As a proud right wing conservative you will be shocked to find I actually agree with the Mayor on “No Meat Monday’s” but would put in on Friday’s schedule instead. Don’t get me wrong I believe the Mayor’s reasons are full of cow **** but the policy itself might just be right. Here are a few reasons the Mayor should have given (below) for his policy which would have smelled a whole lot better.
(1) HEALTH- It’s important that young people cut back on the amount of meat products they consume at least once a week with more healthy alternatives.
(2) RESPECT OF FAITH- Many Christians during the season of Lent can’t eat meat and those of the Hindu faith follow this path all year long. This can be a great teaching moment for our schools.
(3) SAVINGS- We will reduce the cost of the lunch program by reducing one of the most expensive items “meat”once a week and use those funds to help our children be actually prepared for the real world not a liberal concept of it.