5 good reasons to be ProVeg

Because the way we currently produce and consume food is having a negative impact on the climate, nature, people, and animals — and plant-rich diets address all of these at once. ProVeg sums it up as five good reasons: taste, health, justice, animals, and the environment. Transforming how we eat helps build a healthier, more sustainable, and equitable future.

Yes. Plant-based diets have many positive effects on the environment, including protecting our climate, rainforests, and biodiversity. Since the way we produce and consume food directly shapes these impacts, changing what we eat is one of the most direct ways to reduce your personal ecological footprint.

It is now widely accepted that plant-based diets offer numerous health benefits and can help prevent and even treat a host of modern lifestyle diseases. And with the wide variety of plant-based foods and alternative proteins now available, eating this way can be delicious and satisfying too.

Yes. Industrial farming methods cause suffering to trillions of sentient beings. Plant-based diets minimize the number of animals who live in these conditions — every shift away from animal-based foods reduces the demand that keeps industrial farming running.

As the world’s population continues to grow, plant-based diets can help to create a more just world and feed more people through a more efficient and equitable food system. That is why ProVeg works to make plant-rich foods and alternative proteins more accessible and appealing for people and institutions everywhere.