Wyntergrace Williams to Malia and Sasha Obama: Help Promote Veggie Lunches!
The U.S. News blog Washington Whispers recently reported that Wyntergrace Williams, the 14-year-old daughter of Montel Williams, wrote a letter to Malia and Sasha Obama asking them to support her vegetarian lunch campaign.
Wyntergrace, a vegetarian of four years, attended two hearings on Capitol Hill last week in an effort to amend the Child Nutrition Act to include more healthy vegetarian options in public school cafeterias. While neither Malia or Sasha are vegetarians, Wyntergrace points out that Sidwell Friends, the private school that the First Daughters attend, offers well-balanced meat-free meals, and that other schools across the country should do the same.
The White House has not commented on Wyntergrace’s effort, however, she continutes to seek improvement within the National School Lunch Program. Wyntergrace argues that more students will choose vegetarian options if they’re made available, resulting in lower levels of childhood obesity. Look for a TV commercial in the near future featuring Wyntergrace along with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine touting their veggie lunch campaign.
Tags: child nutrition act, malia and sasha obama, national school lunch program, school lunch, vegetarian
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I think it is great to see a young person getting involved in health and school food. This is a big issue that will effect kids across the country. Another group of kids weighing in here: http://healthyschoolscampaign.org/?post
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