Real Food For Real Kids

Real Food For Real Kids Experts in creating healthy, kid approved meals, embracing global culinary flavours. Catering >30 000 kids daily. Creators of

10/09/2026

Real food for real kids is serving up some extra holiday flair! 🍽️ ✨Our Friendsgiving Feast is a meal made for kids to celebrate connection and kindness before the Thanksgiving long weekend.
Our Groovy Organic Chicken Meatballs bring the seasonal vibes, featuring organic, Ontario chicken meatballs, plus our signature Groovy Gravy, made with blended carrots. Because nothing says gratitude like some gravy-tude!
Some centres will enjoy this mouthwatering combo with NEW locally-baked cranberry bread*, a BERRY festive addition, green beans and orange, while others enjoy it with potato mash, another iconic holiday meal side dish.
🍂Thanksgiving family traditions: some are decades old, some are brand new. What’s on your table this year?
*Some centres will enjoy this with our holiday meal in December.

10/08/2026

Hey, ECEs! 👋 Reminder to enter our contest for a chance to win a $500 grocery gift card.
To help inspire you, RFRK’s resident grandma Penelope has a few words of appreciation for all that you bring to the table. We hope her message gets you thinking about the little things you do that make mealtimes special for the kids in your care. 💛
📅Submit your mealtime tips by October 12th. Comment on this post, our pinned post, or email [email protected]. We LOVE to see these ideas in action, so share videos & photos if you can.
We can’t wait to celebrate you all on Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day on October 21st.

In The Gathering Table by Antwan Eady, illustrated by London Ladd, one family’s special table is THE place to be! From a...
10/08/2026

In The Gathering Table by Antwan Eady, illustrated by London Ladd, one family’s special table is THE place to be! From a golden anniversary to a wedding and the arrival of a new baby, there’s always a reason to pull up a chair & share a meal. ❤️📚
Set in South Carolina’s Low Country and inspired by Eady’s connection to the Gullah Geechee culture, the story has a gentle, lyrical rhythm and charming narrator that makes these family traditions feel fun & familiar to kids.
As Thanksgiving approaches, we’re thinking about all the different forms a gathering table can take. For some families, it’s a crowd. For others, it’s a few people. Family meals can look different from one another, and there’s more than one way to set a table.
Visit our blog to read more about this charming story, rfrk.com/the-gathering-table.

10/07/2026

This Beef & Bean Chili has staying power! A classic on our menu for years, it’s made with Ontario beef, raised without routine antibiotics or added hormones, and hearty beans for another boost of protein. It’s one of those kid-approved meals that works in every season, whether it’s the star of a summer backyard party or warming things up when sweater weather rolls around. Served with Canadian quinoa, bell pepper and orange.
Do you like your chili when it’s CHILLY? 🍂 What other nutritious meals hit the spot when the temperature drops? Comment below!

This is your sign to get hooked on our Provençal Fish! 🇫🇷Inspired by the flavours of southern France, we use mild, ASC-c...
10/06/2026

This is your sign to get hooked on our Provençal Fish! 🇫🇷
Inspired by the flavours of southern France, we use mild, ASC-certified basa fillets with a bright, veggie-forward marinade also featuring garlic, herbs & spices. The result? A little taste of Provence with plenty of flavour that little taste buds can get behind.
Basa’s mild taste makes it a great choice for food exposure when kids are just getting introduced to fish, especially when it’s paired with a flavourful marinade like this one.
We’re all for kid-approved meals that get little ones excited to try something new. And when they’re happily digging into fish, parents are often left wondering, “what’s your secret?” Well, consider yourself in the know. 😉
➡️ Make the FREE recipe at rfrk.com/real-food-recipes/provencal-fish. Available to our newsletter, What’s Cookin’, subscribers.

