"Travis McGee" > wrote in message
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> latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-ikea-vegetarian-chicken-meatballs-20140423,0,7144538.story
> latimes.com
> Ikea will soon serve vegetarian and chicken versions of its Swedish
> meatballs
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> By Jenn Harris
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> 10:42 AM PDT, April 23, 2014
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> In an effort to become more sustainable, Ikea has announced it will look
> into greener meatballs. The store known for its assemble-it-yourself
> furniture wants to give its most popular menu item, the Swedish meatballs,
> less of a carbon footprint.
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> The brand is developing new chicken and vegetarian versions of the
> meatballs, but fans will still be able to order the original meatballs,
> traditionally served with potatoes, cream sauce and Lingonberry jam.
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> "IKEA is a responsible company and we believe that we can play an
> important role in the move toward a more sustainable society," said the
> company in a release.
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> In its 2013 sustainability report, Ikea said its CO2 emissions related to
> food sold and served at Ikea totaled 600,000 metric tons. They are hoping
> the new meatballs will lessen that number substantially.
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> "This improves customer choice and should result in a lower carbon
> footprint than traditional meatballs," reads the report.
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> The new meatballs should appear on the menu in 2015. We reached out to
> Ikea, but a spokesperson for the company said they have no additional
> details to add at this time.

How in the world could you make a vegetarian meatball? Ew.