Environmentally Sustainable Diets
The current UK diet does not have the right balance of food recommended for a healthy, sustainable diet. Dietitians have an important role to play in the facilitation of sustainable diets.
BDA works with Aldi to help customers understand more about healthy, sustainable and affordable shopping habits
More about the BDA's healthy, sustainable baskets project with Aldi
The plastics recycling journey
The BDA’s toolkit on environmentally sustainable diets included significant coverage on waste from food and drink. We found that household waste accounts for around 70% of all food and drink waste, but the scope of the reference guide was not able to include specific coverage on plastic packaging. We teamed with RECOUP to help us understand more about the plastics recycling value chain from the home.
BDA attends the TUC Adaptation to Climate Change and The World of Work Conference
Stephen Austin BDA National Employment Relations Officer attended the virtual TUC Adaptation to Climate Change and The World of work Conference on Tuesday 8 September 2020, here he talks about his time at the online event.
What is the role of dietitians in catering companies in influencing sustainable eating in schools?
Tess Warnes looks at how embedding sustainability in school meals can have additional benefits of improved health and creating good habits
Sustainable Hacks
Swaps that are better for you and the planet
One Blue Dot - the BDA's Environmentally Sustainable Diet Project
On these pages you will find a toolkit of information, graphics, tools and links to help you improve your understanding of environmentally sustianable diets.
Diets for the 10 billion
Good for you or good for planet Earth? A new report causes a diet-quake amongst experts