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More than 2,500 students at James Monroe High School James Monroe High School may refer to:
  • James Monroe High School (California)
  • James Monroe High School (New York)
  • James Monroe High School (Virginia)
  • James Monroe High School (West Virginia)
 passed up candy bars and soda on Feb. 20 as part of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  Unified School District's new nutrition initiative.

The "Taste of Monroe" included healthier fare like organic produce, veggie burgers, grilled tofu tofu

Soft, bland, custardlike food product made from soybeans. Believed to date from China's Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), tofu is today an important source of protein in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia.
, fruit salads and light sodas.

Tina Landrum, marketing specialist at Whole Foods, one of the sponsors of the program, said some kids snubbed their nose at the wheat buns and vegetarian tamale pie Noun 1. tamale pie - a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
. But most, talking each other into it, liked the food.

"One guy didn't want to try a green drink, which is a veggie drink we have, and the guy next to him said, 'What? Are you scared?'" Landrum said. "He ended up liking it."

The most popular comment was, "It tastes a lot better than it looks," she said.
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Title Annotation:James Monroe High School launches nutrition initiative
Author:Bronstad, Amanda
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Feb 24, 2003
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