Rep. Tim Ryan helps Austintown reintroduce salad bar to Fitch lunches

AUSTINTOWN

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, helped Austintown Fitch High School food services reintroduce a salad bar for students during their lunch periods.

“One of the things you need to know is that you will be a direct result of what you put into your body,” Ryan said Wednesday afternoon.

Tascin Brooks, the school district’s food-service director, said she was happy to lead the high school into another healthful venue for students to choose from during their lunch hour. Brooks also brought a coffee bar to Fitch, and recently participated in the Frito Throw Down, a program challenging school administrators to make the best-tasting healthful dish to add to the lunch menu.

“It’s exciting – I love my job,” she said. “This is my passion.”

Brooks said the salad bar is one of the most-requested items at the high-school level.

Senior McKayla Gaus said she thought it was cool that Brooks has brought so many food options to Austintown.

Read more about the offering in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.