Posted on 02/15/2017 4:05:43 PM PST by lowbridge
Oakland schools partnered with the environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) to fight global warming by making student lunches climate-friendly.
FOE gave kids a lunch menu designed to eliminate foods it says are unsustainable for our planet. The new menu features far less meat and more plant-based food. Any meat or cheese the school did use came from pastured, organic dairy cows. The students lunch menu went from beef hot dogs and pepperoni pizza to vegan stir fry tofu and vegan tostadas. The new FOE-approved menu served meat and cheese-less frequently and reduced the portion sizes.
This is a landmark moment for school food, Jennifer LeBarre, head of nutrition services for Oakland Unified School District, said in a FOE press statement. We were so excited to see how the data showed that we could reduce our carbon and water footprint by serving healthy, delicious food like the vegetarian tostadas with fresh made in-house salsa, that kids absolutely love all while saving money.
The district and FOE claimed the lunch program was healthier than before, but only on the basis that food from plants is typically healthier than meat. The study justifies its health claims by stating average poultry consumption fell. FOE did not undertake an actual study into whether or not the lunches improved student health.
FOE says total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the school lunch program declined by 14 percent. The total change is equivalent to taking roughly 127 cars off the road for a year, according to the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) official calculator. The activists also claim lunch program costs fell 1 percent.
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A 14-year-old boy pulls a Glock out of his backpack and says: “Give me some meat, lady, or I’ll blow you away!”
Oakland!
These people are certifiably NUTZ!
Nanny state turning our little kids into freakish vegetarians.
Can’t grow warriors on that diet.
I wonder how much carbon emissions they could save if they didn’t have to prepare meals for illegal immigrant children.
Does that make me a bad person?
This much stupidity is hard to fathom.
Cutting protein from the diet? This should make for some weak snowflakes.
“Eat your peas!” - Barry Soetoro
JAAA!!! Mmore adderall..more speed! Jaaaa!
Headline is misleading, it makes it sound like it’s all CA schools, not just one district.
So,.. What do the kids get for lunch?!
Did they cut beans, too?
oh sure, let’s feed our kids tofu, by all means, if you want to create a medically crippled generation. Idiots!
Thyroid problems, including weight gain, lethargy, malaise, fatigue, hair loss, and loss of libido
Premature puberty and other developmental problems in babies, children and adolescents
Cancer
Brain damage
Reproductive disorders
Soy allergies
Respiratory issues (asthma)
Soybeans contain one of the highest levels of pesticide contamination of all foods.
and, from WebMD:
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-975-SOY.aspx?activeIngredientId=975&activeIngredientName=SOY
http://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/soys-negative-effects
See post 12. The word ‘lite’ doesn’t apply in the least.
That’s a lie.
Real food costs more. Balanced animal and vegetable proteins so you can get all 20 common amino acids takes money. It’s okay to sacrifice the growth and development of children for funding their mansions and liberal causes.
Oakland public transit is as dangerous as Oakland streets. Maybe more so because you’re trapped inside the trains whereas you might be able to run away from oakland’s street thugs
Have they taken the next illogical step to ban bagged lunches from home? Or to demand inspection for foods prohibited on school property? 100’ meat-free school zones?
I was thinking in terms of mentality of the phb-ette.
But nothing lite about the blob in the photo.
That’s really typical of these controlling types. Hugely fat and wants other people not to eat.
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