10/06/2026

POV: this may be your kid’s favourite way to eat legumes! Our Sunshine Dahl was voted one of the top three most popular dishes in last year’s contest, and this DAHL-icious plant-based meal definitely deserves its place among the favourites. 🌞
Inspired by an Indian staple, it features a yummy blend of seasonings, including fragrant fresh curry leaf, a special ingredient we go the extra mile to include. It’s a great way to introduce kids to protein-rich legumes & pulses through food education, while also showing them that these versatile ingredients can be so much more than a side dish, they can star in plenty of healthy meals for kids.
Served today with basmati rice, our housemade cucumber raita, napa cabbage & spinach salad with housemade ranch dressing (made with organic, Canadian tofu) and banana.
➡️ Visit rfrk.com/real-food-recipes/sunshine-dahl for the free recipe. Just be sure to subscribe to our newsletter first, What’s Cookin’, to unlock all of our Real Food Recipes! 🤩

🎉🎈Celebrate with more smiles, less hassle!Make any significant occasion for your child extra special with a cake deliver...
10/02/2026

🎉🎈Celebrate with more smiles, less hassle!
Make any significant occasion for your child extra special with a cake delivered straight to their RFRK-partnered childcare centre. It’s a great way for them to have their cake and eat it too, without you stressing over delivery.
We work with local Toronto bakery Sweets from the Earth to offer nut, dairy and egg-free cakes, so more kids can safely enjoy a slice of happiness and join in on the fun. We’ve been working with them for many years and know just how much joy their delicious, kid-approved creations bring!
Choose from three options:
✨ Wild Blueberry Cheesecake
✨ Carrot Cake
✨ Chocolate Fudge Cake
A slice of something special is waiting! Visit rfrk.com/cakes.
Just give us 5 business days’ notice so we can make sure everything is perfect! 🍰

What happens when you let the RFRK crew loose on Centre Island? 👀Our team + family & friends recently headed to Centre I...
10/01/2026

What happens when you let the RFRK crew loose on Centre Island? 👀
Our team + family & friends recently headed to Centre Island for our annual Fam Jam! There were lawn games, face painting, burgers, plenty of laughs, and lots of little ones keeping the whole afternoon lively. It was a pretty perfect way to celebrate the people behind the childcare meals we make every day. Same time next year? 😉
What’s your favourite way to spend a day on the Toronto Islands? Is it just as much fun in the fall? Tell us in the comments!

September 30th is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, reminding us that Every C...
09/30/2026

September 30th is the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, reminding us that Every Child Matters. It’s an important time to reflect on the lasting impacts of residential schools and support survivors in their journey of healing.
One way to honour this day is by learning more about Indigenous culture and community, and food is a powerful place to start.
🧡 Yesterday we served our first indigenous-inspired recipe, Three Sisters Soup, developed in collaboration with ENAGB, an organization supporting Indigenous youth & community
Here are some Indigenous kid’s books about food that we think the whole family can enjoy:
📘Our Ancestors’ Kitchen, written by Métis storyteller Willie Poll, illustrated by Mohawk artist Shaikara David
📘Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock, written by Swan River First Nation author Dallas Hunt & illustrated by Metis media artist Amanda Strong
📘Mayabeekamneeboon: Blueberry Patch, written & illustrated by Indigenous health researcher Jennifer Leason & translated by Norman Chartrand
📘The Great Gathering Place, written by Naomi McIlwraith and illustrated by Onedove.
Visit rfrk.com/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation for more.

Don't take our advice.....get it from the amazing ECEs putting it into practise every day! 💛Child Care Worker & Early Ch...
09/29/2026

Don't take our advice.....get it from the amazing ECEs putting it into practise every day! 💛
Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day is October 21st. We’re back with our annual Contest to celebrate the incredible Child Care Champions in our community.
ECEs, we want you to share your mealtime tips with us for your chance to win a prize.
This year’s theme is Care Counts, a reminder that the everyday care you provide is an essential part of how children learn, grow & feel supported. Your CARE COUNTS, and that’s why we want to hear from you.
Swipe through some examples to see what ECEs have shared with us before! And here are a few topics to inspire...
🌟 Tips for encouraging kids to explore unfamiliar foods
🧘 Advice on creating a calm meal environment for kids
🛡️ How you create a safe & inclusive, allergy-aware mealtime environment
🥗 Your tried & true, go-to tip for getting kids excited about fruits & veggies
👐 Tips for helping kids build confidence & independence at mealtime
+ 💡 any other tips, advice or wisdom you'd love to share!
Send your tips by October 12th by emailing [email protected] OR commenting on this post with your best mealtime tips. We also encourage you to send supporting photos and videos, we love seeing your great ideas in action. 💛
Submissions will be entered into a random draw for a $500 grocery gift card from a Canadian-owned retailer. We’ll also share some of your submissions with our audience during the week of CCW & ECE Appreciation Day, shining a spotlight on the amazing work you do every day.
Good luck, we can't wait to share your wisdom!

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