It's not surprising to see many Boomers becoming Flexitarians.
Flexitarians are those who still eat meat, but only on a part-time basis.
That group includes vegans, of course,
but also vegetarians and you guessed it, Flexitarians.
Many Flexitarians likely have children who are vegans or vegetarians, or
may have friends who are not eating meat.
It is most likely that the motivators for Flexitarians to decrease meat consumption are related to health
and the environment.
Flexitarians focus on having vegetarian meals,
rather than just not eating the meat served as part of a meat-based meal.
For restaurants, serving Flexitarians is obviously less onerous because their dietary
preferences give both the industry and consumers more leeway.
More than 3.5 million Canadians consider themselves Flexitarians, according to the Dalhousie findings, or what some may call conscious carnivores.
As Canadians are eating less meat,
restaurants are wooing what are known as Flexitarians, those who haven't totally given up meat
but are trying to eat much less.