in care homes and the number of<br />
vegetarians and vegans among them has trebled in five years.<br />
They and their families have understandable concerns about their<br />
dietary needs and preferences being met, with food prepared<br />
separately to meat products by a chef who takes the time to<br />
understand their needs and ensure a good variety of nutritious<br />
and tasty foods are available to them. I am pleased to see Avery<br />
fully supporting this.”<br />
For more call 01932 576650 or Search ‘Silvermere Care’ online<br />
or on Facebook.<br />
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