Subway Sandwiches Coming Soon to Oly Cafeteria

by Abigail Jackson, OHS Torch reporter

For many students at OHS, cafeteria food doesn’t always seem to be their top choice, but the cafeteria staff is bringing in new sandwich options to regain the student’s attention.

The cafeteria is going to be having two trial runs of two types of sandwiches from  Mackinaw’s Subway on March 21 and April 28.  The Subway sandwiches will be 6 inches, wrapped like the gondolas, and will be included as part of a lunch.

This includes the BMT which has Genoa salami, spicy pepperoni, and Black Forest Ham on it and the ham and provolone sandwich. Both sandwiches will be served on Subway’s honey wheat bread with no vegetables on it; students can choose what vegetables they want from the salad bar.

OHS cafeteria director Mrs. Idelman said the cafeteria has seen a drop in the number of students buying the Avanti’s Gondola sandwiches and an increase in the number of lunches being brought from home. Mrs. Idelman hopes that students will buy the sandwiches from Subway and that the cafeteria will see a decrease in the large number of students that bring their lunch to school now.

“I think kids aren’t buying the Avanti’s sandwiches as much anymore because of the bread that Avanti’s was so gracious to work with us to make so it would meet the sodium and nutrition requirements as well as lots of misinformation on the dietary and nutrition guidelines along with lots of negative press,” said Mrs. Idelman.

Mrs. Idelman explained that there’s a bill currently waiting to be voted on by the Senate that will modify what the public schools can and can’t serve. This bill will include leniency on whole grains and lessen the restraints the amount of sodium in the food served from the cafeteria. If the bill gets passed, then the cafeteria will be able to serve the Avanti’s sandwiches with non-whole grain bread again.

“It will probably because it would be better than what they have now. I think that’ll be a good change,” said senior Bailey Stockehke about the Subway sandwiches coming to the school.

Mrs. Idelman said that they’re going to alternate the weeks that the Avanti’s sandwiches and Subway sandwiches are sold.