Plant-based diets use 75% less land

Plant-based recipes

Pulled BBQ Jackfruit Burrito

Burrito filled with pulled BBQ jackfruit and vegetables, cut in half to reveal the filling, displayed on a wooden cutting board.

Vegan Pad Thai

A plate of began pad thai with snow peas, red peppers, and rice noodles, garnished with green onion and cilantro, served on a speckled blue plate.

Minted Pea Soup

White bowl of mint and pea soup, on a grey table next to a silver spoon.

Any Bean Dip (x4 recipes)

Glass bowl of roasted rep apper hummus, with a pita bread slice sticking out. Served on a white plate with more pita bread slices.

Smoky Butternut Squash Soup

Bowl of creamy butternut squash soup garnished with herbs.

Black Bean and Yam Soup

Bowl of black bean and yam soup garnished with cilantro, placed on a white plate with extra cilantro and a slice of lime.

Trail Mix Snack Balls

Small black baking dish of 12 snack balls, made from trail mix ingredients. The dish is held by a hand and displayed over a marble countertop.

5-Minute Cashew Alfredo Sauce

Plate of pasta topped with creamy cashew alfredo sauce and fresh basil, set on a wooden table with a fork and spoon beside it.

Roasted Vegetable Pesto Sandwich

Sandwich filled with roasted vegetables, pesto, cherry tomatos, and fresh greens in a bun, being held by a hand over top of a wooden cutting board.

Roasted Tomato & Millet Soup

White bowl of roasted tomato and millet soup, with a silver spoon in the soup. The bowl of soup is on a white table with a brown, orange, and green floral napkin.

Vegan ‘Fish’ Sauce

Small metal bowl of vegan fish sauce, on a countertop next to gluten free tamari soy sauce, a bag of black sesame seeds, some dried chilis, a package of uncooked dry rice noodles, fresh herbs, and three unpeeled cloves of garlic.

Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Chickpea salad sandwich, with chickpea salad, fresh greens, and tomato served in a bun, displayed on a patterned wood cutting board.

Black Bean Burger

Black bean burger served on a bun with fresh greens and avocado and tomato slices, served on a white plate.

Chickpea Tagine

Large clay bowl of Moroccan chickpea tagine with vegetables, covered with a red tomato-based sauce, garnished with parsley, served with couscous in a small clay bowl.

Roasted Cauliflower Curry

White bowl of roasted cauliflower curry in a creamy tomato sauce, garnished with fresh parsley. The bowl is set on a table, next to fresh parsley and a lemon slice.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Glass bowl of roasted rep apper hummus, with a pita bread slice sticking out. Served on a white plate with more pita bread slices.

Black Bean and Cilantro Dip

Bowl of black bean and cilantro dip with tortilla chips on the side, served in a clay bowl.

Cannellini Rosemary Butter

Small mason jar of cannellini rosemary butter, with a cucumber slice sticking out of it, set on a white plate with cucumber slices. Ingredients, and a mortar and pestle, are in the background.

Classic Hummus

Bowl of hummus, topped with olive oil, and a red pepper slice sticking out of it. The bowl is set on a small white plate with rice crackers, red pepper slices, green beans, and carrot slices.

Nutrient-Dense Breakfast Smoothie

Blender filled with an unblended green smoothie made from leafy greens and fruits, being held by someone's hand in a kitchen.

Plant-based diets use less land

Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture, with most of this used to raise animals for dairy and meat. Plant-based diets can help! How? The land needed to feed animals who will be eaten by humans – including land for grazing and to grow crops for animal feed – is far greater than the land needed to grow food for humans directly.

In fact, Our World in Data found that if the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares! Plant-based diets also reduce the need for monoculture crops, which are harmful to soil health, as the demand for animal feed is a driving factor in their use.

Here are some ways one simple ingredient swap can help reduce your meal’s environmental impact.

Learn more about how shifting to a plant-based diet can help reduce your impact on the environment.

Learn more about how plant-based helps the environment

Go plant-based for the planet

Read on to learn how animal agriculture impacts our environment, and how a plant-based diet can help.

Get started on your plant-based journey

10 tips for getting started on a plant-based diet today

Desiree Nielsen, a registered dietician based in Vancouver, shares 10 tips for getting started on a plant-based diet today.

Will you be choosing more plant-based meals for the planet?

Check out these simple and delicious recipes for meal and snack inspiration:

Pulled BBQ Jackfruit Burrito

Burrito filled with pulled BBQ jackfruit and vegetables, cut in half to reveal the filling, displayed on a wooden cutting board.

Vegan Pad Thai

A plate of began pad thai with snow peas, red peppers, and rice noodles, garnished with green onion and cilantro, served on a speckled blue plate.

Minted Pea Soup

White bowl of mint and pea soup, on a grey table next to a silver spoon.

Any Bean Dip (x4 recipes)

Glass bowl of roasted rep apper hummus, with a pita bread slice sticking out. Served on a white plate with more pita bread slices.

Smoky Butternut Squash Soup

Bowl of creamy butternut squash soup garnished with herbs.

Black Bean and Yam Soup

Bowl of black bean and yam soup garnished with cilantro, placed on a white plate with extra cilantro and a slice of lime.

Trail Mix Snack Balls

Small black baking dish of 12 snack balls, made from trail mix ingredients. The dish is held by a hand and displayed over a marble countertop.

5-Minute Cashew Alfredo Sauce

Plate of pasta topped with creamy cashew alfredo sauce and fresh basil, set on a wooden table with a fork and spoon beside it.

Roasted Vegetable Pesto Sandwich

Sandwich filled with roasted vegetables, pesto, cherry tomatos, and fresh greens in a bun, being held by a hand over top of a wooden cutting board.

Roasted Tomato & Millet Soup

White bowl of roasted tomato and millet soup, with a silver spoon in the soup. The bowl of soup is on a white table with a brown, orange, and green floral napkin.

Vegan ‘Fish’ Sauce

Small metal bowl of vegan fish sauce, on a countertop next to gluten free tamari soy sauce, a bag of black sesame seeds, some dried chilis, a package of uncooked dry rice noodles, fresh herbs, and three unpeeled cloves of garlic.

Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Chickpea salad sandwich, with chickpea salad, fresh greens, and tomato served in a bun, displayed on a patterned wood cutting board.

Black Bean Burger

Black bean burger served on a bun with fresh greens and avocado and tomato slices, served on a white plate.

Chickpea Tagine

Large clay bowl of Moroccan chickpea tagine with vegetables, covered with a red tomato-based sauce, garnished with parsley, served with couscous in a small clay bowl.

Roasted Cauliflower Curry

White bowl of roasted cauliflower curry in a creamy tomato sauce, garnished with fresh parsley. The bowl is set on a table, next to fresh parsley and a lemon slice.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Glass bowl of roasted rep apper hummus, with a pita bread slice sticking out. Served on a white plate with more pita bread slices.

Black Bean and Cilantro Dip

Bowl of black bean and cilantro dip with tortilla chips on the side, served in a clay bowl.

Cannellini Rosemary Butter

Small mason jar of cannellini rosemary butter, with a cucumber slice sticking out of it, set on a white plate with cucumber slices. Ingredients, and a mortar and pestle, are in the background.

Classic Hummus

Bowl of hummus, topped with olive oil, and a red pepper slice sticking out of it. The bowl is set on a small white plate with rice crackers, red pepper slices, green beans, and carrot slices.

Nutrient-Dense Breakfast Smoothie

Blender filled with an unblended green smoothie made from leafy greens and fruits, being held by someone's hand in a kitchen.

Looking for more inspiration? See all plant-based recipes in the Plant University recipe library!