I went to visit a potential school for my son today and was pleased by what I heard when I asked about their food options. At this particular school, food is provided for the children in the elementary school. They talked about the fact that the school has chosen a food provider that does not use any preservatives and they don't serve french fries (yay!) or desserts. And here was the thing I was really happy about; when I asked if there are vegetarian options for the children, the woman giving me the tour said, "Yes, of course" as if it was the obvious thing to provide veggie options for children.
I would bet that ten, even five, years ago, a vegetarian diet may not have been as mainstream as it is today. The way my tour guide answered my question made me feel like being vegetarian is no longer thought of as weird or on the fringe. I think now it is so much more common to have entire families, including children, eating vegetarian and it is becoming more frequent in certain schools. Even my son's current school is milk free which, as you can imagine, makes me very happy!
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