BVSD is REAL Certified

​“I believe it should be a birthright in this country that every kid, every day, has healthy delicious food in schools” – Ann Cooper, BVSD Director of Food Services

The USHFC (United States Healthful Food Council) developed Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) Certified to be the trusted, nationally recognized mark of excellence for food and foodservice operators committed to holistic nutrition and environmental stewardship.

After undergoing an audit to determine its level of healthful and sustainable food service practices, Boulder Valley School District recently became the first public school district in the nation to be REAL Certified by the USHFC. This prestigious certification is awarded to food and food service operators who stand out from others in the industry for their Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL):​

RESPONSIBLE — provides nutritional benefit
EPICUREAN — preparation enhances food quality and experience
AGRICULTURAL — comes from the safest and highest food quality sources
LEADERSHIP — enables better choices

At the School Food Project, we believe that for kids to learn, think and be the best they can be, they have to eat well. Because of this, we are dedicated to improving the health of each student by providing healthy food and offering nutrition education programs to grow young bodies and minds. We serve fresh and nutritious food every day. This amounts to nearly 13,000 scratch-cooked meals each day! We use locally sourced and organic ingredients whenever possible, and we avoid highly processed foods, high fructose corn syrup, chemicals, dyes and food additives. Salad bars are offered daily at every school and are stocked with fresh, delicious and when possible, local farm fresh produce.