Plant-Based Menus to Be Available at Spanish Schools as Government Approves Healthy & Sustainable Cafeterias Decree
Menus at Spanish schools are set to be transformed after the government’s Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree on Healthy and Sustainable School Cafeterias. The initiative aims to ensure that students at public, state-subsidized, and private schools have access to a nutritious, varied diet aligned with official health recommendations. It will guarantee five healthy meals a week to all children, regardless of family income. Notably, the law will protect children’s right to a 100% plant-based menu in schools, and where this is not possible, schools will be required to provide the means to refrigerate and heat food that students bring from home. The initiative will also mandate increased consumption of legumes, setting weekly servings in line with the recommendations of scientific and health organizations. …
