TASKFORCE
Plant Rich Diet
The Plant-Rich Diet Task Force exists to educate Rotarians and the general public
on the benefits of Plant-Rich Diets to the health of people and the planet.

WHAT IS IT?
Rotary Ideas in Action
The Plant-Rich Diet Task Force is an international group of Rotarians dedicated to inspiring fellow Rotarians and the public to adopt plant-rich diets as a powerful and urgent personal action to reduce our carbon footprint, promote global environmental sustainability, improve human health and forge a path to equity for all earthly beings.
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Featured Projects
Projects the task force supports
Initiatives with a Plant Rich Diet
Take the Plant Rich Diet Challenge and improve your wellbeing while also being part of a group of people around the world taking personal action to reverse global warming.
What you get upon signing up:
- Recipes
- Daily Emails
- Scientific Statistics
- Video Speaker Series
- Cooking Workshops
- Starter Kit
INITIATIVES
Project Objectives
OUR MISSION: Eating more plant-based meals and fewer
animal-derived foods is one of the most powerful steps we,
as individuals, can take to protect and heal our planet starting
today.
Plant Based Diet Impact
Did you know that animal agriculture is a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water depletion and pollution?
Taskforce Objectives
The Plant Based Diet Taskforce Objectives include:
- Education – Serve as a resource referral center for Clubs, Districts, and Global Grant applicants to provide information needed to understand the importance of the concept and practice of Plant-Rich Diets. Motivate individual Rotarians to adopt the practice. Provide guidance in establishing the Plant-Rich dietary option at all Rotary events. Identify Plant-Rich Diets as a principal component of green events held by Rotary at all levels.
- Projects – Facilitate the implementation of projects teaching people Plant-Rich Diets and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems.
- Advocacy – Work to establish a global coalition of organizations following the pattern of Polio Plus to synergize in bringing about Plant-Rich DIets worldwide.
How to Get Started
Implement a Kick Start Program such as:
Encourage Club Environmental Leads to join Center for Nutrition Studies Whole Communities.
Promote Sustainable Agriculture with programs such as:
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Featured Videos and
Webinar Recordings
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Resources
How Diet Impacts the Planet
Can healthy food save the planet?
Greta Thunberg: For Nature – The Planet Depends on It
Animal agriculture’s harmful impact on the planet
What eating fish does to the planet
Planet Earth: As we eat our way to extinction
Scientists say plant-based diets are essential to save the planet
Project Drawdown’s analysis of Plant-Rich Diets
How Animal Agriculture is Destroying Our Planet
Environmental Justice: How CAFOs impact rural communities
Animal Agriculture and Environmental Justice: Naeema Muhammad
Philip Wollen discusses our planet’s “most destructive forces”
Food Math 101 by the Plantrician Project
Five ways the meat on your plate is killing the planet
Sustainable Diets: What you need to know in 12 charts
Joaquin Phoenix Oscars Speech
UNEP: How to reduce methane emissions
How Diet Impacts Your Health
Top 10 MIND-BLOWING Plant-Based Transformations
Plant-Based Success Stories!
Why I Went Vegan: Tabitha Brown
Josh Lost 230 Pounds on a Plant-Based Diet
John lost 90-pounds
Eric Reversed Diabetes
Michelle Reversed Heart Disease
Diet Helped Monica Overcome Rheumatoid Arthritis
Saray Recovered from Multiple Sclerosis
Family Lost 250 pounds
Get Healthy by Million Dollar Vegan
Cancer & Plant-Based Diets
Testimonials of Plant-Based Life Transformations
Reversing Diabetes with Dr. Neal Barnard
What Causes Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
Cook Plant-Rich Meals
One-Day Meal Plan – Universal Menu by Andrea
One-Day Meal Plan – Chinese Menu by Ambaree
One-Day Meal Plan – Indian Menu by Ambaree
Cooking Video: Make vegan enchiladas with Anju!
Recipe: Vegan Enchiladas by Anju
Recipe: Chia-Oat Pudding by Anju
Cooking Video: Easy Vegan One Pot Meals by Tasty
Cooking Video: Tofu and Cauliflower in Kolhapuri Sauce by Vegan Richa
Cooking Video: Raw Pecan Tacos with Tabitha Brown
Cooking Video: Greek Stuffed Peppers by Forks Over Knives
Cooking Video: Recipe: Lentil Sloppy Joe’s by Forks Over Knives
Cooking Video: Chiles Rellenos: Receta Vegana by PCRM
Cooking Video: Vegan Chickpea No Tuna Salad Sandwich by Forks Over Knives
Recipe Websites
Full of Plants
Urban Farmie
Wicked Healthy Food
Forks Over Knives
35 Vegan African Recipes
Straight Up Food
PCRM Recipes
Vegan Richa
Brand New Vegan
Vegan Salad Dressings
Desiree RD
Oh She Glows
Recipes: Minimalist Baker
Tips For Successful Diet Change
Beginner’s Guide: Plant-Based 101
Benefits of Cutting Meat Intake
Vegan Starter Kit
Plant-Based Mini-Course
How To Meal Prep 12 Easy Vegan Recipes In 90 Minutes For A Beginner
Keys to Success on a Vegan Diet
21-DAY VEGAN KICKSTART
El Kickstart Vegan de 21 Dias – Espanol
Free McDougall Program
El Programa Gratis del Dr. McDougall
Sign-Up & Go Vegan for 31 Days
Inside Tabitha Brown’s Kitchen
Helpful Documentaries
Forks Over Knives
Game Changers
Cowspiracy
Seaspiracy
HOPE – What You Eat Matters
What the Health
The Invisible Vegan
Feel Rich – Health is the New Wealth
Code Blue
Diet for a New America
Breaking Boundaries
Aligning Organizations
PCRM
Dr. McDougall
Nutrition Facts
T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
True Health Initiative
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
The Blue Zones
NEWSTART
Sherzai M.D.
ROTARIANS
Share Their Stories
Want to take action with a Plant Rich Diet?
ESRAG invites global Rotary members practicing a Plant-Rich Diet with interest, experience, and passion for planetary and human health to join the taskforce. Requirements:
- Must be a member of ESRAG
- Must be a Rotarian/Rotaractor to serve in a leadership position
- Love People!
- Attend Task Force meetings once or twice a month
- Be passionate about being a resource and engage in planning/implementing projects.
We’d love to hear from you.
