Posted on 02/23/2021 12:48:54 PM PST by Olog-hai
By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France’s most famously gastronomic cities has kicked up a storm of protest and debate as the country increasingly questions the environmental costs of its meaty dietary habits.
Children in Lyon who were regularly offered such choices as beef and chicken in rich sauces found their meat option missing this week when they returned from school holidays. In its place: a meatless four-course meal that Lyon City Hall says will be quicker and easier to serve to children who, because of the coronavirus pandemic, must be kept apart during lunch to avoid infections.
City Hall insists that the meatless meals are temporary and that school canteens will again offer meat options when social distancing rules are relaxed and children once again have more time to dwell on their food choices and to eat. […]
Still, farmers saw red. Some drove farm vehicles, cows and goats in protest on Monday into Lyon, which is fiercely proud of its rich restaurant culture and signature dishes, many of them meaty.
Protesters’ banners and placards extolled meat-eating, proclaiming “meat from our fields = a healthy child” and “Stopping meat is a guarantee of weakness against coronaviruses to come.” …
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The UN dining room serves meat.
Lots and lots of meat.
So does the UK’s Parliament’s dining room.
So does our Congressional dining room.
However do they manage?
You need to equip them with pilot lights.
Ok.Ok. bring pork back to the menu. The new kids in the country will love that
That’s not the point. Chicken farmers and ranchers are out of business. How many workers are out of a job. Foolish call for the kids.
From the article:
“Children in Lyon who were regularly offered such choices as beef and chicken in rich sauces found their meat option missing this week when they returned from school holidays. In its place: a meatless four-course meal that Lyon City Hall says will be quicker and easier to serve to children who, because of the coronavirus pandemic, must be kept apart during lunch to avoid infections.”
Only in France do schoolchildren get a four-course lunch.
Can you say protein?
C'mon it's France. They still have plenty of eggs and cheese in their diet. I'm sure the parents are still allowed to feed their children whatever they please at home.
My son has said that some cults denied protein to members, especially new initiates, because (somehow) the diet made them more susceptible to suggestions from the leaders.
Hey, our cafeterias have those trays with 4 different compartments, that counts right?
Your original point was protein———thus my response.
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Billy Gates has some nice faux beef for them.
Peanut butter sandwiches are probably out because of allergies or is that just a US problem?
I fail to see the connection between meat-eating and social distancing issues. It sounds like a typical leftist underhanded ruse.
I understand...my response was just more of what I had on my mind.
Similar to today’s soyboys.
Don’t know if the price of peanuts has gone up there due to their snubbing of Trump and seeking imports from other countries with lower crop yields.
People in France are showing more balls then US citizens.
Protein comes in a variety or sources.
LOL!.....................
Actually I’ve eaten snails, and with lots of garlic butter they are very good!...............
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