Nutrition & Wellness
ELS has an essential role in the lives of our students, by providing them with a foundation for healthy living and learning. Our goal is to provide kids’ favorite items combined with non-processed, healthier, fresh selections. We feel it is important to offer these items to introduce students to different foods. We are committed to every student, each day.
The Evansville Lutheran School Food and Nutrition Department makes affordable, healthy, nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and after-school snacks daily for our students. We continue to meet tough, new federal nutrition standards for school meals, ensuring that meals are healthy and well-balanced and provide students with all the nutrition they need to succeed at school. Many of us think our children will only eat “kid” foods like chicken nuggets, hot dogs, and pizza, but we see something different happening here. We are seeing kids in our school trying these new, healthier menu items. We would like you to encourage your child to try the variety of different choices offered throughout the school year.
Lunch Info & Forms
Meal Payments
You may pay cash or check at the school office or money can be deposited into your child account. The money will then be used as a debit system to purchase. If you have more than one student in ELS, you may choose to send one check to be deposited into all student accounts. The deposit will be evenly split among all students unless specified otherwise.
You may also make pre-payments to your child’s school meal account anytime using your VISA or MasterCard (credit or debit) on-line through Meal Magic. Online payments are automatically credited to your child’s meal account. A $2.00 processing fee will apply for on-line payment transactions. Account balances and transactions may be checked on-line at no charge. We encourage you to visit this website frequently so you can be aware of what your child is purchasing on a daily basis.
Meal Prices
Breakfast $1.65
Adult Breakfast $2.00
Student Lunch $3.35
Adult Lunch $4.65
Extra Entrée $1.50
Extra Milk $.50
Charge Policy
The Food & Nutrition Department operates as a self-supporting, cost effective business and maintains fiscal responsibility to the overall operation. The Food & Nutrition Department relies solely on money received from meals and food provided, as well as some government reimbursement for each school breakfast and lunch meal purchased. We do not receive money from the school corporation. Therefore, it is important that students have money in their account so they can continue to purchase the meals and foods that they buy. Delinquent meal accounts will be turned over to the school corporation attorney for collection.
A student may charge up to $20.00 to his/her meal account. After the $20.00 limit has been reached or after an account debt remains unpaid for 30 days, the student will receive an alternative meal. No extras or à la carte items can be purchased if account is delinquent $10 or more. Click here to see the school's policy:
Free and Reduced Meal Application
Do you think you may qualify for meal and book rental financial assistance? You may now complete your Free and Reduced Meal Application on-line! Go to LunchApp link below to apply. The benefit of applying on-line is that it gives you an almost immediate processing of your application; there is no delay in receiving benefits, and you can do it in the privacy of your home.
A paper application may be downloaded at the following link Free & Reduced Program or by contacting your school. Only one application is required per family (regardless of the number of children). Paper applications should be sent to only one school. If you need any assistance filling out the application, please contact the Business Administration Department at (812) 424-7252.
If you are receiving food stamps or TANF, you may receive a letter stating that your child has been automatically approved for free meals. If you receive this letter, you do not need to fill out an application.
If you were approved for free or reduced meal assistance last year, your benefits will expire 30 days from the start of the school year.. Please be sure you submit a new application prior to the expiration date to allow ample time for processing. If there is a lapse in benefits, you are responsible for paying the amount owed for breakfast and lunch meals that has accrued.
Special Dietery Needs
If your child has a special dietary need, please notify the school and the school’s cafeteria manager. If your child suffers from a food allergy, the school cafeteria must have an updated copy of the Food Allergy Action Plan signed by the physician Allergist. Alternative menu options are available. You can find copies of these forms to download on our website.
We are required to provide a fluid milk substitution (i.e. soy milk or lactose-free milk) if your child has lactose intolerance due to federal USDA standards for fluid milk substitutions. Free water is available in all school cafeterias. Juice is available to purchase for $0.50.
Click the following link for more information:
Wellness Committee
In accordance to USDA regulations the school formed a Wellness Committee. This Committee is comprised of the Food Manager, Business Administrator, Athletic Director, a school board member, a parent and a student. This Board meets every quarter and forms Wellness Policies for the school.
We hope that you and your children find our menus flavorful, healthy and full of variety. We take pride in doing our best to provide nutritious and affordable meals to your children. We encourage you to join us for lunch!! If you would like to have lunch with your child, please notify the school’s front office. If you ever have any questions, comments, suggestions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office Monday through Friday 7:00AM -3:00PM Or you can put a suggestion in the Hot Lunch Program suggestion box located at the serving area.
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