The Future of Food is Plant-Based

The world is increasingly looking for ways to address climate change and reduce our carbon footprint, be it through recycling or the use of electric cars. However, there’s another growing category that’s gaining popularity globally – plant-based food.

Sustainability experts advocate plant-based diet as a viable solution for a better environment as it relies on much less energy, land and water than animal-based foods and therefore produces lower greenhouse emissions. It’s also believed to improve life expectancy and reduces risk of chronic diseases.

Note: Plant-based diets focus on foods primarily from plants and includes not only fruits and vegetables, but also nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, legumes and beans. It doesn’t mean that you are vegetarian or vegan and never eat meat or dairy. Rather, you are proportionately choosing more of your food from plant sources. (Source: Harvard Health Blog)

Of course, there is still an ongoing research and development on plant-based food especially in its health, sustainability credentials alongside innovative textures, tastes and appearance. Thus, not everyone would necessarily agree and convert to plant-based food or diet, and that’s perfectly okay. But if you are someone exploring and wants more meat substitute alternatives, keep reading to learn where you can get plant-based food (or something equivalent) from IPC Shopping Centre!

IKEA Malaysia restaurants now welcome a dish that features a whole new ball game: the Plant Ball, a meatball without the meat!

The plant ball has only 4% of the meatball’s climate footprint. With ingredients like pea protein, oats, apples and potatoes, IKEA has worked hard to recreate this iconic product to be a more sustainable option for the many meat lovers without compromising on the taste and the texture. Another good news? The new menu is offered at the same low-price along with many other plant-based dishes!

BMS Organics provide customers an option to enjoy organic and tasty vegetarian food. Vegetarian and plant-based are different but they do focus on consuming nutrients from plants and fruits.

Their menu has an array of delicious Malaysian cuisine to Eastern and Western cuisines, ranging from fried brown rice, curry mixed vegetables, salad tasty tofu, honey mushroom and many more. The passion and persistence for food begins from the superb culinary skills of chef through preparation of each cuisine with fresh and natural ingredients and exclude the use of chemical flavouring or additives.

Over the past few years, Korean culture has created massive waves worldwide and people fell in love with their food, particularly Korean fried chicken. KyoChon is one of the most popular brands in Malaysia and they too have introduced their meat-free ‘Future Chicken’ that tastes like real chicken!

Designed to give meat-free lovers a wonderful and guilt-free dining experience, their 100% plant-based meat-free menu features popular options including burgers, tenders, nuggets, schnitzels as well as meat-free chicken bites and mince.

With an ever-growing base of consumers that are making more sustainable, health-conscious food choices, it seems that plant-based foods are here to stay for the long-run. Regardless of whether you pursue a plant-based diet in the end, remember that it’s always a good thing for us to practice eating a healthy, balanced diet to maintain good health so you can feel your best.

Complete your sustainability journey by dropping off your recyclables to our Recycling & Buy-Back Centre (RBBC), and do look forward to the new EV charging stations coming to our carpark soon!