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Guest posts and longer-form articles.

eBites Spring 2025

Spring is here, and we’re excited to bring you another action-packed eBites. It’s Nutrition and Hydration Week, and in this issue we highlight some of the challenges faced by older people while they maintain their dietary and philosophical lifestyles as vegans and vegetarians. The care ...

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Posted by Alison on 17/03/25 in Articles and Life After Retirement and VfL News and Events

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Nutrition and Hydration Week: The Corner Shop Cookery Challenge

Our VfL Roving Chef Team was challenged to make a day's worth of meals from local corner shops – on a budget of just £4.50. We hear how they got on. Corner stores are often the only source of food for those with mobility or access issues, and people living in underserved communities...

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Posted by Claire on 17/03/25 in Articles and Life After Retirement and Cooking on a Budget and Recipes

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Shifting identities: Dementia, mental capacity and the food we eat

Around 70 per cent of people in care homes have dementia. Understanding how we as a society address changes in identity and mental capacity is fundamental to the work of VfL, the UK charity for older vegans and vegetarians. With that in mind, last month we held a panel discussion with three experts ...

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Posted by Moussa on 29/01/25 in Articles and Life After Retirement and Questions Answered and VfL News and Events

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