Vivera is a Dutch food brand that is sold in UK groceries, mostly based on sustainable tofu, so packed with protein. All items are affordable and easy to cook.
This is quite an interesting story. The brand began (under a different name) as a meat butcher. But as people requested plant foods, it began to add them to the range. Eventually they were so popular, they decided to give up selling meat, now only sells plant-based foods, and changed their name!
Now sold across Europe, the range includes:
- Plant-based steak, mince and bacon
- Plant-based chicken breast & pieces
- Plant-based kebabs
- Plant-based salmon fillets
- Mini protein-bites
Avoid sausages for young children and choking hazards (for older children, slice lengthwise and lengthwise again into strips).
Keep faux meats away from pets, due to onion, garlic and salt. Also don’t give leftovers to garden birds or wildfowl ((salt is toxic, and fat can smear on feathers, affecting waterproofing and insulation).
Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside doesn’t recycle.
Why choose plant-based meat alternatives?
England is a country of around 67 million people. This means that although most people eat meat (though the amount of people who don’t is growing rapidly), there is simply not enough land for everyone to eat free-range meat, from animals that graze outside and have access to cosy indoors barns,
This means that most meats sold in England are either raised in factory farms here, or imported (for instance, most factory-farmed Danish bacon is imported to the UK for supermarkets).
So it’s not ‘harming traditional farmers’ to try faux meats, because people who eat meat will support them anyway by eating free-range meat. But for everyone else, then it’s good to discover some good vegan alternatives. And these are not just animal-kind, but cholesterol-free and not linked to cancers, like many processed meats (bacon is an obvious example, due to nitrates produced when cooked).
