Swedish Rural Minister Peter Kullgren has called for an end to what he describes as 'forced vegetarian' school lunches, demanding that schools must offer meat alternatives alongside vegetarian options. ' Kullgren argues that schools should provide alternatives with meat, fish, or poultry when school lunches are served. 'Let those who choose to eat vegetarian do so.
But it should not be compulsory for everyone,' he stated. The minister cited concerns about fatigue, iron deficiency, and 'ravenous children' as problems that arise when schools replace animal protein with vegetarian alternatives. He plans to present a demand before the election requiring schools to offer a school meal option with meat, fish, or poultry.
Let those who choose to eat vegetarian do so. But it should not be compulsory for everyone,
food has unfortunately become 'very political and quite polarizing.'