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Hey guys, just a quick prelude on this episode.

We had Christy Middleton on, who is a vegetarian diet advocate.

And I wanted to have someone on from the vegetarian camp to give us a showcasing of the

other side of the dietary coin, which I think many of us may not be super privy to in terms of

some of the arguments or some of the data points for a more plant-based diet. And you know me,

trying to be objective. I wanted to really give someone from that

camp of thinking a chance to articulate some of the pros and maybe some of the cons. And I think the

best point that she made was regarding potentially reducing or reducing the amount of meat

consumed in schools due to the cost and due to the difficulty of preparation.

Not to say that they're eliminating, but consuming less meat in schools and making that meat of higher quality

and also increasing the fresh plant-based foods.

And there's an economic argument there where meats are a little bit more

expensive. So if the school has a limited budget, less meat but higher quality, along with

fresh vegetables and fruits and maybe some grains also, but plant-based, I think there's some

decent possibility for that. Is it ideal? Maybe not. But again, if we're working within a school system that has a

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