According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese in 2010. The number is still growing, and it’s for more than one reason. While observing student choices during lunch, rarely are students seen eating healthily. Implementing a salad bar in the school cafeteria could change this. The cost may be an issue, but with multiple fundraisers going on around Wakefield, the school can make it work. The popularity of the salad bar might come into question. But this seems to be a non-issue. Seniors are going off campus less and less because of limited parking and a shorter lunch time. The ice cream truck has been moved off of the school site, so there is a greater need for another option. Let’s make it a healthy one. If there is a salad bar in the cafeteria more students would be more apt to try to eat healthy. If people at Wakefield don’t even have the option to have a healthy lunch, then they will be forced to bring their own, or eat the repetitive options that are the school cafeteria food. People can only eat turkey sandwiches on wheat bread for so long before they turn to the vending machines for relief. A noticeable percentage of students order pizza or Chinese food for delivery during lunch. This causes chaos just before the lunch bell rings; most students sneak out from their current class to the bathroom to order food 15 minutes before lunch, so they have enough time to eat once the meals are delivered. Why not have students invest their money in the school, and not the businesses around the school? Install a salad bar. The sign is already there.