>The alliance’s director Jake Swindells said that it was ‘pandering to misinformation about livestock farming’.
Oh, is it not made from animals then?
Comments are quite logical. Must be a brand new post.
*reduce costs because meat be expensive bcos cost of living crisis is hitting everyone
*reduce costs because meat be expensive bcos cost of living crisis is hitting everyone
My kids nursery is veggie, well pescatarian because they get tuna sandwiches. It’s not really that strange, they get veggie sausage rolls but everything else is “real” food – lentil soup, cheese wraps, pizza, veggie pasta, fruit, milk.
From a dietary point of view I’d rather they aimed for pescatarian because a bit of fish does just round out a veggie diet that includes eggs and dairy.
To be fair and diverse there should be a meat eaters option.
*You, yes you behind the bikesheds. Stand still laddie….if you don’t eat your meat yer cannae have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?*
This is nothing to do with reducing the carbon footprint. It’s that the cost of meat is skyrocketing and the gov will do everything they can to cut costs.
Oh my god, the melts are out today.
-We have a dystopian conspiracy by ‘the elites’.
– HoW DO ThEY Get B12
-it’ll be processed crap ignoring that it already is.
-SNP stunt (it’s a labour/con council)
-its degrading their health
All bollocks, all written in a deranged way. Dear lord.
This is a really positive move. Less suffering and death, children are healthier and it’s good for the environment. Win for everyone
Vegetarian? More like we’re “cutting costs”, a pasta with plain tomato sauce is sufficient for lunch.
According to pink Floyd, pudding is also off the menu!
I’m not a veggie but this is a great move, we all need to eat less meat. They should teach those kids how to make veggie meals too
My son had a cheese and tomato sandwich today for lunch. Is he vegetarian? No. He had shepherds pie for dinner. What’s the big deal if the kids are having breakfast, dinner and snacks at home and on weekends? It’s just 5/21 meals a week.
When I was in year 4, I decided to become veggie. The school decided to make me a cheese sandwich everyday. I hope the kids have a better choice.
Gotta laugh really…”reduce footprint” same people making those rules are the ones flying jets to make them….load of bollocks! Top richest people in the uk made a bigger footprint in the last year just by flying
So there’s no choice? We’re gonna have parents handing McDonald’s to their kids through the school bars again 😂
Fantastic news. Ignoring the morality of eating meat, people need to realise that mass farming meat is one of the worst things our society has to deal with. The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria which is caused by livestock farming has been called by WHO as the greatest threat facing humanity. Not to mention the environmental aspect of producing equivalent nutrition from animals vs plants. Whatever you think about eating meat, the fact is that with population rising as fast as it is, in the lifetime of these school kids, they’ll encounter a time when there simply isnt enough room on this planet to farm meat for everyone to eat, sooner or later people will need to eat vegetarian and it’s great that younger generation is being guided that way.
But there already is a vegetarian option for kids in Scottish schools so Edinburgh is behind the times unless they are ONLY offering vegetarian options which I’m pretty sure is the opposite of having only meat options.
Why are meat eaters being so fragile in the comments. Honestly it’s like I walked into a room full of my boomer relatives clutching their pearls about the nutrients when whole societies grow up vegetarian from the day they’re weaned. Bloody hell.
Love to see how so many people in the replies acting like it’s 1984 and the kids are being indoctrinated… People also acting like school dinners are healthy enough as is.
People don’t realise that the majority of private nursery’s have been vegetarian only for a few years now.
My friends kid is fed some amazing meals and I see my adult friends who actively avoids foods they have never tried. These kids are having great food.
Having gone to school in Edinburgh at a weaker state school I only ate vegetarian meals as the meat was sketchy as and more expensive.
Didn’t eat many vegetables either mind. Mainly bread or potato and cheese/plastic or pasta in some chopped tomatoes
This is good news as long as they spend enough on the meals to make sure they are really tasty too.
This is cool. There are plenty of recipes they could make to keep it nutritional, yummy, and interesting.
Thai Veggie curry,
Pastas with veggies,
Eggplant Parmesan,
Veggie stir fry with rice,
Veggie kebabs,
Fruit kebabs,
Veggie quesadillas,
Soups,
Etc.
Plenty to choose from. Not a big deal at all.
We already had a vegetarian diet back in the 90s!
Chips, cheese, and beans!
How do you know somebody can’t go one meal without meat? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you!
Good news. I hope more schools do the same. Complexity for school chefs reduced; healthful food for children too.
That link doesn’t seem to work.
