Plant-forward meals can do more than just add variety to your school menu. They can help school nutrition programs meet changing student preferences, accommodate a wider range of special diets and support nutrition and sustainability goals.
In this SN Plus, explore the many benefits of serving more plant-forward meals in your program, bust common myths about plant-based diets and discover practical tips, free resources and success stories to get inspired and help you start introducing plant-forward meals that students will actually want to eat.
School Nutrition thanks Daiya Foods for its generous support in making this article available.
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2026
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