The future just got a little brighter for kids in Veracruz, Mexico, where improving children’s health has become a top priority. Every Monday, schools in Mexico’s second-largest state will serve vegan meals — amounting to 925,000 each year.
The new program is the result of an agreement between Mexican government officials and Mercy For Animals’ Latin American food policy program, “Coma Consciente” (Conscious Eating). As part of this plant-based program, 20 percent of animal products served within Veracruz schools will be replaced with a vegan alternative.
Mexico has one of the world’s highest obesity rates. The country’s leading cause of death is diabetes, with meat-heavy diets posing the biggest risk factor for the disease. In other words, eating less meat could save children’s lives.
With the Coma Consciente program, Mexico has joined multiple other countries in the “Meatless Monday” movement, including Brazil, the United States, China, and parts of Europe.
As part of Coma Consciente, public schools in Veracruz have access to a free, custom-made recipe guide featuring regional ingredients, along with instructional videos and ongoing support. Hopefully, the decision of Veracruz and other regions to go vegan once weekly will influence other cities and states to follow suit!
Excellent!!!
This is wonderful!
Veracruz for vegan. Bravo!!
That is a great thing they are doing for these children, It may also help educate them some
I am impressed and very happy that Veracruz is going for compassion as well as health.
Way to go, Mexico! Let the rest of the world take an example on this! Let’s all go vegan and spare the millions of tortured animals, the environment and last but not least… it is good for your health.
Good for them, their government will be saving BILLIONS ANNUALLY from citizens suffering with heart disease, cancers, obesity, diabetes, automimune disease and Alzheimer. The US is presently $386 Billion for heart disease, $286 Billion for Cancer, $328 Billion for diabetes and $186 Billion for Alzheimer…over Trillion dollar annual for disease the Cattle and meat industry contributed to and Our stupid government is still subsizidizing the industries…show you our fed government is puppet for corporations and industry, and not citizens.
This is great news! Healthier for them and will save many animals from abuse at factory farms!