A great source of new jobs in the next few years could be in nutritional experts who could be employed by schools, restaurants, military, individuals, athletics, senior centers and anywhere else you might be planning meals. In this occupation they would plan healthier meals which could be more custom designed for the needs of the people they are serving.
In particular, I think there could be a great potential in offering nutritional planning services to individuals and families. With a medical checkup and an interview about preferences, activities, and capabilities, a custom meal plan could be produced for the family which would offer to bring down weight, improve cholesterol and diabetes, and improve long term health.
These meal plans should be offered as long term lifestyle changes, not short term diets, because to create lasting good health, permanent lifestyle changes should be needed.
They aren't even necessarily vegan diets, although vegan would be the ideal for everyone, and certainly having a custom vegan meal plan might be especially helpful for people with conditions that may limit them from many of the foods that most vegans depend on (such as gluten or wheat). Just getting people who want to eat healthier and improve their health access to custom meal planning is generally going to create a commitment to less animal flesh and more vegetables, and could certainly introduce people to the many healthy alternatives to animal products.
I have mentioned things to this effect before (I think) as I have been inclined towards a nutritional science degree for a while, but if anyone is interested in this type of work, it will certainly require years of college.
As far as getting this into a job-creation stimulus package, well it's going to take some organization.
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