Eat Real puts real food on the table at school, at home, and in local and national policy.

Ultra-processed foods are having a serious effect on the health of our kids. Obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, ADHD, depression, and anxiety have all been linked to processed food consumption, and these conditions are on the rise in America’s children.  

For the first time, today’s kids are on track to have a shorter average lifespan than their parents. What’s more, poor nutrition can enforce cycles of poverty.

Through our award-winning K-12 certification program, Eat Real has developed a fast, scalable, and enduring upstream solution to America’s children’s health crisis.

Our Story

Eat Real was founded by two renowned physicians, Dr. Robert Lustig and Dr. Jordan Shlain, who were seeing an alarming trend among the research and their youngest patients — kids were getting sicker, sooner. They set about looking for a solution to the looming American health crisis.

CEO Nora LaTorre came on as a co-founder in 2019, directing the organization’s focus to our country’s largest and most powerful lever for food systems change: public schools.

Dr. Robert Lustig

Dr. Jordan Shlain

CEO Nora LaTorre

Our 360-Degree Impact Model

Access

School food certification that proves real food efficacy

Our award-winning K-12 certification program provides foodservice leaders with the framework and support they need to make their school menus delicious, nutritious, and planet-sustaining.

Awareness

Movement building through education and influence

Alongside our community of doctors, food system advocates, chefs, athletes, and parents, we spread the word about the power and urgency of serving real food at every meal.

Advocacy

Exponential impact through legislation

We leverage our unique vantage point to push for system change, advocating for healthier policies and higher food standards at the local, state, and national level so every child can look forward to a healthy future.

Our Team

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Nora LaTorre

Chief Executive Officer

Natalie Linden

Chief Operations Officer

Jamie Agoglia

Executive Admin

Heather Roberson

Finance & Operations Manager

Jiwon Jun

Director, K-12 Program

Lea Boehm

K-12 Program Manager

Molly Daugherty

K-12 Program Manager

Greta Allen

K-12 Program Manager

Kristin Zellhart

Senior Manager, K-12 Nutrition Standards

Mattea Kelly

Director, Marketing

Mandy Karako

Social Media Associate

Ariana Hernandez

Field Marketing Associate

Board of Directors

Chairman

Jordan Shlain

Managing Partner & Founder, Private Medical

Chief Science Officer

Robert Lustig

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, UCSF; Lecturer and Author

Vice President

Andrew Deitz

Chief People Officer, Spring Free EV

Secretary

Alan Glazer

Associate Council, American Dream

Treasurer

Dorothy Kilroy

Chief Commercial Officer, OURA

Member

Meija Jacobs

Former Executive Director, IDEO

Member

Sharad Kharé

Founder, Human Biography

Member

Helene Kocher

Philanthropist

Member

Raina Kumra

Founder, Spicewell

Member

Tesha McCord Poe

Founder/CEO, Joy-Raising, LLC