Meatless Monday National School Meal Program Evaluation: Impact on Nutrition, Cost, and Sustainability
2022
Blondin, Stacy A. | Cash, Sean B. | Griffin, Timothy S. | Goldberg, Jeanne P. | Economos, Christina D.
This study evaluated the nutritional, economic, and environmental impacts of a Meatless Monday (MM) National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in a large urban US school district. After averaging the nutrient content of entrees across the week and comparing changes relative to recommendations, there were no pre-post differences >15%. Monday entrees offered post-MM required considerably less water to produce (−51%) and were associated with fewer greenhouse gas emissions (−74%). The MM program had little impact on entrée cost (−2.5%). Further research is needed to determine how MM program goals can be achieved within the NSLP context.
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