Kitchen Essentials

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Equip your kitchen with tools that make plant-based cooking fun and easy.

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Large Non-Stick Skillet

Perfect for sautéing, stir-frying, and cooking plant-based proteins.

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Medium to Large Saucepan

Essential for grains, legumes, soups, and stews.

3

High-Quality Chef's Knife

A sharp knife for chopping vegetables and fruits.

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Cutting Board

Protect your knife and prep food on a sturdy surface.

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Large Baking Sheet

Great for roasting veggies and baking plant-based proteins.

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Parchment Paper

Ideal for non-stick roasting and baking

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Storage Containers

BPA-free containers for meal prep and leftovers.

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A favorite plate and bowl that makes you smile.

Positive emotions make habits stick—bring joy to your plant-based journey with a plate and bowl you love. (Atomic Habits, James Clear)

Pantry Essentials

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Stocking up on plant-based staples can make meal prep easy and nutritious. Here are some must-haves for your plant-powered pantry

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Whole Grains

Quinoa, brown rice, oats, and whole wheat pasta

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Beans

Lentils, chickpeas, and black beans.

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Nuts & Seeds

Walnuts, chia seeds, flaxseed meal, and nut butter.

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Herbs & Spices

Nutritional yeast, cinnamon, turmeric, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and Dijon mustard for flavor-packed meals.

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Other Cooking Essentials

Extra virgin olive oil, vegetable broth, vinegar, unsweetened plant-based milk.

Charities We Love

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A Well-Fed World

Advances plant-based foods and farming for a sustainable, nourished, and climate-friendly future.

EWG (Environmental Working Group)

Educates and empowers healthier living through research on toxic chemicals and agricultural practices.

Farm Sanctuary

Promotes compassionate living by rescuing farm animals, advocating plant-based eating, and exposing the impacts of factory farming on animals, people, and the planet.

Food For Climate League

A female-led nonprofit making climate-smart eating the norm.

Good Food Institute

Promotes alternative proteins to create a more sustainable and secure food system.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Plate and Planet

A Resource Connecting Food Choices to Personal and Planetary Health.

Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

Promotes a healthy, sustainable food system through research and policy advocacy.

Meatless Monday

A global movement encouraging people to reduce meat in their diet for their health and the planet launched in 2003 in association with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

NutritionFacts.org

Provides free, evidence-based health and nutrition information.

Plant With Purpose

Combats poverty and restores ecosystems through sustainable agriculture.

ProVeg International

Advocates for reducing animal consumption to improve human health, the planet, and animals.

Support+Feed

Founded in 2020 by Maggie Baird, mother of Grammy winners Billie Eilish and Finneas, Support+Feed tackles climate change and food insecurity by championing plant-based food demand, acceptance, and accessibility.

The Gentle Barn

Rescues and rehabilitates farmed animals while teaching kindness, compassion, and the connection between animal welfare and a healthier, more sustainable planet.

The Humane League

Dedicated to ending the abuse of animals raised for food.

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