If you want to choose the best diet for the planet go vegan.

The loss of 1kg of boneless beef has the equivalent climate impact of wasting 24kg of wheat.

A third of the food produced in the UK is thrown away.

It is suggested that intensively farmed beef has a lower climate impact than free range, but the jury is still out.

Concerns about fish stocks, harmful PCBs, farmed fish welfare and the impact of diseases spreading from farmed to wild fish make eating fish a controversial area.

Meat causes far higher emissions than plant based food. More than half the world’s crops are used to feed animals. Cutting down on meat is good for your health and good for the climate.

Cutting out meat one day a week, will save approximately 175kg CO2e per year. If you're cooking for three people that adds up to over half a tonne a year.

Processed foods carry an increased carbon burden. Choosing fresh, unprocessed foods saves added energy emissions.

Box delivery schemes which deliver seasonal, organic food to your door vary greatly.

What could be more local, seasonal produce than your own home grown food?