This is wonderful. Even though there's bound to be some meat, dairy, & fatty foods involved, it is, imho, a huge step forward. The following article (severely edited below) was a tip-off from PCRM. Thanks, y'all!
"USDA removes major barrier to Michelle Obama’s salad-bar initiative: First Lady Michelle Obama announced last week that a new public-private partnership, Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools, would make it possible for as many as 6,000 salad bars to be installed in U.S. school cafeterias at an estimated cost of $15 million. Contrary to what hundreds of irate commenters directed to Grist from a link by the Drudge Report feared, the salad bars will not be mandatory lunchtime eating for the nation's youngsters, not taxpayer-funded. If parents like Sarah Palin want their kids to eat cookies for lunch, no one is going to stop them..." [SOURCE]
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