Thursday, May 02, 2013

Where’s the beef? Bloomberg launches vegetarian-only school lunch

Blocked by the courts from banning big sodas in the Big Apple, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration has zeroed in on another target in a quest for healthier lifestyles: Meat. Public School 244 in the Flushing section of New York’s Queens borough has gone vegan — the first public school in the nation to serve only vegetarian meals for breakfast and lunch. School heads — led by Chancellor Dennis Walcott, a self-claimed fitness guru — tout the healthier eating as pro-kid. Healthy kids make happy students, administrators said in the Daily News report. “I don’t eat fried foods. I don’t drink soda. I try not to have sweets too often,” Mr. Walcott said in the report. “And that’s what we want for our students … to make sure they eat healthy both at home and school.” The school’s switch to vegan comes amid a years-long drive from Mayor Bloomberg to improve health choices of city residents...more

I'm against waste, and Bloomberg is just a big ol' waste of skin.

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