[TheUWfarm] April 21: Tell Congress Yes to Healthier School Meals

I have done no research about this specific legislation, and am passing this along to ya'll. It looks like the bill is pushing for plant-based meals, though it has little definition of what plants will be used, or how they will be used. It's also discussing alternatives to cow's milk. Maybe mini-graham cracker-gingerbread houses will be passe in five years time. 

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More than a third of America's children are overweight or obese. They are at risk for adult diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. Over 30 million kids eat at least one meal at school each day. Most of these meals are high in saturated fat and cholesterol and low in fiber and other key nutrients, and most students cannot choose a healthful, plant-based alternative for their lunch tray. But YOU can help us make change in Washington and in school lunch lines across the country.

http://www.healthyschoollunches.org/LobbyDay/

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what about the food we eat and the air we breath?