NBSV 234: Hummus in 1,800 schools: getting vegan food onto lunch trays with Amie Hamlin
What does it actually take to get vegan food onto school lunch trays? Way more than a good recipe. My guest Amie Hamlin wrote a 2004 New York State legislative resolution on school food. It used the word “vegan” all over it, and it passed unanimously. She then co-founded the Coalition for Healthy School Food, which now supports more than 19,000 food service directors in 46 states. It’s also the nonprofit behind nearly every vegan initiative in New York City public schools.
We get into:
- Amie’s vegan story, from an animal shelter in 1979 to a Victoria Moran article in Vegetarian Times
- When to say “vegan” and when to say “plant-based,” and how the food industry hijacked the latter
- Hummus in all 1,800 NYC schools, processed meat off the menu, and a weekly hot vegan entrée
- Teaching kids about food without getting uninvited from the school
- Amie’s half-acre veganic (stock-free) farm
Important topics we discussed:
>> Going vegan overnight after reading Victoria Moran’s “What About Dairy and Eggs?” article.
>> Reaching food service directors through webinars on their own health.
>> A hands-in-the-kidney-beans cooking class with 180 sixth graders.
Connect with Amie:
>> Coalition for Healthy School Food's (CHSF) website
>> CHSF on Instagram
>> CHSF on Facebook
>> CHSF on YouTube
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