My group is trying to put together a campaign to have vegetarian options in our middle school cafeteria. What we realllllly need is some prof. if anyone has any information about vegetarian percentages of other persuasive information it would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
in any answers please try to include sources for more accurate data.
Also if someone could contact peta to find answers it would be sweet!
deos anybody have highschool info. That would work too~!
Thanks
~SMART
According to surveys 3% of children between the ages of 8 to 18 are vegetarian which is triple the amount ten years previously. The same percentage of adults are also though as many as 10% say they are but eat occasional fish or chicken. That means that lots more teens (and visiting adults) would eat vegetarian/vegan (veg*n) if they had the option even if they are not full veg*n themselves especially on those days when the main entrees are beef or pork based.
Here are some of the sources:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-14-veggie-kids_N.htm
http://www.wwaytv3.com/survey_teen_vegetarians_on_the_rise/11/2007
http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-veggiecool.artapr13,0,2934662.story
And this page of percentages comparing veg*ns and non-veg*ns from Vegetarian Teen is really interesting:
http://www.vegetarianteen.com/articles/reasons.shtml
Including some info such as this:
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Cholesterol
*Drop in heart disease risk for every 1 percent decrease in blood cholesterol: 3-4 percent.
*Blood cholesterol levels of vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians: 14 percent lower.
*Risk of death from heart disease for vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians: Half.
*Blood cholesterol levels of vegans (vegetarians who eat no meat, eggs, or dairy products) compared to non-vegetarians: 35 percent lower.
*Intake of cholesterol for non-vegetarians: 300-500 milligrams/day.
*Intake of cholesterol for lacto-ovo vegetarians (vegetarians who eat dairy and eggs): 150-300 milligrams/day.
*Intake of cholesterol for vegans: Zero.
*Average cholesterol level in the United States: 210.
*Average cholesterol level of U.S. vegetarians: 161.
*Average cholesterol level of U.S. vegans: 133.
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*Obesity rate among the general U.S. population: 18 percent.
*Obesity rate among vegetarians: 6 percent.
*Obesity rate among vegans: 2 percent.
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Good Luck and Yay for you and your group making such a great difference for everyone.
December 29th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
well im 8th grade, and nobody at my school is vegetarian, at least no guys, a few girls are, like they get pizza and then throw away the pepperonis acting like there saving a cow or something
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December 29th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
If done properly becoming a vegetarian can be a healthy life choice. It should be thoroughly researched before attempted because you are cutting out some of the easier proteins. For going to your school with a request for more vegetarian options. I would recommend researching the nutritional value of chicken fingers versus mac and cheese with broccoli added. Both easy cafeteria items to make and both are kid friendly. One is fried while the other helps add important nutrients. Adding vegetables to lunch also helps to boost your ability to pay attention instead of making you tired like meat and bread which are heavy products. They use up more of your energy to break down so make you tired after eating. Adding fresh vegetarian options also helps with budgeting. Vegetable burgers are allot cheaper than ground beef burgers and in cafeterias usually allot better tasting. Chicken is also more expensive than a zucchini. Adding one or two options to a meal will most likely take 10 -15% of there food cost. People in charge love to safe a few penny’s.
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Over 8 years of being a vegetarian and dealing with allot of people who are very closed minded.
December 29th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
According to surveys 3% of children between the ages of 8 to 18 are vegetarian which is triple the amount ten years previously. The same percentage of adults are also though as many as 10% say they are but eat occasional fish or chicken. That means that lots more teens (and visiting adults) would eat vegetarian/vegan (veg*n) if they had the option even if they are not full veg*n themselves especially on those days when the main entrees are beef or pork based.
Here are some of the sources:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-14-veggie-kids_N.htm
http://www.wwaytv3.com/survey_teen_vegetarians_on_the_rise/11/2007
http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-veggiecool.artapr13,0,2934662.story
And this page of percentages comparing veg*ns and non-veg*ns from Vegetarian Teen is really interesting:
http://www.vegetarianteen.com/articles/reasons.shtml
Including some info such as this:
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Cholesterol
*Drop in heart disease risk for every 1 percent decrease in blood cholesterol: 3-4 percent.
*Blood cholesterol levels of vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians: 14 percent lower.
*Risk of death from heart disease for vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians: Half.
*Blood cholesterol levels of vegans (vegetarians who eat no meat, eggs, or dairy products) compared to non-vegetarians: 35 percent lower.
*Intake of cholesterol for non-vegetarians: 300-500 milligrams/day.
*Intake of cholesterol for lacto-ovo vegetarians (vegetarians who eat dairy and eggs): 150-300 milligrams/day.
*Intake of cholesterol for vegans: Zero.
*Average cholesterol level in the United States: 210.
*Average cholesterol level of U.S. vegetarians: 161.
*Average cholesterol level of U.S. vegans: 133.
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and
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*Obesity rate among the general U.S. population: 18 percent.
*Obesity rate among vegetarians: 6 percent.
*Obesity rate among vegans: 2 percent.
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Good Luck and Yay for you and your group making such a great difference for everyone.
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EDIT TO ADD this article I just found on schools that have started serving vegetarian/vegan foods:
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Does Your Child’s School Get an A+ in Lunch?
By Tim Enstice
Common Dreams, Thursday, September 18, 2008
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_14719.cfm
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December 30th, 2009 at 12:18 am
at my school im the only known vegan, however there are quite a lot of vegetariens. and i would love if the school tuck shop would supply vegan foods, i think this is a great idea you have come up with.
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