BRADENTON, Fla.—It's not every day you see students choosing a healthy salad over burgers and fries. But a four-week pilot project at Braden River High School is turning the junk-food trend around.
Three days after a Subway-style salad station opened in the high school cafeteria, lines have been pouring out the door during every lunch period and salad is the new rage. On Friday alone, more than 100 students waited in line during the first lunch period for a hearty salad filled with protein, vegetables and fruit fixings served on top of a bed of lettuce grown literally in their own backyard.