US Senate Passes Bill Giving Children the Right to Plant-Based Milks in Public School Lunches - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
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The US Senate has unanimously voted to pass a bill that gives public school children the right to choose non-dairy milk as part of their school lunches. The

For the first time in the almost 80-year history of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the bill will empower schools to offer a variety of plant-based milks to children. It has received bipartisan support, and was also approved unanimously by the US Senate Agriculture Committee in early June.

  • Botzo@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    As a kid that didn’t understand lactose intolerance until my 20s, this would be life-changing. Instead of discomfort and the urge to shit my pants on a daily basis, I could have felt normal. I regularly had to stop and clench my cheeks together on the walk home from the bus stop after holding farts in all afternoon.