Who are the flexitarians? They are perhaps the half measure that many expected, especially those who choose a vegetarian or vegan diet for health reasons and greater commitment to the environment, but not for ethical reasons. It is in fact all those who choose to be ” flexible vegetarians “, or to follow a vegetarian diet with some breaks in which they can eat meat or fish. I once met a sixty-year-old English woman who was a flexitarian : she ate not animal meat, but fish every now and then.

This would bring some advantages to our health, in a greater consumption of fruit and vegetables, a lower consumption of animal proteins, and a greater awareness and knowledge of many cheap foods that are consumed less than in the last century : legumes in primis, for example. , vegetable oils and whole grains, wild herbs and oil seeds. In short, trying to eat meat once a week or once every ten days can be a valid and healthy dietary alternative. If you are interested, here is a book and a site on Flexitarianism: here .