While Modi the Indian PM is trying to give mid -day meals to all the school children here the USA says going vegetarian for one day a week could help reduce the carbon footprint and preserves resources like water.
De Blasio argued, saying: “Approximately 1,840 gallons of water are needed to produce a single pound of beef, while only 39 gallons are needed to produce a pound of vegetables.”
There are already five schools that have adopted the program. It appears to be limited to a small subset of students in New York City, which has over 1,700 public schools with 1.1 million students.
To save the planet, students at 15 public schools in Brooklyn will only be served vegetarian breakfast and lunch on Mondays, New York City’s mayor has announced. The program is set to start in the spring of 2018.
“Cutting back a little on meat will help make our city healthier and our planet stronger for generations to come,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement introducing the ‘Meatless Mondays’ nutrition program.
