New York school goes all-vegetarian
Asked which school meals were their favorites, students at a public school in the New York borough of Queens don't say chicken fingers or meatballs. Instead, they name rice and kidney beans, black bean quesadillas or tofu with Chinese noodles.
"Whoever thought they would hear a third-grader saying that they liked tofu and Chinese noodles?" asked Dennis Walcott, New York City schools chancellor.
Walcott was at the Active Learning Elementary School this week to celebrate its move to all-vegetarian meals five days a week. The school of nearly 400 students, from pre-kindergarten to third grade, was founded five years ago on the principle that a healthy lifestyle leads to strong academic achievement.
"We decided on a vision where health and nutrition would be a part of educating the whole child," school principal Bob Groff said.
full: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/02/health/new-york-vegetarian-school/index.html
I wonder how much buzz a story about a meat-free school will generate here vs the 400+ replies I got in my thread about the parent demanding a peanut-free school?
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Every time I eat it I feel awful. <-- read outloud.
I also learned that one has to learn to not hold the gas in. Then, falafal is yummy.
Just couldn't resist the pun.
Good for them!
