Heura (sustainable plant foods from Barcelona)

Heura is a fresh brand of sustainable plant foods, created by young team in the beautiful coastal Spanish city of Barcelona. Their range is sold widely throughout grocery stores in Europe, making a real in-road as alternatives to meat, made from natural tasty ingredients, in sustainable packaging. Try making this simple vegan Heura cheeseburger.

Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (keep these items away from animal friends, as some ingredients may not be safe).

Most councils now offer soft plastic packaging. If not, use supermarket plastic recycling bins.

The main ingredient in all their products are legumes (beans, pulses, lentils etc) which are natural and high in protein. They are ground to a kind of vegetable flour, which forms the base. Then pressed in a special way for texture (similar to how pasta and cereal is made), and marinated in olive oil and herbs.

The protein is from soya (chicken-like products) or pea protein (beef-like products). The soya does not come from the rainforest (and it should be noted that 77% of soya used worldwide is to feed animals killed for meat, most is not eaten by humans).

As well as being kind to animals and having no cholesterol (but higher in fibre and iron than meat), Heura products have 83% lower carbon footprint than meat. The brand is promoted by the female Barcelona football team!