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Forward Food @ForwardFood
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Forward Food@ForwardFood
20 Jun 2025
🚨 Don’t toss those banana peels! 🚨 Instead, use them to create these sustainable, sweet and savory banana peel arepas. 🍌 We love finding new, creative ways to make our kitchen more sustainable. 🌎 What #sustainable practices do you use in your kitchen?
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In 2025 we hosted 46 educational events, taught 1,847 food service professionals & trained 332 institutions on plant-based menus. πŸ‘©β€πŸ³ If each of these institutions adds even just a few more plant-based meals to their menus next year, the impact on the planet will be HUGE! 🌍
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It's amazing what you can make with plant-based products! 😍 We tried plant-based chicken from Swap Food and made a yummy pesto pasta and chicken pancit. Have you tried Swap Chicken yet? #plantbasedprotein #veganmeat #veganchicken #plantbasedmeat
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The 2025 Plant-Forward Opportunity Report revealed that price tops protein when choosing plant-based meals.πŸ’° 1 in 5 consumers would be more likely to try plant-forward dishes if they cost less than an animal-based dish. ✨Get our newsletter for more forwardfood.org/subscribe
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We commend @freshideasfood on its industry leading commitment to offer 50% plant-based meals by 2025 across their dining operations & we look forward to helping them reach that goal at the end of this year!πŸ‘ DM us for more info about how we can help your dining operations! πŸ“¬
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Atlantic City memories from the New Jersey SNA: great connections and convos, and our sweet curry chickpea salad was a winner! Plant-based foods are always a smart bet. #sna #schoolnutrition #schoolfood #veganfood
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Highlight from the @NewYorkSNA Conference: Sweet curry chickpea salad & BUFFALO-style chickpea salad were a hit! πŸ™Œ The reviews? β€œI don’t even LIKE chickpeas, but this is delicious!” 🀯 Thanks to all the food service directors who stopped by! #sna #schoolnutrition #schoolfood
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Have you tried our new totcho recipe yet!? They’re the perfect balance of comfort and nutrition: simple to prepare, kid-friendly, and always a hit in the cafeteria. πŸ’― Get the full recipe πŸ‘‡ forwardfood.org/totchos/
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Our team had an incredible time at the @Reducetarian Summit in October! 🀩 Swipe to see some highlights πŸ‘‰
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Plant-based defaults really do work!πŸ™Œ πŸ“ˆIn a 2022 study, the average take-rates of plant-based options went from 31% to 82% when a plant-based default was implemented consistently. DM us for support with implementing a default at your operations.πŸ“₯
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This tofu β€˜egg’ salad sandwich hits different πŸ₯ͺ✨ Get the full recipe πŸ‘‡ forwardfood.org/tofu-egg-sal…
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They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. πŸ₯žWe trust them, so we came up with a bunch of new breakfast recipes to fuel your students for a full day of classes! πŸŒ„ Swipe to see some of our new favorites. πŸ‘‰ Let us know below what your go-to breakfast is! ⬇️
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Black beans are incredibly versatile! Here are some of our favorite new recipes that feature black beans. 🫘 What are your favorite ways to use black beans? Tell us below! πŸ‘‡
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October standout: our panel at @CaliforniaSNA with Los Gatos USD, @foe_us and @CDFAnews's Farm to Fork program. Full room, great energy and tons of interest in chef-led, plant-based resources. Awesome turnout! #sna #schoolnutrition #schoolfood #veganfood
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UC Riverside’s goal to serve 50% plant-based meals by 2027 will create positive change for students, animals, the planet and the food system. πŸ‘ Is your institution interested in setting a plant-based or sustainability goal? DM us to learn more. πŸ“¬ @ucrdining
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EXCITING NEWS! @UCRDining signed our Forward Food Pledge, committing to serve 50% plant-based meals by 2027. πŸ₯³πŸ½οΈπŸŒ± Read more about their exciting commitment πŸ‘‡ humaneworld.org/en/news/stud…
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We re-imagined your favorite homestyle meals! 🍲 What home cooked meal do you hope we re-imagine next? 🏠 Let us know below! ⬇️
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These meatloaf cupcakes are too cute not to try! 😍 Get the full recipe πŸ‘‡ forwardfood.org/meatloaf-cup…
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In January, we partnered with @veganuary to host a free culinary training for 8 schools.🀝 They saved 27,323 pounds of CO2 emissions by increasing their plant-based options for 1 week.🀯 Want to join our 2026 Veganuary training? Register at forwardfood.org/events by Nov 21st!
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Our free culinary trainings are the secret to gaining your team's buy-in for your plant-based menu options. #ForwardFood #culinarytrainings #plantbased πŸ₯³πŸ€
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These institutions saved THOUSANDS of dollars by making this switch.πŸ‘‡ The cost of animal products like beef & eggs are continuing to rise. But staple plant-based foods are remaining stable. Are you cutting costs by serving more plant-based meals?πŸ’°
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