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Plant gains at the gym just got easier! 💪🌱When PR student Amber Trares (.trares) asked to add more plant-based options...
06/04/2026

Plant gains at the gym just got easier! 💪🌱

When PR student Amber Trares (.trares) asked to add more plant-based options to their grab-n-go menu, she was told there wasn’t enough student interest.

After circulating a survey to prove the demand, the wellness center listened and agreed to start stocking plant-based protein drinks and explore new dairy-free yogurts!

As Amber points out: “There are lots of places to make change on campus besides dining halls.” Way to use your voice (and research skills!) to create a more climate-friendly campus, Amber! ✨👏

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🎬We’re excited to be a program sponsor for this year’s Hollywood Climate Summit, June 3 & 4! Be sure to catch “On the S...
06/01/2026

🎬We’re excited to be a program sponsor for this year’s Hollywood Climate Summit, June 3 & 4! Be sure to catch “On the Stand: The People vs. Big Meat & Dairy,” featuring leading comedians from the entertainment industry. The Hollywood Climate Summit (HCS) is where thousands of climate storytellers, as well as leaders from entertainment and media, come together to shape a positive future. 🌎

🙋‍♀️Who is representing the people? We have a stellar team including , , and Jennifer Jacquet, a Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami.

👉Want to watch or attend? Use HCSFAM for 50% off in-person tickets. Or watch virtually for free!

🫘 Beans are officially the internet’s favorite superfood. ✨From viral recipes to luxury heirloom bean clubs with 36,00...
05/28/2026

🫘 Beans are officially the internet’s favorite superfood. ✨

From viral recipes to luxury heirloom bean clubs with 36,000-person waitlists, the once-lowly legume is getting a massive glow-up ✨.

But this isn’t just a passing trend. Beans actually live up to the hype:
🌱 Nutrition: Packed with plant-based protein and fiber.
🌎 Climate-smart: They have a fraction of the carbon footprint of animal products and require way less water.
💰 Budget-friendly: A perfect, minimally processed staple to beat grocery inflation.

Whether you’re in it for the planet, your health, or just a really good bowl of premium dish, beans are proving that eating sustainably is deliciously easy.

(Source: Bloomberg Article - The Humble Bean Gets a Glow-Up 4/24/26)

What’s your go-to bean recipe? Drop it in the comments! 👇

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🌱 UPDATE: Health + Hospitals celebrates over 2.8 MILLION plant-based meals served — and proof that defaults work.NYC He...
05/26/2026

🌱 UPDATE: Health + Hospitals celebrates over 2.8 MILLION plant-based meals served — and proof that defaults work.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the first in the U.S. to make plant-based menus the default lunch and dinner for patients. The results are undeniable:

✅ Over 2.8 million plant-based meals served (up from 1.2M in 2024)
✅ 98% patient satisfaction
✅ 36% reduction in carbon emissions
✅ Nearly 700,000 meals served in 2025 alone
✅ 💰 $0.59 saved per meal, $413,000 saved in 2025

When you change the default, you change the system. Patients still get their choice — but plant-based becomes the easy, delicious, and healthy norm.

👉 This is the model every hospital, school, and

institution should follow! 🍽️🌎
👏 Congratulations to NYC Health + Hospitals, , and every chef and food service leader making this the new standard. And HUGE credit to for leading this work!

What if a small tweak to a menu — or a message — could change what people choose to eat?That’s the power of behavioral n...
05/19/2026

What if a small tweak to a menu — or a message — could change what people choose to eat?

That’s the power of behavioral nudges, and we’re bringing them to the AVA Conference in Toronto!

✳️ Join Better Food Foundation for Nudge 2.0 — a hands-on workshop going beyond menu design into the narratives that normalize plant-based eating. Built for advocates working on institutional food AND those shaping campaign messages.
👉 Walk away with creative, practical skills you can use immediately. ✨

New to nudges? Catch our free monthly training at http://betterfoodfoundation.org/nudge-training

📅 May 24 | 11 AM ET | Toronto 🇨🇦

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🌎You can’t celebrate Mother Earth without talking about food.Animal agriculture takes a massive toll on our land, water,...
05/10/2026

🌎You can’t celebrate Mother Earth without talking about food.

Animal agriculture takes a massive toll on our land, water, and climate. If we want to protect the planet, we have to rethink our plates. Eating plant-based food uses a fraction of the resources and drastically cuts GHG emissions.

💚 This Mother’s Day, let’s commit to this easy, sustainable shift that actually makes a difference.

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Happy ? 🦐We’re celebrating by keeping them OFF the menu! Huge shoutout to ! She successfully campaigned to ban shrimp f...
05/08/2026

Happy ? 🦐

We’re celebrating by keeping them OFF the menu! Huge shoutout to ! She successfully campaigned to ban shrimp from the Malott dining hall at due to its severe environmental and human rights impacts. 🚫

Through an op-ed (“Shrimp are Scary”), tabling, and gathering 200+ signatures, she proved student voice matters. 🗣️

Want to see how you actually change the system? 🧠🌱 Look at what .brennan just did at :📩 Cold-emailed departments about b...
05/04/2026

Want to see how you actually change the system? 🧠🌱 Look at what .brennan just did at :
📩 Cold-emailed departments about behavioral “nudges”
🥗 Got them to pilot plant-based defaults at catered events
📈 Result: 100% of attendees stuck with the plant-based option at a recent dinner!

Now, the department is making the policy permanent. 👏 Partnering with , Emi is proving that smart strategy equals massive climate action.

05/01/2026

That’s exactly the way we like it! 🍓✨🥂
Whoever said a plant-based spread had to be boring? When the catering looks this abundant, vibrant, and delicious (and lists tasty titles and descriptions!), you know it’s going to be an incredible night.

Proof that leaving out what’s not necessary (animal products) is the absolute perfect way to throw a lavish party that’s climate-friendly. 🎉🌱

👉 See 2026 Taste of the Industry Report by , the world’s largest public sensory analysis of dairy-free products by at: https://www.nectar.org/

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🌍🌱 This Earth Day, DefaultVeg interns are making plant-based the easy choice across U.S. campuses!From NY to CA, these p...
04/30/2026

🌍🌱 This Earth Day, DefaultVeg interns are making plant-based the easy choice across U.S. campuses!
From NY to CA, these passionate students are proving that small shifts in our food systems = big wins for the planet, our health, and the future 💚
Here’s what our incredible cohort has been up to:
🌿Adriana Petrizzo tabled at ’s Student Environmental Coalition Earth Day event, rallying support for plant-based nudges in dining halls
🍋 Eve Douglas brought lemonade, plant-based desserts & good vibes to the Bottom County Festival for , advocating for plant-based default desserts
🌎 Gianna Imparato hosted an educational table at ’s Earth Day Fair, gathering signatures for plant-forward dining
✨ Kashfia Mahmud teamed up with ’s Women’s & Gender Studies dept to educate peers on plant-forward initiatives
🎨 Hunter College’s Balsamine Chen & Trevor Harris threw a Plant-Powered Food Festival with local eats, games & art — plus a talk at the Mission Nutrition Club 🌳 Ola Czartoyjska hosted Vegfest at with a food justice panel, local orgs & plant-based bites
🥗 Polina Akulova led a plant-based tasting at ’s Earth Month celebration
🌸 Sheila Kelly organized a plant-based tasting event at for Earth Week
🥛 Sydney Choi convinced to pilot the removal of the oat milk surcharge at student-run cafes!

🌎💚 Small changes = Big impact.

🙏Thank you for your inspiring work by all of BFF’s current interns! 🙌

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