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“Recipes For Healthy Kids Challenge” Seeks Plant-Based School Lunch Ideas

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, October 14th, 2010 in Children, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

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It’s been said it’s ultimately the parent’s job to educate children and if school cafeterias won’t stop serving junk for food, you’re going to have to submit your vegetarian recipes to teach them to cook something else!

The USDA has partnered with Michelle Obama‘s “Let’s Move!” campaign in a contest that seeks the best recipes for plant based meals to be included in school lunch menus around the country. Participants are asked to form teams and develop recipes in the following categories: Whole Grains, Dark Green and Orange vegetables, or Dry Beans and Peas. Meat recipes are not wanted, thank you very much!

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School Lunch Call-In Day–Contact Your Rep About HR 4870 Today!

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 in Children, Events, Food & Drink, Politicians.

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Taking a break from traditional celebrity gossip to bring some equally star worthy news!

Today is School Lunch Call-In Day, sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

The day is meant to let your representative know you support the HR 4870 Healthy School Meals Act and they should too!

The Act will allow school districts across the United States to incorporate more plant based meals in the menus, as well as offer non dairy beverages as a standard rather than an exception.

It’s pretty simple to let the rep in your state know you want vegetarian lunches at schools.

1. Learn about the bill if you haven’t already.
2. Locate your representative.
3. If you’re at a loss of words, here are some important points to bring up when you call.

The meat and potatoes offering in school lunches is about as old as this black and white photo.

Just because you were forced to eat cheesesticks and salads every day instead of meatloaf doesn’t mean other children have to.

Contact your rep and voice your support today!

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