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Organize a weekly challenge with plant-based lunches at work
Want to enjoy a plant-based lunch with colleagues for a week? It's good for the climate and an easy way to try out new habits.
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What we find interesting:
A joint challenge at work lowers the threshold for trying new things.
Plant-based food has a proven lower impact on the climate than meals with meat or dairy.
According to research by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), a day of plant-based eating emits an average of 40% less CO₂ than a lunch with meat or cheese.
By making it a challenge, together, informally, and temporarily, it becomes easier to break patterns and discover new flavors. Moreover, it raises awareness without being preachy.
3 more reasons to have a plant-based lunch together:
Plant-based food has a proven lower impact on the climate than meals with meat or dairy.
According to research by Wageningen University & Research (WUR), a day of plant-based eating emits an average of 40% less CO₂ than a lunch with meat or cheese.
By making it a challenge, together, informally, and temporarily, it becomes easier to break patterns and discover new flavors. Moreover, it raises awareness without being preachy.
3 more reasons to have a plant-based lunch together:
- Easier to stick with it: In a group setting, you're more likely to stick with it – and it's fun too.
- Awareness without pressure: A week is short and noncommittal, but it does get people thinking. - New flavors and ideas: From lentil salad to oat milk coffee, discover how delicious and surprising plant-based can be.
Steps
- 1Schedule a week with colleagues and invite people to participate
- 2Involve the canteen or catering, or organize potluck lunches where everyone brings something
- 3Share easy recipes and inspiration via email or chat groups
- 4Keep it light: no right/wrong, just try with curiosity
- 5Do a short reflection: what went well, what did people enjoy, and what will they take away?
