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This awards season has been a plant-based food lovers’ dream! The SAG, Critics Choice and Golden Globes all offered plant-based choices for guests. And now the Oscars are too! The Ocsars air Sunday, February 9.

The Golden Globes were notable in that it is a served dinner awards show. Their menu was completely plant-based. The Oscars plan to be 70% plant-based. Chef Wolfgang Puck, longtime Oscars’ caterer for the Governors Ball dinner, sat down with E! News hosts to discuss the menu. According to Variety, the awards show will also feature 1,500 recycled champagne bottles.

Watch Chef Wolfgang Puck talk about the menu

Speaking about his 26th Oscars meal, Puck shared, “Yes, there’s a lot of plant! We always did, but we never said it. Because, we always love vegetables. You know, I go to the farmer’s market all the time…So, vegetables are my thing.”

The Governors Ball Dinner includes passed small plates, tray-passed hors d’oeurves, small bites, chef stations and desserts. Some vegan highlights include:

Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home

Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental wellbeing, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, prostate cancer and has many side effects. 

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Here are some resources to get you started:

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