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posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 27 2018, @06:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-bull dept.

Humane Society International announces:

Humane Society International [HSI] in Brazil has teamed up with four cities in the northeastern state of Bahia--Serrinha, Barroca, Teofilandia, and Biritinga--and the local Public Prosecutor Office, to transition all of the meals served at its public school cafeterias to 100 percent plant-based by the end of 2019, reducing meat, dairy, and egg consumption by 25 percent per semester. This marks the first time in history that any school districts have committed to having exclusively plant-based cafeterias. The change will impact over 23 million meals a year [covering 30,000 students].

The launch of the project, called "Escola Sustentável" (Sustainable School), took place on Monday, March 19th, and was followed by four days of plant-based culinary trainings for the cities' school cooks, led by HSI's Chef André Vieland. Chef André taught cooks how to prepare cost-effective, nutritious recipes, using accessible local ingredients. Escola Sustentável's mission is to improve student health, reduce the cities' environmental footprint (especially water consumption), and empower local farmers who will be able to supply the school districts with plant-based foods. Leticia Baird, Brazilian Public Prosecutor for the Environment in the State of Bahia, who led the creation of this program, stated: "Providing our school districts with plant-based meals will help save environmental and public financial resources, allow for a future of healthy adults, and build a fair world for the animals."

Sandra Lopes, food policy manager for HSI in Brazil, stated: "We applaud the cities of Serrinha, Barroca, Teofilandia, and Biritinga for becoming the world's first school districts to commit to going 100 percent plant-based. It's an honor to have worked with city authorities, nutritionists, and school cooks on the adoption and implementation of this initiative, and we're excited to continue working closely with them to ensure the success of this program."

AlterNet adds:

School meals in those cities typically feature animal proteins such as beef, lamb, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, and butter, Brazilian publication Correio reported.[pt-br] Under the new, two-year experimental program, lunches will consist of soy, rice milk, peanut butter (instead of butter), vegetables, root vegetables, grains, and whole-wheat bread.

Definitive implementation of the program will depend on health outcomes of the students after the trial period, according to Correio. Students will undergo periodic tests that count blood, ferritin, vitamin B12, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood glucose levels. Weight, height, and body composition will also be measured.

Families who do not agree with the newly imposed diet can send their students to school with packed lunches from home, [Ms.] Baird [...] said.


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday March 27 2018, @06:29PM (4 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Tuesday March 27 2018, @06:29PM (#659075)

    I see hungry kids, I bank on McDo.
    I'd rather have The Habit myself, but for max profit, you should give your starving public what they want.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday March 27 2018, @11:38PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 27 2018, @11:38PM (#659217) Journal

    I see hungry kids, I bank on McDo.

    Do they have enough money to pay for the food, or do you plan to exploit teens labour? Which of the two you bank on, McDo do both.

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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Tuesday March 27 2018, @11:49PM

    by dry (223) on Tuesday March 27 2018, @11:49PM (#659229) Journal

    So you want to torture these poor kids more by having the smell of hamburger that they can't afford outside their school?

  • (Score: 1, Redundant) by dry on Wednesday March 28 2018, @12:04AM

    by dry (223) on Wednesday March 28 2018, @12:04AM (#659235) Journal

    So you want to torture these poor kids with no money by making them smell hamburgers?

  • (Score: 1) by iru on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:14PM

    by iru (6596) on Wednesday March 28 2018, @02:14PM (#659511)

    Fun fact: Brazilian McDonald meals have higher standards than their American counterparts.