Planet Plates

The range of science pointing to food as one of the most important factors in maintaining a healthy body and a healthy planet is impossible to ignore.

We want children in our schools to leave with the fundamental knowledge of the choices they can make to become healthy adults, and live a healthy life well into old age.

We also want them to live in a world that isn't full of plastic wrappers and an ever-heating climate.

The planet plate option is based on the principles of the Planetary Health Diet - and the quality medical and scientific studies that sit behind it. These principles focus on fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, lower levels of meat and dairy, and very little added sugar, saturated fat and salt. 

Experts in nutrition, climate, economics, health and agriculture across 35 countries estimate 15 million lives could be saved annually by adopting the planetary health diet, as well as reducing cancer and other chronic diseases.

Read more in the Lancet here and explore the diet in detail here.