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Since 2016, the canteens of primary and nursery schools in Limoges have adopted one vegetarian meal per week. At the start of the school year, the offer could be extended to a second meal, every fortnight.
Between 5,000 and 5,200 kindergarten and primary school children eat in the canteen every day. And on Monday, the meal is vegetarian.
The town hall is considering inserting a second day without meat and without fish, in September 2022, with two tests in June.
On Thursday, June 16, there will therefore be vegetarian lasagna on the menu, and two weeks later, tomatoes with a lentil and rice filling.
Moins de viande et plus de bio, c’est l’objectif à atteindre dans les cantines municipales de la capitale. Ce mardi 31 mai, le projet est soumis au vote des élus et doit être mis en application d’ici à 2027.
Less meat and more organic is the goal to be achieved in the capital's municipal canteens. This Tuesday, May 31, the project is submitted to the vote of elected officials and must be implemented by 2027.
Audrey Pulvar, assistant to Anne Hidalgo in charge of sustainable food, agriculture and short circuits, presents her project to the Council of Paris. Its ambition is to offer more sustainable food and at least two vegetarian meals in canteens every week by 2027.
Less quantity but more quality
By investing in a 100% organic canteen, the goal is to reduce the amount of meat on weekly menus, to make way for quality vegetables. Audrey Pulvar wants the products to be 100% from demanding labels such as Organic Agriculture or Label Rouge. The short circuit is also preferred, 50% of food should be produced within 250 kilometers of the capital.
The town hall of Paris has two perspectives on this project, health for some and ecology for others. On the one hand, eating less meat is supposed to reduce the risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease or even cancer, on the other it is above all a question of reducing greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to global warming.
As a reminder, during her first term, Anne Hidalgo had already activated one vegetarian meal per week in the 1,300 canteens managed by the city. The Climate and Resilience Law of 2021, this device is mandatory throughout France. In all, 53% of the products offered already have a quality label.
Removing red meat from school canteens makes these meals more “sustainable” by reducing their carbon impact, says INRAE. The nutritional quality of the dishes would not be degraded by opting instead for white meat or fish. Another avenue mentioned by the researchers: increase the frequency of vegetarian meals. We give you the floor in our Tuesday poll: for or against removing red meat from school canteens?
Nous vous donnons la parole dans notre sondage du mardi : pour ou contre la suppression de la viande rouge dans les cantines scolaires ?
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