More beans and rearranged menus found to boost intake of greener lower-fat foods

A new white haricot bean variety that could become the UK’s next commercial plant-protein crop (University of Warwick/PA) - (PA Media)

Including more beans in school meals and rearranging menus in hospitals are some of the measures that can steer the UK public towards healthier, greener food choices, researchers have found.

A series of studies, published on Thursday, have explored different ways to transform the UK’s food system as part of a major five-year £47.5 million research programme, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).