Latest from Better Buying Lab
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This Flavor-Packed Burger Saves As Many Emissions As Taking 2 Million Cars Off the Road
Blending mushrooms into burgers improves their taste while lowering emissions, saving water and reducing land demand. -
3 of America's Next Favorite Foods
Only one of the United States' top 25 dishes is plant-based. We think that can change—the power bowl, blended burger and... -
2018 Will See High Meat Consumption in the U.S., but the American Diet is Shifting
While 2017 was a banner year for plant-based eating, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts 2018 will be a year... -
How Food Expert Brian Lipinski Eats More Sustainably During the Holidays
Americans wasted about 6 million turkeys last Thanksgiving. Researcher Brian Lipinski explains how we can all do better... -
Don’t Put Vegetables in the Corner: Q&A with Behavioral Science Researcher Linda Bacon
Linda Bacon, a researcher and former Mars, Inc. strategist, looked at how restaurants can increase sales of vegetarian... -
Mere Steps from the Oval Office, a Growing Solution to Climate Change
By planting the White House Kitchen Garden, Michelle Obama spurred a movement that's helping combat a warming planet. -
March for Science? Sure, but then Walk the Talk
The upcoming March for Science is an opportunity to push for evidence-based solutions. But real change comes not from... -
PODCAST: How the Better Buying Lab Is Changing What We Eat
Daniel Vennard chats about the work of the Better Buying Lab in working with consumers and producers to shift diets... -
We’re Lousy at Describing Sustainable Food, but it Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
The current terminology used to describe plant-based dining options is less than appetizing. Some food marketers are... -
In a Broken Food System, Consumers Have More Power Than They Realize
For Americans looking to affect change in an erratic political landscape, the food system is a good place to start. -
5 Ways to Have a Sustainable Thanksgiving
WRI experts explain how reducing food waste, getting creative with leftovers and embracing plant-based foods can lower... -
What the Beauty Industry Can Teach Us About Men’s Diets
What lessons from marketing can we apply to the problem of getting men to eat less meat? Better Buying Lab director... -
Better Buying Lab Aims to Accelerate Demand for Sustainable Food
The latest food trend isn't a particular cuisine or exotic ingredient; it's sustainability, and the food industry has... -
This Independence Day, Think About a Menu Change
New WRI research shows that Americans can cut their diets' environmental footprints in half just by eating less meat and... -
How a Shrub in Africa Made Me Want to Change the Food Industry
A disappointing experience in forest conservation laid the groundwork for marketing expert Daniel Vennard to lead WRI's... -
Sustainable Diets: What You Need to Know in 12 Charts
When people think about food and sustainability, they typically focus on how the food is produced—is it locally sourced... -
How I Tweaked My Diet to Cut its Environmental Footprint in Half
New WRI research shows that diets high in meat and dairy strain land and water resources and fuel climate change. Paper...