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.
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.
Our 360-Degree Impact Model
Change the food
K-12 certification proves real food in school is viable for students, parents, and administrators nationwide.
Change the culture
Best in class marketing rebrands school food and promotes real food to drive behavior change.
Change the system
Program proof of concept translates into new state & national legislation based
on Eat Real standards.
Change their future
Kids love and eat real food at school and at home, preventing disease before it starts.
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