Food Day

It’s Time to Eat Real!

What is Food Day?

• Nationwide celebration/movement toward healthy, affordable, sustainable food.

• Day of action is October 24th.

Food Day Goals

• Move toward an improved food system:– Real food– Produced with care• Environment• Animals• Men and women who grow, harvest, and

serve it.

Food Day Priorities

• Promote safer, healthier diets• Support sustainable and organic

farms• Reduce hunger• Reform factory farms to protect the

environment and animals• Support fair working conditions for

food and farm workers

Food Day and Nutrition Ed Lessons

• Food Day Curriculum (Week of October 24th)– Eat Real–Mostly plants– Not too much– Share ideas with others in the

community