Hold the meat – and the cheese.
New York City public school cafeterias are going vegan-only on Fridays under a new policy from famously health-conscious Mayor Adams, who has touted the benefits of a vegan diet.
City school cafeterias were already completely “meatless” on Mondays and Fridays, thanks in part to a vegetarian school food pilot program launched by Adams while he was Brooklyn borough president.
But the shift to vegan-only Fridays – which starts this week – will take plant-based eating to another level in city schools, knocking dairy-based vegetarian mainstays like mac and cheese, pizza and mozzarella sticks off the menu.
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