Eat more sustainably with AI

Meal plan with AI

Create custom meal plans with generative AI to reduce your food waste. Food waste contributes to several environmental problems, including greenhouse gas emissions. Around 25% of the world’s freshwater and 28% of its agricultural land are used to produce food that people throw away. Eat more sustainably by reducing food waste.

Ask generative AI to create meal plans or recipes using ingredients you already have to minimize food waste. Input your ingredients, and generative AI models create tailored recipes. For example, ask AI to “Create a dish using eggplant, tofu, and green onions,” and it may suggest an eggplant stir-fry.

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Lower your carbon emissions with AI

Food production has a large environmental footprint, but some foods have a lower environmental impact and are more sustainable than their high-impact counterparts. For example, beef production contributes to deforestation and produces high levels of methane—a greenhouse gas. Legumes, grains, and vegetables have a lower impact on the environment. Eat sustainably by choosing low-impact foods.

Research the environmental impact of your food choices to guide your trip to the grocery store. Input your grocery list into generative AI or an AI-powered carbon footprint tracker, and it will suggest environmentally friendly swaps to low-impact alternatives. For example, if your grocery list includes steak and imported produce, AI might suggest swapping out your ingredients for locally grown or plant-based substitutes. If you’re unsure where to start, ask AI for a “grocery store list with low-impact, sustainable food choices.”

Generate sustainable recipes

Plant-based meals have lower environmental impact than meat-heavy diets. Reduce your meat consumption and promote a more sustainable diet with AI-powered recipes and insights. Ask generative AI to suggest plant-based alternatives to your usual dishes, recommend less resource-intensive meats, or create plant-forward recipes that feel satisfying and familiar. AI tools draw from a wide database of ingredient substitutions and meal plans, making it easy to find meat substitutes if you’re new to plant-based or plant-forward cooking.

Making tacos? Swap your usual ground beef with tofu, lentils, mushrooms, or plant-based meat. Instead of cutting out meat entirely, use smaller amounts and combine them with vegetables or grains. Generative AI can offer ideas for more sustainable meat options, like pasture-raised chicken, grass-fed beef, or sustainably sourced fish. These options have a smaller environmental footprint than conventionally farmed meats. Swap an ingredient for a more sustainable one with this AI prompt: “Suggest a sustainable swap for ground beef in tacos, but keep the recipe hearty and satisfying.”

Make sustainable eating easier with AI. From reducing food waste to smarter grocery shopping, AI-powered tools lower your environmental impact without compromising flavor or convenience. Start small with a few swaps or meal plans, and watch your sustainable habits grow.