Climate-Friendly Plant-Based Recipes for Schools

Our Climate-Friendly Plant-Based Recipes for Schools resource is a vibrant collection of student-approved recipes from over 25 California K–12 school districts, designed to help school nutrition teams prepare and serve delicious, climate-friendly meals.  

Featuring 40+ climate-friendly recipes, this guide showcases culturally diverse and kid-tested dishes like Tofu Japchae, Crispy Teriyaki Tofu, Chana Masala Power Bowls, and Fiesta Crunch Wraps.  

Download the recipe guide here, which includes:   

• Asian Style Noodle recipes here 
• Burger recipes here 
• Chili & Bean recipes here 
• Curry recipes here 
• Italian Pasta recipes here 
• Mexican & LatinX recipes here 
• Rice Bowls & Stir Fry recipes here 
• Salad recipes here 

Download marketing tips for serving plant-based meals here

Each climate-friendly recipe is meal-pattern compliant and standardized and scaled for industrial kitchens, making it easy for nutrition teams to incorporate these meals into their school menus. In addition, the guide includes practical tools, such as marketing tips for promoting these delicious plant-based meals.   We hope this resource will inspire and support K-12 districts nationwide in serving healthy, climate-friendly, plant-based meals.