Food System Justice Is Racial Justice
When it comes to the U.S. food system, healthful options have become a luxury that millions of Americans don’t have access to or cannot afford. This food insecurity disproportionately affects BIPOC communities due to long-standing structural racism, discriminatory policies, income disparities, and limited economic opportunities. The levels in which our food system needs to be … Read more
What Kids Eat May Have Lasting Effect on Gut Health
We know that eating nutritious, real foods is good for our health and that a diet full of ultra-processed foods can lead to many chronic health conditions. A new study from researchers at the University of California, Riverside, indicates that what kids eat during childhood could have lasting effects on their gut microbiome health well … Read more
Food Justice and COVID-19
Eat REAL is proud to be featured in Mother Jones’ recent article “How the American Diet Turbocharges COVID-19.” Our chief science officer, Dr. Robert Lustig, spoke with the magazine about how processed food-related diseases exacerbate the COVID-19 virus. “We’ve known that processed food is dangerous, but we’ve always assumed it was for chronic diseases,” says … Read more
Our Impact In Action
Eat REAL donates 3,200 meals to Bay Area families in the Canal Community before Holiday Break
Our Kids Deserve Better: The Latest USDA Proposal is a Major Setback for Child Nutrition
During a health crisis, all kids deserve healthier meals at school yet the recent USDA proposal puts our kids’ health at risk
