Mattea Kelly

The Power of School Lunch: The Health of Our Nation Starts on a Tray By Nora LaTorre, Eat Real CEO If I told you the largest restaurant chain in America wasn’t McDonald’s or Starbucks, but the U.S. public school system, would you believe me? It’s true. Public school cafeterias have more locations across the U.S. … Read more

Eat Real featured on CNN as AB 1264 passes the Assembly Eat Real and our CEO, Nora LaTorre, were just featured on CNN! The story highlights our work to improve school food through AB 1264 — a bipartisan, science-based bill that just passed the California State Assembly.  👉 Read the CNN article here. Photography by … Read more

Fast, Fresh, and Local: Natomas Unified’s Cafeteria Revolution This April, our team hit the road to visit a few Eat Real districts that are reimagining school meals—making them more delicious, nutritious, and locally sourced. We brought together district leaders, legislators, farmers, vendors, and school food partners to see firsthand just how incredible school lunch can … Read more

More Than a Meal: What We Learned In Marietta Just north of Atlanta, Marietta City Schools (MCS) began their Eat Real certification journey in fall 2024. Led by Director of School Nutrition Cindy Culver, the team serves nearly 9,000 students. MCS is finding success through strong local and regional partnerships, sourcing fresh produce and bringing … Read more

Welcome our Spring 2025 districts! We are excited to announce our four new Spring 2025 Eat Real districts, marking our official expansion into Michigan. Altogether, our new cohort represents 89,981 students and 116 schools, propelling us towards our goal of reaching one million students by the end of this year!  The foodservice teams for these … Read more

The DOC community comes together for Eat Real Inspired by a small group of thoughtful, committed scientists and leaders, DOC explores ‘truth in medicine’ with a mission to scale high-quality, innovative science in longevity and healthcare. The inaugural DOC gathering, held last October, focused on scaling the best in longevity science and medicine, with topics … Read more

New Year, New Impact with Primal Kitchen In 2024, Primal Kitchen signed on as a major donor of Eat Real with a two-year, $1M commitment. This investment in our core K-12 certification program has already been key to our nationwide expansion and our efforts to reach 1 million students by 2025! The secret sauce (pun … Read more

Celebrating Walnut Creek School District’s Eat Real Gold Certification! We are thrilled to announce that Walnut Creek School District (WCSD) has achieved Eat Real Gold Certification—making it the first district in the nation to reach this remarkable milestone! This accomplishment reflects their unwavering commitment to providing students with nutritious, diverse, and planet-sustaining meals that are … Read more

Welcome our Eat Real 2024 cohort! We are excited to welcome two new California districts and celebrate Eat Real’s official expansion into Alaska, Georgia, Washington, Alabama, and Connecticut—altogether representing 219 schools and 123,504 students! The foodservice teams for these districts are pursuing Eat Real certification as a part of their passionate commitment to putting real … Read more