NEW YORK - Heather Mills will have meat-free dishes on the menu of her new eatery V-Bites in Brighton, UK.

Sir Paul McCartney’s former wife, who is a patron of Viva, the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation, promised to offer meat substitutes that would bring the original flavour but minus the non-vegetarian ingredients.

“What is definitely going to shock people is the meat replacements. They have a real meat taste to them,” the New York Daily News quoted her as saying.

The former model told the crowd at the town’s Foodies Festival last month that her restaurant would advocate “being animal-friendly, saving the environment and the planet.”

She added: “I am not telling people to stop eating meat and dairy altogether. I’m just saying come and try it one day a week, have a nice meal and do your bit for the environment.” (ANI)