Impossible Foods is Now Certified for School Lunches
School lunches could be getting a makeover soon.
Impossible Foods has received the Child Nutrition label, making it acceptable for schools to use in lunches. This gives children more opportunities to change up their nutritional requirements.
The company also states its goal is to get kids involved to “fight climate change.”
“The product met the rigorous requirements in large part because of soy, the main protein source in our product and the only plant protein that rivals beef from cows in terms of protein quality,” said Esther Park at Impossible Foods.
This month, Impossible Foods will kick off a pilot program at school districts nationwide, including Palo Alto Unified School District (Palo Alto, CA); Aberdeen School District (Aberdeen, WA); Deer Creek Public Schools (Deer Creek, OK); and Union City Public Schools (Union City, OK). Impossible Foods will donate cases of its plant-based meat products to these districts which will create innovative dishes for students such as Impossible Street Tacos, Impossible Frito Pie, and Spaghetti with Impossible Meat Sauce.
Impossible Foods hopes to expand the program to schools nationwide in the coming school year.
