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Taste shapes support for climate-friendly school meals

Students in a new study were neither clearly positive nor negative about more climate-friendly school meals.

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Students in a new study were neither clearly positive nor negative about more climate-friendly school meals.

The short version

  • Whether the food tasted good, was filling and felt familiar played an important role.
  • Students were somewhat more positive about reducing the amount of meat in recipes than about having more all-vegetarian days.
  • This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies .

What happened

Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Students in a new study were neither clearly positive nor negative about more climate-friendly school meals. The study was conducted in Lund Municipality, Sweden, by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology.

Why it matters

In fall 2021, researchers surveyed students in grades 4–9 at six schools.

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