A demonstration of cooking vegetarian recipes and a discussion about vegetarian nutrition.

Vegetarianism and veganism are considered mainstream today, but in the early 1990s it was a lot more difficult to find vegan and vegetarian speciality foods. A lot of a vegetarian's diet depended on home cooking and vegetables. In the 19th century, vegetarianism was often associated with cultural reform movements, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was one advocate of ethically motivated vegetarianism.

Fred Dinenage, who hosts this programme, began his career with Southern Television in 1964, and continued to work with ITV until 2021. Southern Television was the ITV broadcasting licence holder for the South and South-East of England between 1958 and 1981.

Opening title sequence. The interviewer, Fred Dinenage, introduces the topic of cooking healthier and cheaper food. He introduces Brian Eno, a writer of vegetarian cook books, and Sally-Anne Spedding who is a dietician. Eno explains that vegetarian cooking is easy and healthy, but Spedding says it can be an unhealthy diet. Eno shows off a couple of salads that he has made and then he makes a salad.

Spedding talks about the nutrition benefits of fruit and vegetables. Eno prepares fried rice and vegetables. They talk about the oil he's using. Spedding explains how to achieve a balanced diet. Eno demonstrates how to make a lentil bean burger. They discuss cholesterol and saturated fats. Eno cooks a desert with bananas and almonds. Spedding recommends cutting down sugar amounts in recipes. They try the lentil burgers and the desert.