Well any kid with IBS is fucked. Good job Edinburgh!
“Scots actually eating vegetables” was not on my 2023 bingo card
People talking like a single meal out of three meals a day being vegetarian is somehow going to wipe all B12 out of a child’s diet lmao.
Actually breakfast for most people is veggie lmao. Unless cereal is made from meat these days, and the vast majority of kids I bet don’t have breakfast which a MUCH bigger problem than lunch with veg.
Making drama where zero exists is the trait I would associate with humans the most recently.
I’m vegetarian – but I really hope they make sure the kids get enough protein. Very easy for people who don’t normally cook vegetarian food to not bother/understand 🤷♂️
It’s less crucial as an adult, but as a teen…
When I hit secondary school it seemed like everyone are chips everyday any way.
You guys feed your children?
*sad American noises*
Why not just let students and parents choose different options?
All the meatlets who can’t cook a vegetable to save their lives telling others that vegetables taste bad sums up English cuisine.
I didn’t like vegetables that much when I ate meat, because I grew up on steamed mush and unseasoned crap, because that’s what our parents grew up on and served to their kids. This country’s cuisine is rightfully mocked, and the meatheads against this change because “vegetarian meals taste bad” just shows how low the bar is for a lot of people.
We’re not even talking vegan either. You have the luxury of milk and eggs. If you can’t make a good meal with that, you just can’t cook.
I’m all for reducing carbon footprint, but cutting meat out isn’t always it. If you’re ratting veg that has been flown in from a country thousands of miles away, it’s not really helping. Eat in season and local.
Not every vegetarian dish is a chunk of lettuce, which is what I think detractors are hinting at.
Chips, potato waffles/hash browns and peas/beans can make a fine meal. Kids will be fine with that and I don’t see why Edinburgh schools wouldn’t serve it.
Uk schools never served meat anyway. And before anyone says they did, I refuse to belive what school lunches served was even food in the first place. It looked more like something out of a horror movie
1in 3 children in Scotland is at risk of obesity, the UK population is getting fatter and fatter, the NHS is collapsing, but God forbid that government actually tries to do something about it!
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how depressing for the children of Edinburgh
>The alliance’s director Jake Swindells said that it was ‘pandering to misinformation about livestock farming’.
Oh, is it not made from animals then?
Comments are quite logical. Must be a brand new post.
*reduce costs because meat be expensive bcos cost of living crisis is hitting everyone
*reduce costs because meat be expensive bcos cost of living crisis is hitting everyone
My kids nursery is veggie, well pescatarian because they get tuna sandwiches. It’s not really that strange, they get veggie sausage rolls but everything else is “real” food – lentil soup, cheese wraps, pizza, veggie pasta, fruit, milk.
From a dietary point of view I’d rather they aimed for pescatarian because a bit of fish does just round out a veggie diet that includes eggs and dairy.
To be fair and diverse there should be a meat eaters option.
*You, yes you behind the bikesheds. Stand still laddie….if you don’t eat your meat yer cannae have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?*
This is nothing to do with reducing the carbon footprint. It’s that the cost of meat is skyrocketing and the gov will do everything they can to cut costs.
Oh my god, the melts are out today.
-We have a dystopian conspiracy by ‘the elites’.
– HoW DO ThEY Get B12
-it’ll be processed crap ignoring that it already is.
-SNP stunt (it’s a labour/con council)
-its degrading their health
All bollocks, all written in a deranged way. Dear lord.
This is a really positive move. Less suffering and death, children are healthier and it’s good for the environment. Win for everyone
Vegetarian? More like we’re “cutting costs”, a pasta with plain tomato sauce is sufficient for lunch.
According to pink Floyd, pudding is also off the menu!
I’m not a veggie but this is a great move, we all need to eat less meat. They should teach those kids how to make veggie meals too
My son had a cheese and tomato sandwich today for lunch. Is he vegetarian? No. He had shepherds pie for dinner. What’s the big deal if the kids are having breakfast, dinner and snacks at home and on weekends? It’s just 5/21 meals a week.
When I was in year 4, I decided to become veggie. The school decided to make me a cheese sandwich everyday. I hope the kids have a better choice.
