The environmentally friendly lunch options were served in all Glasgow schools yesterday (29 September 2021). These emphasised the impact of our food choices on the planet, to both pupils and staff. Alongside the nutritious lunches themselves, all schools were provided with education materials to be used in the classroom.<\/p>\n
A low carbon meal utilises\u00a0ingredients that\u00a0have lower greenhouse gas emissions. Food (mainly, meat, dairy, eggs and fish production) contributes up to 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom and so, the long term effects of our daily\u00a0food choices cannot be underestimated.<\/p>\n
A Low Carbon Lunch is not only better for the planet, but is a treat for the taste buds!<\/p>\n
Pupils of Hillhead High School<\/strong>\u00a0were joined by a professional chef who carried out a cookery demonstration, encouraging the young people to become more adventurous when eating, growing and cooking with vegetables. The session was co-ordinated by the Veg Cities <\/a>Glasgow campaign<\/a>\u00a0run by the Glasgow Community Food Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAs part of the school curriculum, our pupils are learning about food sustainability and the benefits of produce from local suppliers having a positive impact on tackling the climate emergency. \u201cThe Low Carbon Lunch will be another example of how we can learn how everyone can make a difference and follows the announcement recently of our Food for Life Served Here Bronze award for our school meals and as out city prepares to host COP26 in November.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n Councillor Anna Richardson,<\/p>\n City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Making small changes to\u00a0lunches served daily in\u00a0hundreds of schools across the city, will have a huge impact. This is a continuation of the councils work with the Soil Association<\/a>, who awarded Glasgow with a Bronze \u2018Food for Life Served Here Award\u2019 last week.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Low Carbon Lunches also support the agenda of the Glasgow City Food Plan<\/a>, which aims to make the city\u2019s food system more sustainable.<\/p>\n Serving up Low Carbon Lunches is a major step towards delivering on the city’s commitment to the\u00a0Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration<\/a>. Glasgow is now urging other cities across the world to take the pledge and sign, ahead of COP26 in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We were delighted that our pupils and canteen were selected to demonstrate Glasgow’s dedication to low carbon lunches. The article and photographs are available below. As part of the Sustainable Food Places \u2018Day of Celebration and Action\u2019, Glasgow City Council has partnered up with the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership to organise a Low Carbon Lunch. … Continue reading Glasgow School Serve Up Low Carbon Lunches<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2021\/10\/06094933\/S2-Chef-300x129.png\")
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