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Plant-based, for students.

Are you an environmentalist, animal lover, looking to eat healthier, or somewhere in the middle? We’ve got you. PlantUniversity is a project designed for students, with students, to help you learn more about plant-based eating.

Learn why to try plant-based, how best to do it, and build your recipe book with the resources below.

Plant-based resources for postsecondary students are brought to you by the Canadian University Initiative, Reimagine Agriculture, and the Vancouver Humane Society. This collaboration of organizations aims to improve access to plant-based options at postsecondary campuses and to support students with the tools to eat more plants for the well-being of animals, the planet, and the people who share it.

Why plant based?

Discover the ways eating plant-based can transform animals, the planet, and ourselves.

How to get started?

Feeling overwhelmed? Don’t be. There are countless resources available to you here and in other places online, but move at whatever pace feels good to you.

Try out some easy recipes like the 15-minute ones below that you can begin adding to your every day diet.

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.

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.

Chickpea Salad Sandwich

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

Cannellini Rosemary Butter

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.

Face Pizza

Vegetable-topped thin crust pizza with hummus base, olives set on cucumber slices for eyes, red pepper slices for the mouth, carrot slices for ears, red cabbage shreds for hair, and a cashew for a nose, placed on a white plate.

Silky Chocolate Pudding

Glass bowl of rich chocolate pudding topped with fresh raspberriesand mint leaves, with the bowl resting on a small red plate, garnished with raspberries, on top of a table outside.

Crispy Glazed Tofu

Cubes of tofu frying in a black iron pan, with steam rising from the pan.

OH MY Fudgesicle Shake

Glass of thick chocolate fudgsicle shake topped with chocolate pieces.

Irresistible chocolate peanut butter balls

Bowl with peanut butter balls, some whole, some cut in half, sitting on a light grey table.

Mushroom gravy

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Ready for the next level?

Once you’ve gotten your feet wet, check out more resources that can help you in your plant-based journey. Learn where to get the best food in your area or learn how you can get involved in plant-based advocacy.

Find plant-based restaurants near you (HappyCow)

Join the 21-day Plant-based Challenge

Sign-up for free weekly recipes

Become an advocate

Keep it up with even more guides.

Feeling the momentum? Learn about more essentials to plant-based living, like must-have pantry items, how to master tofu, and more with these starter guides.