INGE - An Initiative for Sustainable and Healthy Nutrition

Delicious, healthy and environmentally friendly food for hospitals

About INGE

INGE – the Sustainable and Healthy Eating Initiative – was launched in 2020 by a dedicated volunteer team from PAN International and Health For Future. INGE is also supported by ProVeg Food Services.

Our goal is to establish sustainable and healthy nutrition in the German health system.

About INGE

INGE – the Sustainable and Healthy Eating Initiative – was launched in 2020 by a dedicated volunteer team from PAN International and Health For Future. INGE is also supported by ProVeg Food Services.

Our goal is to establish sustainable and healthy nutrition in the German health system.

The background

The current food system is responsible for at least one third of global greenhouse gas emissions and thus contributes significantly to the rapidly progressing climate crisis. In addition, the agricultural industry consumes 50% of the world’s habitable land and 70% of its freshwater. In addition, there is massive over-fertilisation, pollution of our oceans and the greatest threat to biodiversity since the end of age of the dinosaurs, such as the environmental impacts of food production.

Sustainable and healthy nutrition in hospitals can not only support the recovery process of patients and maintain the health of staff but also significantly improve the ecological footprint. The Planetary Health Diet of the EAT-Lancet Commission (EAT-Lancet Commission Summary Report – EAT) serves as a template.

Now it is time to put theory into practice.

Our area of activity

INGE initiates, accompanies and supports the entire conversion process. An essential component is the training of patients, nursing and service staff, physicians and dieticians. For this purpose, presentations and comprehensive information material (e.g. flyers, brochures including a collection of recipes, website) are developed and made available. In addition, we advise the kitchen staff on site or at the catering company. On request, ProVeg Food Services conducts cooking training and develops suitable recipes for a plant-based menu line together with the on-site kitchen. The entire process is scientifically accompanied.

Would you like to learn more about INGE or even become part of this great project?

Would you like to learn more about INGE or even become part of this great project?

Just write us an email and we will answer you as soon as possible.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Would you like to support our INGE project with a donation?

We are happy to accept and donations towards this initiative.

  1. Donate via the donation account of Health for Future Berlin.
  2. Select “H4F Berlin” on the website under “Choose a donation purpose”.
  3. Send us an email at inge@devel2.pan-int.org with the following information: the date and amount of your donation. This way, your donations can be correctly allocated to the INGE project.

Thank you very much for your support!