Tobey Maguire Suggests Vegetarian Changes To Child Nutrition Act
Written by Vegetarian Star on July 24th, 2009 in Actors, Children, Food & Drink.
Tobey Maguire is getting into the game of improving school lunches, much like Wyntergrace Williams and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
The vegetarian actor recently wrote a letter to U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), urging lawmakers to reexamine the standards set by the Child Nutrition Act (CNA). The legislation — initially passed in 1966 – is up for Congressional re-authorization this fall, giving lawmakers a wonderful opportunity to make changes.
Changes such as making schools stop serving beef nachos everyday and put veggie burgers on the menu.
Tobey cited a recent article by the Chicago Tribune, which revealed that Chicago public schools serve beef nachos everyday because the federal government’s commodity foods program “dumps surplus beef on schools across the country.”
“School is tough enough already — students shouldn’t have to put up with lunches swimming in fat and cholesterol,” Tobey wrote.
Tobey suggests that vegetarian meals may even costs schools less while getting children in shape.
“Being overweight can be a miserable experience for children. It affects their grades and sets them up to be unhealthy adults.”
“Higher rates of obesity, heart disease and diabetes mean greater healthcare costs for everyone. Healthy foods can help prevent those problems, so federal dollars spent on better school meals are a smart investment.”
If you’re interested in taking Tobey’s lead, contact your legislators and write to them.
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