Tasty and eco-friendly (Picture: Allplants/ Tesco/ Grubby)

Know the difference between discreet and discrete?

Then you probably also know the difference between plant-based and vegan.

For the rest of us, The Vegan Society defines vegan as avoiding ‘all forms of exploitation or use of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose… whereas plant-based simply refers to a diet that focuses on eating mostly plants.’

More Brits are eating plant-based, with one in four taking a flexitarian approach that reduces but doesn’t eliminate consumption of animal products — and cuts their carbon footprint in the process.

A quarter of global emissions come from food, but 60% of that figure is from animal products, and half of that from beef and lamb.

Here are three ways to eat less meat and dairy, whether you identify as vegan, plant-based, flexitarian or no label at all…

Best for convenience

Meat-free microwave meals (Picture: Allplants)

Frozen Allplantsmeals make meat-free eating easy. From katsu curry to lentil moussaka, the microwaveable dishes, created by nutritionists, have won Great Taste awards.