Harlem School Children Eat Vegan
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From an article titled: “Cool school food program turns Harlem kids into vegans – are yours next?”
The term “Vegan Feast” sounds like an oxymoron, as joyless and tasteless as you can imagine. At least that’s what I thought as I headed to the Future Leaders Institute Charter School in Harlem for a dinner of rabbity-sounding “plant-based food.”
Was I ever wrong. [...]
These free monthly family dinners offer a chance for the community to experience just how sinfully good healthy food can be. As a result, the kids are apt to make better food choices at school. Cafeteria head Pac Avalos reports that, depending on the menu, anywhere from 50%-100% of students now choose the plant-based option. Over the last two and a half years, students have come to love hummus sandwiches, veggie tacos and pasta with barbecued tofu.
This is how you change the world: one taste bud at a time. Given a choice between yummy-healthy and yummy-unhealthy, most of us will choose the former, but only if the decision is easy. The coalition isn’t on a mission to convert the world to veganism, just nudge us all to make healthier choices for ourselves and the planet.
See full article from WalletPop: http://srph.it/cuUb0L
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