<p>As I said earlier, I am a vegetarian. However, I have never had a problem finding alternatives in places like school. I attended NYC public schools in the 1970s and 1980s and never had a problem. I find the very limited choices and imposition of a vegetarian menu very troubling, however, it isn’t a huge school and it does hold a predominantly Asian population – although one can’t assume that all Asians are vegetarian. I still believe that a school that serves at least two and likely three meals a day should have more options, but it is a small school. In a larger school I would be truly outraged. I absolutely love vegetables, enjoy beans and grains, but that menu looks absolutely loathsome to me. Just the thought of how badly those menu choices would be prepared in a school kitchen makes me slightly sick. I also think the menu is a little too specific in its direction. I wonder if anyone is monitoring to see if the kids are actually eating the food and am hopeful that any kid who hates the menu as much as I would has parents who can pack lunch and prepare breakfast.</p>