Plantbased diet for baby boomers

Baby Boomers are more likely to follow a plant-based diet than millennials according to a new survey.

Diet habits of Brits, by age group, have been revealed and sensationally it's the over 55s who are more likely to follow a plant-based diet than millennials.

The survey, carried out by meal box delivery company, Green Chef, highlights that older adults are much more likely to follow a plant-based diet than younger adults in Britain, and suggests some of the possible reasons as to why this may be.

The research shows that a fifth of over 55s (20 per cent) follow a vegan or vegetarian diet, whereas only one in 25 millennials (four per cent) eat a strictly vegan diet. Conversely, older adults surveyed had different reasons for eating the diets they do. Many remarked that they followed a non-meat eating diet due to allergies, and one 55 - 64 year old female from Newcastle said she was “trying to cut down on meat for the environment”. A spokesperson from Green Chef said: “It is interesting to see the generational split between millennials who appear to be on the whole eating any food they desire, to the older generation who are considering their food intake due to internal and external factors, such as their own body’s intolerances and the environment.”

Green Chef are opening up the conversation around different diet options and want to make all individual diet preferences readily available. For more information on the survey findings and additional expert advice on the main diets followed by the British public, visit Green Chef’s website.