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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.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by edIII on Tuesday March 27 2018, @09:56PM (8 children)
You assume the stomachs would be empty. You can get your fill from the food, since it is not just all veggies. They have whole grains involved too, and bread is filling. Half the reason why a big burger is filling is because of the bread and fries. Try eating a lettuce wrapped burger, even with cheese, and tell me that you're still not hungry.
I doubt that malnutrition will be a problem since it is a pilot study and they're paying close attention to the children's health. Which I would imagine would be contrasted against scholastic scores too.
This is teaching a whole generation a different, and more sustainable, way of eating.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Tuesday March 27 2018, @10:33PM (4 children)
One *can* do attractive and satisfying Vegan food. I've seen it done, often in Chinese restaurants. But this doesn't mean it's easy, and this doesn't mean it's what I expect.
What I really expect is that they'll add enough sugar to everything to make it acceptable. This will eventually show up on the kids weight and glucose measurements, but not for a year or so. At which point they'll quietly call the thing off. But time may tell.
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by bob_super on Tuesday March 27 2018, @10:38PM (3 children)
If I had to be a strict vegetarian, I'd rush off to India.
If I had to be a strict vegan, I'd rush off the top of a tall building, bridge or cliff.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by linuxrocks123 on Tuesday March 27 2018, @11:38PM (2 children)
Perhaps you should look around you and find more interesting ways to derive pleasure from life than eating food. It's eat to live, not live to eat.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bob_super on Wednesday March 28 2018, @12:05AM (1 child)
Given your screen name, I have to ask how much fun it would be to have to spend all your computer time on Windows 2.0. (not wishing ME or Vista on you, I'm evil, but I may have my limits).
Not eating well is a damper on your whole existence. Like a terrible job you don't want to get out of bed for, but since the family gotta survive...
Anyway, the original comment was more related to the state of mind, since I am not aware of any single medical condition that forces people to give up on everything that's an Abomination Onto Vegan. Turning Vegan would be like turning Zombie, and I'd need one of you to Mercy Me.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday March 28 2018, @04:29PM
There's no single medical condition per se that would force someone to become Vegan. There's also no real reason why you can't eat healthily or unhealthily as a Vegan. Refined Sugar is Vegan and is arguably as bad as or worse than red meat. Meat is also expensive. Poor people can get better quality vegan food to sustain them at a price they can afford. Random hunk of meat != healthy. I've grown up Vegetarian and I've tried various meats. Well prepared meat tastes good. Same goes for Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Grains. Good nutrition isn't about getting a slab of meat or not getting a slab of meat. It's about getting a balanced diet. That diet can include or exclude meat, dairy and eggs. The biggest issue is making sure you're getting good quality meat, dairy and eggs. There's too much industrialized production of them in unhealthy conditions. Pumping all of the animals up with hormones + vaccinations isn't the answer.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2, Troll) by Gaaark on Wednesday March 28 2018, @01:09AM (1 child)
and if it's a catholic school, the priests will have lots of nutritious protein to give them: the kids only have to suck it up through the 'straw'......
:-%
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday March 29 2018, @12:32AM
Troll, huh.
"The humour is weak in this one."
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(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday March 28 2018, @06:23AM
Grains are veggies.
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