Eat Real Certified

Eat Real Certified 🥦 Eating real since 2019.
🧡 Every child deserves a healthy, delicious future on a livable planet.
🍓 Now serving over 1M students!

Eat Real nourishes the future of American kids by putting real food on the table at school, at home, and in local and federal policy. Our award-winning K-12 certification program provides Food Service leaders with the framework and support they need to make their school menus delicious, nutritious, and planet-sustaining. Alongside our community of food system advocates, chefs, and parents, we spre

ad the word about the value, viability, and urgency of serving real food at every meal. And we leverage our unique vantage point to push for system change, advocating for healthier policies and higher food standards at the local, state, and federal level so every child can look forward to a healthy future.

What does Eat Real Certified Gold look like? 🏅⭐️🍓 66% of produce is sourced locally🍯 12 pounds of sugar removed PER STUD...
09/04/2026

What does Eat Real Certified Gold look like? 🏅⭐️

🍓 66% of produce is sourced locally
🍯 12 pounds of sugar removed PER STUDENT (per year)
🥦 70% of menu items are minimally processed

Rebecca Steffler, Child Nutrition Services Director, is the school food hero behind Walnut Creek’s transformation. 👇

“By focusing on fresh, locally-sourced, house-made entrees, we’ve seen not only improvements in the quality of the food we serve but also in the overall satisfaction of our students and staff.”

Kids want real food. We all want real food.

Step into the cafeterias of some Eat Real Certified school districts. 👇Nutritious. Delicious. Kid-approved. ✅
08/21/2026

Step into the cafeterias of some Eat Real Certified school districts. 👇

Nutritious. Delicious. Kid-approved. ✅

Huge news just in time for back-to-school — we have TEN new districts that are officially Eat Real Certified. ✅🍓🚀Us righ...
08/17/2026

Huge news just in time for back-to-school — we have TEN new districts that are officially Eat Real Certified. ✅🍓🚀

Us right now: 💃🤩🕺🥳

With the proper support and resources, we believe that school cafeterias can be the best restaurants in town!

“The reason I chose to join the Eat Real certification program was to identify where we can make meaningful changes for the better. We can only improve by seeking help from others, learning new approaches, and being willing to try something different.” — Amanda Matchett, Nutrition Services Director at Louisville City Schools

None of this would be possible without the dedication of school foodservice directors and their incredible staff.

They are making our program a reality for students across the country. 🧡

Eat Real certification: what is it? ✅👆Our program is currently reaching over 1 million students across 21 states, transf...
08/17/2026

Eat Real certification: what is it? ✅👆

Our program is currently reaching over 1 million students across 21 states, transforming school menus to be delicious, nutritious, and responsibly sourced.

Right now, we are seeing a historic rise in diet-related illnesses in kids.

We believe school cafeterias can be part of the solution.

The scale of school food is HUGE — over 30 million students are eating at school cafeterias every school day.

If we can change the food, we can change the future for our nation’s kids.

As summer comes to a close, we want to highlight the incredible work Montague Area Public Schools alongside 6 other Musk...
08/12/2026

As summer comes to a close, we want to highlight the incredible work Montague Area Public Schools alongside 6 other Muskegon County districts have done during the last couple months.

Their thriving summer feeding program is supporting so many parts of their community.

Farmers. Parents. Kids. Staff. And more.

In one week, the 7 districts distributed 3,600 quarts of blueberries and 3,200 pounds of broccoli Fresh, local, and harvested at peak season from local farms.

What Montague has built is proof that school food programs can be more than what we expect them to be.

They can be a bridge between local farmers and local families.

They can be a place where dignity and nourishment show up in the same meal.

We are proud so proud to work with Montague.:orange_heart:

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08/05/2026

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We asked Texas school food professionals to tell us why school food matters. Here’s what we got: “Kiddos are the future!...
08/05/2026

We asked Texas school food professionals to tell us why school food matters. Here’s what we got:

“Kiddos are the future!”

“School food supports student health and the Texas economy.”

“Kids need good food to make great minds.”

“School food supports the kids that don’t always eat.”

The National School Lunch Program in Texas feeds over 3 million kids every day.

And for so many kids, school food is not just a meal. It's a support system that they've come to rely on.

Thanks to everyone at Texas’ School Nutrition Association conference that chatted with us at our booth and beyond.

06/30/2026

Thankful every day that we get to support the work of these incredible people. 🥹

Even during summer, they continue to feed our nation’s most important customers — our kids!

That’s billions (!!!) of meals every year.��What if we could make every one of those meals healthier for our kids?
06/26/2026

That’s billions (!!!) of meals every year.��

What if we could make every one of those meals healthier for our kids?

Welcome our very first district in Wisconsin — Oregon School District! 🍎🧡“Our goal is to offer the healthiest food optio...
05/13/2026

Welcome our very first district in Wisconsin — Oregon School District! 🍎🧡

“Our goal is to offer the healthiest food options for our students and model healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Eat Real is the model for school meals and we are thrilled to be partnering together.” - Amanda Bienlein, Director of Nutrition and Food Service

The state of Wisconsin already has deep roots in farm to school practices.

We are so excited to build on this work!

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