Dutch eat less meat, but coronavirus closures are the likely cause
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch eat less meat, but coronavirus closures are the likely cause

Dutch News  

The Dutch ate less meat last year but that is mainly down to restaurants closing during the coronavirus crisis rather than a change in behaviour, according to researchers at Wageningen University. Animal rights group Wakker Dier, which commissioned the research, said it was pleased to see people had eaten less meat, even though there is not a real trend. ‘And that is without the impact on pollution, the climate, deforestation – and the millions of animals that suffer.’ Vegan In June, national statistics agency CBS said four in five Dutch adults do not eat meat every day and 45% eat meat a maximum of four times a week. In total, 95% of Dutch adults still eat meat, some 3% eat fish not meat, 2% are vegetarians and 0.4% avoid animal products altogether, the CBS found.

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Dutch spend more on food with a "sustainable" label
3 months, 1 week ago

Dutch spend more on food with a "sustainable" label

Dutch News  

The Dutch spent more on meat, vegetables, dairy and bread with a “sustainable” label last year, which now accounts for a bigger proportion of total spending on food, according to research by national statistics organisation CBS and Wageningen University. In total, consumers spent €12.6 billion on “sustainable” food last year, 14% more than in 2022. The research, carried out on …

Dutch spend more on food with a "sustainable" label
3 months, 1 week ago

Dutch spend more on food with a "sustainable" label

Dutch News  

The Dutch spent more on meat, vegetables, dairy and bread with a “sustainable” label last year, which now accounts for a bigger proportion of total spending on food, according to research by national statistics organisation CBS and Wageningen University. In total, consumers spent €12.6 billion on “sustainable” food last year, 14% more than in 2022. The research, carried out on …

Temptation stops many Dutch from having a healthier diet
1 year, 3 months ago

Temptation stops many Dutch from having a healthier diet

Dutch News  

Although over one in three Dutch adults say they would like to eat more healthy food, almost half of them get tempted by others to go for unhealthy options and 39% say they can’t resist snacks and sweets, according to new research by national statistics agency CBS. A far smaller proportion – just 17% – say they don’t have enough …

NL residents eating healthier, but not yet healthy enough
1 year, 10 months ago

NL residents eating healthier, but not yet healthy enough

NL Times  

Netherlands residents have been eating and drinking healthier over the past years. In its VCP, the RIVM looked at the daily meals of Netherlands residents between the ages of 7 and 69 between 2019 and 2021 and compared the results with previous surveys. Vegetable consumption increased from 128 grams per day in 2007-2010 to 135 grams in 2012-2016 and now …

Eight in 10 don’t eat meat every day, but only 5% are vegetarian or vegan: CBS
3 years, 6 months ago

Eight in 10 don’t eat meat every day, but only 5% are vegetarian or vegan: CBS

Dutch News  

Eight in ten Dutch adults do not eat meat every day and 45% eat meat a maximum of four times a week, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. In total, 95% of Dutch adults still eat meat, some 3% eat fish not meat, 2% are vegetarians and 0.4% avoid animal products altogether, the CBS found. The CBS also found …

Dutch eating less meat; Scientists want higher meat prices to support the trend
3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch eating less meat; Scientists want higher meat prices to support the trend

NL Times  

Eight out of ten Dutch people no longer eat meat every day, a study by Statistic Netherlands showed. At the same time, 50 scientists and the retired D66 politician Jan Terlouw have called for meat prices to be increased by 1-3 percent annually. About a third of Dutch adults have started eating less meat in the past year, and 0.5% …

Dutch are biggest consumers of meat substitutes in Europe
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch are biggest consumers of meat substitutes in Europe

NL Times  

The population of the Netherlands is the biggest consumerof meat substitutes in Europe, a research by non-profit organization ProVeg showed. We already knew that the Netherlands is one of the leaders, but not that we also eat the most meat substitutes in Europe per person," says Pablo Moleman, co-founder of the organization ProVeg. It showed that the Dutch spend an …

Meat consumption rises, Dutch now eat 200 million chickens a year
4 years, 2 months ago

Meat consumption rises, Dutch now eat 200 million chickens a year

Dutch News  

Meat consumption went up for the second year in a row in 2019, but the increase appears to be down to flexitarians and tourists, research by Wageningen Economic research for animal welfare organisation Wakker Dier has shown. ‘This is a very worrying trend at a time when every problem we face requires less meat consumption, from climate change to nitrogen …

NL meat consumption up; 39 kilos meat per person consumed last year
4 years, 2 months ago

NL meat consumption up; 39 kilos meat per person consumed last year

NL Times  

Despite meat substitutes gaining popularity, meat consumption in the Netherlands increased for the second consecutive year in 2019. Last year 39 kilograms of meat per person was eaten, a few hundred grams more than the year before, according to a study by Wageningen University on behalf of animal welfare organization Wakker Dier. Meat consumption in the Netherlands decreased every year …

Too much meat in Dutch diet; Food waste still problematic
4 years, 5 months ago

Too much meat in Dutch diet; Food waste still problematic

NL Times  

On average, Netherlands residents' eating habits are unhealthy and unsustainable, according to the Food Consumption Change report by the Netherlands' environmental assessment agency PBL. For more sustainable eating patterns, Dutch people will have to eat less meat and waste less food. With sustainable eating habits, the PBL means wasting less food, buying products that were sustainably produced, and switching to …

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