Average Flemish diet still dominated by animal products
The diet of the average person in Flanders consists of the same amount of meat and fish as it did 10 years ago, according to a new government report on the "protein shift", De Morgen reports on Tuesday.
In 2014, people in Flanders got about 39 per cent of their protein from plant-based food and the remaining 61 per cent from animal-based food. These numbers have barely shifted in the last decade, coming in at 41 per cent and 59 per cent, respectively, in 2023.
Consumer data reflects the slow change. Between 2016 and 2022, the ratio of animal to vegetable protein has remained relatively stable. Products such as tofu, vegetable burgers and legumes increased by 9 per cent in 2016, while the purchase of meat and fish only reduced by 1.9 per cent.
The Flemish government's Green Deal Protein Shift aims to reverse the meat-to-vegetable ratio. By 2030, it wants to see people getting 40 per cent of their protein from animal products and the remaining 60 per cent from plant-based sources.
"The central message of the narrative is half and half: choose a plant-based meal half of the week. This objective corresponds to the 40/60 ratio," the government said in an overview of its plan.
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