Better food, by default.
The Better Food Foundation incubates novel strategies for shifting diets. Our vision is a world where plant-based food is the norm.
Normalizing plant-based food
Our programs transform the institutional and cultural environments that both guide food choices and shape attitudes towards plant-based eating, leading to large scale and lasting diet change.
DefaultVeg is a simple and inclusive way to offer healthier, greener, and more inclusive meals by nudging consumers toward plant-based options.
FlipIt tells the stories of people who are ahead of the curve—changemakers who are already making plant-based food the norm in their communities.
1,815,000
meals impacted/year
500+
institutions using plant-based nudges
37%
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 888,000 kg of carbon dioxide
34%
reduction in water footprint, or 21,000,000 gallons of water
The Latest
Research on Defaults: How Can Plant-Based Nudges Be Implemented Effectively?
DefaultVeg an effective, evidence-based intervention, and it can benefit nearly all of the groups involved: food service vendors, consumers, animals, and the climate and environment. But just because it works doesn’t mean we can’t make it better. Here are our research-backed tips on how to ensure your nudges are as effective as possible.
Hundreds of Universities Are Moving Toward a Plant-Based Norm
Sodexo has massively expanded plant-based dining at its nearly 400 universities following its trial of DefaultVeg menus.
Sodexo Launches Massive Expansion of DefaultVeg Pilot, Making Plant-Based Meal Service a Norm at Campus Eateries Across USA
DefaultVeg expansion to almost 400 campuses serving 1 million students coincides with a newly published study showing that consistently offering plant-based meals as the default option is highly effective at encouraging students to choose them, cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Universities around the world see the value in reimagining food norms. Together we can keep campus—and the planet—cool.
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Just as we always eat in community, we also need our community to make this transformative work possible.
There’s a lot of large-scale change that we could achieve in any of the institutions where food is served. Nudges are more than just quiet and discreet. They’re actively changing people’s attitudes in a positive direction towards plant-based foods.
Jennifer Channin
Executive Director
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