In Defense of Animals is excited to announce the release of a breakthrough children’s nutrition book Eating Lean and Green with Super Foods to Save the Planet, written by Barbara Cole Gates, founder and president of Lean and Green Kids. Created as a tool for teachers, the book’s compelling photographs and motivational messages engage kids and empower them to make the world a better place by choosing more vegetarian and vegan-friendly meals.

This vivid and engaging book is being praised by health and education professionals alike. “This environmentally themed children’s nutrition book helps to support the efforts of school food professionals working hard to create student acceptability of healthy plant-based school lunch options,” says Miguel Villarreal, award winning Food and Nutrition Services Director of California’s Novato Unified School District.

Eating Lean and Green with Super Foods to Save the Planet teaches kids how plant-based meals not only can help us feel our best, but also has a profoundly positive impact on the environment.

Share this book with a child or teacher in your life, or consider donating a copy to your local school library. Eating Lean and Green with Super Foods to Save the Planet is available now to pre-order from the Lean and Green Kids website for just $12: www.leanandgreenkids.org