Sustainable Menu Guide

The Sustainable Menu Guide helps health care food service managers to make increasingly sustainable menus, one step at a time. The Guide simplifies efforts to reduce the environmental impact of diets, while improving the offering of healthy, affordable, acceptable, and fair food for clients.


The Guide presents research on possibilities for making more socially, environmentally, and economically responsible choices. The Guide is organized to walk users through menu design process, organized by food category: from soups and main meals to desserts, beverages, and snacks.