Argument #5

5.  Claim:  When healthy choices are available along with junk food, students will tend to select the healthy options.

Evidence:  On a typical day at River Grove High School, the lunch featured grilled chicken breasts, rice, steamed broccoli, and a fruit cup of fresh watermelon cubes.  The cafeteria reported that 819 out of 1,120 students purchased this lunch selection, while the rest selected less healthy options.

Warrant:  There is proof from River Grove High School that more than half of the students chose the healthier options.  However, students won't purchase the healthier foods when the schools jack up the prices.  A small salad at my school costs $4.00 - $4.50 but fries and a burger costs something like $3.75.  Why would a student purchase something small for $4.50 when they could buy two things for less money, and be more full? I think healthhy foods cost the school a little extra money to buy, so they take advantage of the fact that students don't typically have too much money and put the healthier food just out of reach for the students.  I can guarantee if healthy food was the same or cheaper then junk food, students would buy the healthy choice more often than junk, just like the 819 out of 1,120 students at River Grove High School.