Eat Real Certified

The federal reimbursement rate for public schools is $4.50 per meal.

After the cost of overhead and staff, that comes out to an average of $1.80 districts have left over to put towards food purchasing.

Yet, schools are under enormous pressure to serve fresh, nutritious meals that kids will actually want to eat.

Every day, school food heroes across the country rise to this difficult challenge — but they really shouldn’t have to...

School food is a long term investment in our kids’ health.

By investing a few billion dollars now, our country can save trillions per year on the increased cost of healthcare from ultra-processed food related illness.

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