Thanks to a USDA grant, students at Wills Valley Elementary School will have the opportunity to try many new fruits and vegetables this year. Some examples include: sweet potato sticks, sugar snap peas, jicama, grapples, muscadines, persimmons, pluots (dinosaur eggs), rutabega, star fruit, satsumas, kiwi, kumquats, mandarinquats, fresh coconut, papaya, kiwiberries, blood oranges, jack fruit, pomegranates and quince.

Come eat lunch with us on Thursday, November 12th and experience the wonderful new flavor of Grapple brand apples. Imagine the sweet, distinctive flavor of Concord grapes combined with the crispness of a fresh, juicy Washington Extra Fancy apple. While childhood obesity is increasing at alarming rates, Grapple brand apples could go a long way to improving the eating habits of children and introducing them to more produce.

Grapple brand apples begin as either Washington Extra Fancy Gala or Fuji apples, depending upon the season. These "premium apples" are the ones that take on the grape flavor best. This Patent Pending process is complex and the ingredients are USDA and FDA approved. During the process, the apple takes on no additional sugars or calories.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) was signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1946. The NSLP provides nutritionally balanced low-cost and free meals to students.

Within the federally funded NSLP:
*Nationwide, 95% of schools participate and over 30 million children are served daily
*Dietary guidelines dictate no more than 30 percent of calories can come from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat
*Over the course of one week, lunches must provide 1/3 of the Recommended Dietary Allowances of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium and calories
*Well-balanced school lunches include protein, fruits and vegetables, grains and low-fat milk and are served in age-appropriate portions

Breakfast- $1.00 for students at all schools
$2.25 for parents & visitors

Lunch- $1.75 for students at Wills Valley Elementary, Williams Avenue Elementary and Fort Payne Middle School

Lunch- $2.00 for students at Fort Payne High School

Lunch- $3.25 for parents & visitors