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California Assembly Approves Nation’s First Plant-Based School Lunch Program

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Research shows that healthy, protein-rich plant-based foods like lentils and beans are 26-34 times less carbon-intensive than beef. They also reduce long-term risk for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases.

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: ‘In a first-ever push to support climate-friendly school food, the California Assembly today approved legislation to provide new state funding to reimburse K-12 public schools for the costs of expanding their plant-based food and beverage offerings. Assembly Bill 479, which now moves to the State Senate, will also provide the staff training needed to help public schools boost participation rates and successfully serve plant-based foods. If signed into law, the bill would set a national precedent by incentivizing plant-based entrees in school lunch…

Research shows that healthy, protein-rich plant-based foods like lentils and beans are 26 to 34 times less carbon-intensive than beef. If every California public school switched from a beef burger to a plant-based burger just once a month, it would save 300 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually…

“Bringing plant-based meals to schools will help students establish healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime,” said Neal Barnard, M.D., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. “Not only do these foods help students stay focused and energized in the classroom today, but they also reduce long-term risk for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases”…

Kari Hamerschlag, deputy director of food and agriculture at Friends of the Earth. “The high cost to kids’ health and to the planet of our current food system is becoming apparent. We applaud legislators for committing to more climate-friendly menus, and for taking a big bite out of climate change while protecting school kids’ health”.’ SOURCE…

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