Gotta laugh really…”reduce footprint” same people making those rules are the ones flying jets to make them….load of bollocks! Top richest people in the uk made a bigger footprint in the last year just by flying
So there’s no choice? We’re gonna have parents handing McDonald’s to their kids through the school bars again 😂
Fantastic news. Ignoring the morality of eating meat, people need to realise that mass farming meat is one of the worst things our society has to deal with. The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria which is caused by livestock farming has been called by WHO as the greatest threat facing humanity. Not to mention the environmental aspect of producing equivalent nutrition from animals vs plants. Whatever you think about eating meat, the fact is that with population rising as fast as it is, in the lifetime of these school kids, they’ll encounter a time when there simply isnt enough room on this planet to farm meat for everyone to eat, sooner or later people will need to eat vegetarian and it’s great that younger generation is being guided that way.
But there already is a vegetarian option for kids in Scottish schools so Edinburgh is behind the times unless they are ONLY offering vegetarian options which I’m pretty sure is the opposite of having only meat options.
Why are meat eaters being so fragile in the comments. Honestly it’s like I walked into a room full of my boomer relatives clutching their pearls about the nutrients when whole societies grow up vegetarian from the day they’re weaned. Bloody hell.
Love to see how so many people in the replies acting like it’s 1984 and the kids are being indoctrinated… People also acting like school dinners are healthy enough as is.
People don’t realise that the majority of private nursery’s have been vegetarian only for a few years now.
My friends kid is fed some amazing meals and I see my adult friends who actively avoids foods they have never tried. These kids are having great food.
Having gone to school in Edinburgh at a weaker state school I only ate vegetarian meals as the meat was sketchy as and more expensive.
Didn’t eat many vegetables either mind. Mainly bread or potato and cheese/plastic or pasta in some chopped tomatoes
This is good news as long as they spend enough on the meals to make sure they are really tasty too.
This is cool. There are plenty of recipes they could make to keep it nutritional, yummy, and interesting.
Thai Veggie curry,
Pastas with veggies,
Eggplant Parmesan,
Veggie stir fry with rice,
Veggie kebabs,
Fruit kebabs,
Veggie quesadillas,
Soups,
Etc.
Plenty to choose from. Not a big deal at all.
We already had a vegetarian diet back in the 90s!
Chips, cheese, and beans!
How do you know somebody can’t go one meal without meat? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you!
Good news. I hope more schools do the same. Complexity for school chefs reduced; healthful food for children too.
That link doesn’t seem to work.
Well any kid with IBS is fucked. Good job Edinburgh!
“Scots actually eating vegetables” was not on my 2023 bingo card
People talking like a single meal out of three meals a day being vegetarian is somehow going to wipe all B12 out of a child’s diet lmao.
Actually breakfast for most people is veggie lmao. Unless cereal is made from meat these days, and the vast majority of kids I bet don’t have breakfast which a MUCH bigger problem than lunch with veg.
Making drama where zero exists is the trait I would associate with humans the most recently.
I’m vegetarian – but I really hope they make sure the kids get enough protein. Very easy for people who don’t normally cook vegetarian food to not bother/understand 🤷♂️
It’s less crucial as an adult, but as a teen…
When I hit secondary school it seemed like everyone are chips everyday any way.
You guys feed your children?
*sad American noises*
Why not just let students and parents choose different options?
All the meatlets who can’t cook a vegetable to save their lives telling others that vegetables taste bad sums up English cuisine.
I didn’t like vegetables that much when I ate meat, because I grew up on steamed mush and unseasoned crap, because that’s what our parents grew up on and served to their kids. This country’s cuisine is rightfully mocked, and the meatheads against this change because “vegetarian meals taste bad” just shows how low the bar is for a lot of people.
We’re not even talking vegan either. You have the luxury of milk and eggs. If you can’t make a good meal with that, you just can’t cook.
I’m all for reducing carbon footprint, but cutting meat out isn’t always it. If you’re ratting veg that has been flown in from a country thousands of miles away, it’s not really helping. Eat in season and local.
Not every vegetarian dish is a chunk of lettuce, which is what I think detractors are hinting at.
Chips, potato waffles/hash browns and peas/beans can make a fine meal. Kids will be fine with that and I don’t see why Edinburgh schools wouldn’t serve it.
Uk schools never served meat anyway. And before anyone says they did, I refuse to belive what school lunches served was even food in the first place. It looked more like something out of a horror movie
How many Tories are in this thread who are now forced to pretend to care about [school dinners](https://www.indy100.com/news/tory-mps-voted-against-free-school-meals-commons-marcus-rashford-9723212) for the sole reason that meat is a culture war front?
1in 3 children in Scotland is at risk of obesity, the UK population is getting fatter and fatter, the NHS is collapsing, but God forbid that government actually tries to do something about it!