Real Food for Kids – Helping Healthy Happen Where We Live & Learn

Real Food for Kids and local chefs + farms have teamed up to provide nourishing meals, meal kits and produce bags to nutrition and food-insecure families in the greater Washington area.

chefs feeding families

At the Annual Real Food for Kids: Culinary Challenge teams of students from across the greater Washington D.C. area compete to design and prepare healthy school lunch menu offerings.

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students influencing school menus

Real Food for Kids advocates for increased access to healthy food and nutrition education in our schools.

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INSIDE EDITION: Chef David Guas of Bayou Bakery – Coronavirus Crisis

Good Morning America: COVID-19 Response Featured

Washington Post: Chefs Feeding Families + Bayou Bakery

REAL FOOD FOR KIDS IMPACT

“The new food bar named the Statesmen Station was a significant paradigm shift. Not only was it a change in food offerings, but it was also a shift in how our food is presented and served to students.”

-Jay Pearson
Executive Principal, Region 2, Fairfax County Public Schools

“The key to the success of RFFK has been their collaborative nature and ability to bring new voices—from parents and students to world-renowned food experts and chefs—to the policymaking table.”

– Ryan McElveen
Fairfax County School Board Member At-Large

FREE MEALS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED

FEATURED

INSIDE EDITION: Chef David Guas of Bayou Bakery – Coronavirus Crisis

Good Morning America: COVID-19 Response Featured

Washington Post: Chefs Feeding Families + Bayou Bakery

REAL FOOD FOR KIDS IMPACT

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