From Coast to Coast, Meet Eat Real’s Newest Districts

From Coast to Coast, Meet Eat Real’s Newest Districts This fall we announced our largest expansion to date with 15 new districts, a milestone that brought us to 800k students nationwide and extended our reach into 8 new states.  Across the country, school food service teams understand the power of real food and are working … Read more

AB 1264 signed into law!

AB 1264 Passed: California school meals are getting way more real! Grab your confetti and cafeteria trays, because California just made history for kids’ health. California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1264 (Gabriel) into law — a landmark first-in-the-nation legislation that will phase out the most harmful ultra-processed ingredients from school meals statewide.  Eat … Read more

Fresh Perspectives from the IFPA K-12 Forum: Real Food, Real Connections

Fresh Perspectives from the IFPA K-12 Forum: Real Food, Real Connections By Jiwon Jun, Director of K-12 Program at Eat Real The Eat Real team recently returned from the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) K-12 Forum in Monterey, California, and we’re still feeling energized by the incredible people, ideas, and produce-filled inspiration that came out … Read more

The Power of School Lunch: The Health of Our Nation Starts on a Tray

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 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

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

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