Students in Brooklyn now will not eat meat on Mondays

Students in Brooklyn now will not eat meat on Mondays

The mayor of new York said that since the spring of the following year, school 15 Brooklyn public schools on Monday will not eat meat. It will be eliminated from the menu on this day.

De Blasio went further and stated that he intends himself to give up meat on Mondays. What is good for students – good for the mayor, he concluded.

Students in Brooklyn now will not eat meat on Mondays

«In Gracie Mansion, we shall now introduce Meatless Mondays — and it will spread to family dinners, gala events, held in Gracie Mansion and dinner with the guests.»

De Blasio said that although he eats meat, his children, Chiara and Dante, are «exclusive vegetarian» and become them in high school. The school, which was visited by De Blasio has gone much further, as there is already every day there are a vegetarian lunch.

«I am very proud of all the students, I’m proud of everyone here for their decision,» said De Blasio, speaking at school No. 1 in Sunset Park. «They made the decision based on their own experience and their own values because they want to live healthier, and they want to do what, in their opinion, it would be good for the Earth.»

By the way, in school De Blasio, visiting the dining-room, conducted its own survey on what vegetables the children like the most. The result surprised not only the mayor: broccoli came out first.

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