Photo Credit: Doug Beghtel, The Oregonian
The Healthy School Lunch Campaign, sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), is dedicated to improving the food served to children in schools by educating government and school officials, food service workers, parents, and others about the food choices best able to promote children’s current and long-term health.
This evening Rip will be part of a special event sponsored by PCRM at the School Nutrition Association’s annual national conference in Dallas. Rip will share the health benefits of a Plant-Strong diet with conference attendees that incude school cooks, cafeteria managers, nutrition education specialists and district directors and M.C. a showcase of plant-strong vegetarian food products.
The plug for attendees to register for this event:
“All students—not just vegetarian students—benefit from more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. Plant-based meals help decrease intake of saturated fat and cholesterol and increase intake of fiber and certain vitamins and minerals.”
Indeed!
Please do your part to stand up for the Healthy School Meals Act and contact Congress today!
