'Plant-based advocates refer to meat reduction efforts as a sort of 'Green New Meal'—an opportunity to teach students about the impacts of our current factory farm-dominated food system on our health, animals, and the environment.'
29.6 million students
receive school lunches each day in the US. Beyond the direct environmental benefits that would come with serving more plant-based meals, the students who receive them would not only benefit from the nutrition but a newfound awareness of how our consumption habits impact the world around us, as well as the confidence to make informed choices about how they participate in our food system for years to come.
This transition isn’t something we have to wait for. The success of New York’s Meatless Monday initiative, as well as similar programs in , shows that students, families, school administrators, teachers, and government leaders are hungry for change and willing to welcome plant-based food into their lives as a climate solution.
School districts across the country—including your home district—have the potential to be part of this movement, all with just a few changes to the lunch menu. includes resources from several leading environmental and public health organizations that will help parents and community members lobby local school leadership to adopt plant-based school lunch initiatives of their own.
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