Organic Consumers Association: Students Chose Salad Over Pizza!

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STUDENTS CHOOSING SALAD BAR OVER PIZZA

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Under pressure from decreased state and federal funding, many

schools are discovering that providing a salad bar option to the

standard pizza/corndog/burger hotlunch is more affordable, more

nutritious, and more popular among students. With a cost of roughly

40 cents less per student, salad bar meals are growing in popularity

and are now available at 10% of the nation's schools. Districts are

reporting that more students are choosing the salad bar over the hot

lunch. Stocked with fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, dairy and meats,

the salad bar gives students the freedom of choice. " I always get

salad bar because they have good stuff like oranges, pickles,

yogurt, " said 7-year-old Oscar Sibrian of Frances Willard Elementary

School in California. " And you can make up your own choice. " Some

schools are also sourcing their salad bar produce from local and

organic farms.