Flexitarianism, also known as semi-vegetarianism, is a diet based on vegetarianism, but allowing occasional consumption of animal flesh. It's a flexible diet that, unlike vegetarianism, doesn't exclude any foods. The idea is to move towards a more vegetarian, more diversified and therefore more sustainable diet, at your own pace and at your own level. Adopting a flexitarian diet benefits both our health and the environment. In fact, over-consumption of meat or fish, in addition to having negative effects on health, can have a strong impact on the environment, due to deforestation, over-fishing or intensive production leading to emissions of greenhouse gases, for example.
You can eat a balanced diet with a flexitarian diet! As it is in line with official dietary recommendations, flexitarianism can be practised by everyone. 

For further information, we recommend that you consult :

- The MangerBouger.fr website 
- The Santé Publique France website, and its nutrition and physical activity section
- The website of ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, and its food and human nutrition section.
- French Nutrition Society website
- The report of the PNNS, Programme Nationale de Nutrition et Santé (2018-2023), which defines all nutritional recommendations