Real Food for Real!

As a nutritionist and a mother of a 6 and a 4 year old I was thrilled to find out about Real Food for Real Kids, a catering company providing healthy meals to daycare centres and schools in the GTA. Pizza days are a constant issue for me. How do I make sure my kids don’t feel left out, yet get something healthier than average? How do I provide a gluten and dairy free pizza for Bence, who has allergies? You can imagine my excitement when I read an article in the Booster form the Mississauga News (June 10, 2010) praising an initiative taken by about 25 Mississauga daycares to bring farm-fresh foods to toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten students. The company providing the meals is called Real Food for Real Kids. I immediately checked out their website, here it is, check it out: www.rfrk.com. I definitely liked what I saw. They make most of their meals form fresh ingredients, no artificial colouring, no chemical preservatives, no synthetic ingredients on their menu. No factory farmed anything. They make sure that the quality of the few things they outsource is as high as their standards. That is exactly what I want for my kids. The more I kept looking the more I was sold on their services. They have a “Real Food Lunch Club” for elementary schools, and it is not just about serving healthy food. Educating the children to make good food choices is part of the deal, and the children are asked to bring their own reusable plates, so teaching them to preserve the environment is also on the agenda. They have vegetarian options, but if you are not vegetarian rest assured, the beef they use comes form pasture fed cattle with no antibiotics – truly that is the best that is out there. Now for Bence, I found out that they also provide gluten-free goods. I’m not sure about the dairy-free bit, I’ll have to dig a little deeper still to find out, but I had the impression that was possible too. What’s more, their prices are excellent. So if you are thinking what I’m thinking, contact Kristen Schroeder at Real Food for Real Kids to find out how to bring truly nutritious and delicious food to your kids’ school.