We the people, believe that there should be a plant-based entree option at every meal for the lunchroom meals offered to Boulder Valley School District by the School Food Project.

We are starting the petition because of the following reasons:

• Students choosing to eat plant-based whether for ethical, environmental or health reasons should have an option at the cafeteria.
• The School Food Project already offers a vegetarian meal option which shows that they recognize the importance of having the option for people that don’t want to consume animals or their secretions. 
• While “The hormones in dairy products (including skim milk) may not only promote acne, but also contribute to a risk of premature puberty, cancer, prostate cancer, other hormone-dependent cancers, excess estrogen, and heart disease.” Michael Greger M.D. by having a plant-based option students will have access to the meal that reduces their chances of experiencing these health conditions.
• The School Food Project has made efforts to make their program sustainable and by offering plant-based options they can hold true to that, as the plant-based option has shown to take many fewer resources to produce.

We would like the School Lunch Program, to commit to serving a plant-based entree option at every meal.