For Will Burmeister, a sixth grader at the school, the variety on the cafeteria menu seems to work.

"That's when we knew we should put it on the cafeteria menu."

From cafeteria menus featuring student-grown produce to daily "wellness" time, these schools have initiated seriously healthy programs and it has paid off.

"Another exciting innovation is cafeteria menus, which now offer a wider variety - from hamburgers to sushi," she said.

It was a usual cafeteria menu, with three entrées, two soups and a selection of desserts.

Mr. Gill has not only improved the cafeteria menus; he's also using food as a teaching device.

At one point, school officials had even considered removing hot dogs from cafeteria menus.

I usually sleep here and I have the cafeteria menu memorized.

Linda Knopf's decision was based on a mix of start times, uniform policies, educational programs, even cafeteria menus.

Steve Jobs left additional marks on the campus, for example, banning employees' pets and dramatically improving the cafeteria menu.