As a foodie and also as my partner is a chef,we both eat as healthy food as we can and are both non-meat eaters. Our reasons for stopping eating meat was two fold firstly the added hormones and secondly the addition of antibiotics to the animals, hoping to prevent disease. We also have access through my partners brother who has an allotment plenty of fruit and veg and it tastes altogether better than when we buy fresh from our local supplier. And as the writer points out we can keep the food longer than supermarket bought produce. Ian