WASHINGTON, May 4, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The 15-year-old daughter of Montel
Williams is featured in a television ad urging that vegetarian options be
offered in U.S. public schools.
In the TV commercial, Wyntergrace Williams urges Congress to amend the Child
Nutrition Act to include meatless meals.
"Some of us don't eat right," Wyntergrace says in the commercial. "Fast food,
junk food -- sometimes, even our school lunches have too much fat and
cholesterol. More than 80 of Americans believe that vegetarian meals should be
available in schools to children who want them, a recent survey conducted by
Opinion Research Corporation found."
The commercial, produced by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine,
will air on local network affiliates in San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Washington during morning news shows, children's programs and "The Ellen
DeGeneres Show," a statement said.
In meetings on Capitol Hill, Wyntergrace Williams joined Dr. Neal Barnard of the
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in calling on Congress and
President Barack Obama to fight childhood obesity by helping schools serve more
fruits, vegetables and low-fat vegetarian foods.
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