Bristolians Discuss: Should all schools go vegetarian?

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Kids are eating too much processed meat in schools, according to new research. Do you think schools should go veggie for health reasons — or is that going too far?

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00:00There's been a lot of talk about processed meats in schools.

00:03How would you feel if a lot of schools went kind of vegetarian and just didn't serve meat altogether?

00:09Well, I'm mostly vegetarian, so I do eat a little bit of meat occasionally.

00:15It's not, you know, it's not an ideological thing with me.

00:20But no, a vegetarian diet is perfectly adequate and is much healthier for individuals and for the planet.

00:27Veggie is quite extreme, isn't it? I feel like kids should kind of have a choice, really.

00:34I feel like definitely reduce the processed meats, but going full veggie, I feel like some people may feel a bit disincluded, you know.

00:41Studies have shown that kids are eating too much processing in their schools, according to research.

00:46Do you think the schools should perhaps go vegetarian?

00:50I think the schools always have vegetarian options.

00:53And a lot of the time, children take those, you know.

00:56There's an endless amount of pasta eating.

00:58There's an endless amount of pasta eating.

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