re: #629 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Where is “tofu” or “black beans” mentioned in that article, or the Huff Post article you started with?

Healthy food policy at school jumpstarts chocolate syrup trade

…The rules, which apply to schools across the state, also reduce the amount of protein served to high schoolers, and increase servings of fruit and vegetables — going so far as to specify how many servings of green vegetables, legumes, and red/orange vegetables should be consumed each week.

“We’re only doing what we’re supposed to do,” said Voc-Tech Superintendent Linda Enos. “It wasn’t a choice that we had.”

The changes are especially hard at the elementary school level, where hummus and black bean salad have been a tough sell, said Nancy Carvalho, director of food services for the New Bedford Public Schools, adding that bowls of chili served Wednesday to comply with the legume specifications were “not a very good decision.”

“It’s hard to plan the menu for things that you think the child is going to consume, like the legumes especially,” Carvalho said.

Legumes come from pods and include beans, peas, peanuts and sprouts. She said she will tweak her menu if it becomes clear that certain meals aren’t working.

Nothing gets an elementary school student more excited than a nice plate of hummus and black bean salad. Yum!