1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogPETAhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/PETA/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KOZg7uCp12"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/meatless-in-sarasota/">Meatless In Sarasota</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/meatless-in-sarasota/embed/#?secret=KOZg7uCp12" width="600" height="338" title="“Meatless In Sarasota” — HappyCow" data-secret="KOZg7uCp12" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Greetings-from-Sarasota-Credit-Boston-Public-Library-cc-by-2.0.jpg500319Sarasota County schools now observe “Meatless Mondays,” making Sarasota the first city in Florida to serve all-vegetarian meals once a week. Instead of mystery meat, the schools are serving kid-friendly, meat-free meals, such as hummus and vegetable subs, spaghetti, and taco salads. While the food chief for Sarasota County Public Schools acknowledges that the Meatless Mondays program is a good approach to get kids thinking about ways to fight obesity and other health problems, it was the students who were pushing for more meat-free meals. The Meatless Mondays initiative is a great start and will hopefully inspire more and more students to eat meat-free meals throughout the week. The Sarasota area is very vegan-friendly; even some of the pizza and burger joints on the Suncoast offer vegan options. Kids and adults alike love pizza, and Pizza SRQ offers a vegan pizza with gooey nondairy cheese, as does Rico’s Pizzeria. Vertoris Pizza House not only offers pizza and pasta that are made with Daiya dairy-free cheese but it also has vegan breadsticks, potato skins, soups, salads, and a variety of other vegan menu items. And both Pizza SRQ and Vertoris also offer gluten-free crusts for people with gluten sensitivities. Square 1 Burgers […]