Pipless Thursday!

The morning began as it usually does with the radio springing to life just before seven o’clock and the weather report but then silence – no pips to mark the hour. That made me take notice. What had happened? Did Amol Rajan forget to press the button? Well, whatever, I was awake. A cup of tea, Wordle and later, Thought for the Day came from Martin Rowe. He began by telling us that one in four vegans had given up and started to eat meat again, largely due to anxiety about the lack of protein in their diet. Some now describe themselves as “flexitarian” – sometimes vegan/vegetarian and sometimes meat eaters. In my last school we had Matron, a qualified nurse, who kept an eye on the health of the children amongst her other tasks. She could always identify a child who was vegan (not advisable in that age group tbh) because their skin was often almost transparent, they were lethargic and had bluish rings around their eyes. Protein, needed for growth and repair at the very least, contains essential amino acids not found in vegetable food sources and so supplements need to be sourced from health food shops. Fine for adults, but not for children please ! x