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GOOD FOR YOU AND BETTER FOR THE PLANET

Our Green Eating line
has arrived in LA

Explore our selection of delicious meals that are good for you and better for the planet combining a wide variety of low-emissions and climate-friendly options.

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title slickMeet our Green Eating picks

Delicious food that’s good for you and better for the planet.

title slickWhat makes these meals Green Eating options?

This special line offers eco-conscious food enthusiasts a holistically curated selection of low-emissions and climate-friendly meals.

climate friendly dishes

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Prioritizing plant-based and vegetarian options, which generally produce fewer emissions from farm to table compared to most animal-based meals. By shifting towards a more plant-based diet and reducing reliance on animal farming, food enthusiasts can lower their carbon footprint as part of the overall effort to help mitigate climate change.

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Using local and seasonal produce whenever possible, means shorter distances traveled and a reduced carbon footprint for transportation and storage needs.

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Sourcing ingredients with high sustainability standards to offer climate-friendly options that embrace sustainable production and farming practices, while striving for low impact and high transparency when possible across the supply chain and complying with animal welfare practices.

~1/3

of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is linked to food.Source: Food and Climate Change: Healthy diets for a healthier planet (United Nations)

26%

of global carbon emissions come from food.Source: Environmental Impacts of Food Production (Our World in Data)

title slickUsing ingredients with high sustainability standards for climate–friendly options

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Produce & Grains

  • Local (when possible)
  • Seasonal
  • Organic (when possible)
  • Regenerative (when possible)
  • No greenhouse growing
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Eggs

  • Raised in the U.S.
  • Fresh, antibiotic-free
  • No hormones added
  • Pasture-raised
  • Under Animal Welfare and Better Chicken Commitment
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Dairy

  • Raised in the U.S.
  • Antibiotic-free
  • No hormones added
  • Pasture-raised (when possible)
  • Organic (when possible)
  • Under Animal Welfare
  • Regenerative farms (when possible)

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Planet FWD

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Low Emissions Meals

Our low-emissions meal criteria have been created and verified in partnership with Planet FWD, the leading climate management platform for consumer companies seeking to improve their environmental impact.

To create the low emissions selection from the CookUnity menu, we've chosen a representative sample of meals per category (beef, chicken, seafood, vegan, vegetarian, and dairy), and ran Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to validate the impact of each category on the environment.

Low-emissions meals creation criteria

After assessing the carbon footprint of each category, tracing from cradle to grave emissions (taking into account ingredients, packaging, production, transportation, distribution and storage, consumer use, end of life, and production waste) we defined:

  • Low-emissions meals at CookUnity have on average less than 1.9 kg CO2e.
  • Ingredients excluded due to their impact: beef, lamb, poultry, pork and bacon, seafood, saffron, cheese > 8%, and rice.
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LCA's verified by Planet FWD to define the low emissions meals criteria

These selections were made based on the LCAs of a sample of 40 meals conducted in partnership with Planet FWD. We verified 20 of the most representative meals from the sample and verified that they align with accounting methodologies as laid out in the GHG Protocol and ISO 14040/4.

Our low-emissions meals verified by Planet FWD have the following emissions footprints, in kg CO2 equivalents per meal:Miso Ramen with Tofu - 0.914 / Falafel Crusted Artichokes - 1.263 / Vegan Quinoa and Chickpea Bowl 0.839 / Cold Glass Noodle Salad with Summer Vegetables - 0.982 / Farro Beets and Greens Salad - 1.039 / Hearty Harvest Salad - 0.898 / Blackened Fish with Mango Habanero Salsa - 1.607 / Roasted Salmon and Haricot Verts - 1.669 / Greek Quinoa Bowl and Grilled Chicken - 1.762 / Mediterranean Chicken Thighs with Artichokes - 2.826 / Moroccan-Spiced Impossible Meat 'Kefta' - 1.690 / Braised Beef and Creamy Polenta - 6.746 / Daring™ 'Chicken' Korma - 1.595/ JG's Signature Mac n' Cheese - 2.349 / Quinoa and Veggie Enchiladas - 1.29 / Thai Tri-Color Quinoa and Veggie Bowl - 1.479 / Vegan Rigatoni Vodka - 1.479 / Truffle & Wild Mushroom Naan Pizza - 2.232 / Shrimp Pancit Canton Noodles - 2.51 / BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Sandwich - 1.378

Climate-friendly meals

Selected from the low-emissions options described above, our climate-friendly meals additionally have fewer or no processed ingredients and contain only produce, grains, eggs, and dairy products with high sustainability standards.