Are you, like me, becoming increasingly concerned about the fact that many of our children eat very little “real” food? There is more and more processed and ready to eat out of the package food available today, so much that some kids, and more than we want to believe I think, have little contact with real food, made with fresh ingredients.

Hellmann’s conducted a national survey and according to the results, Canadian families are eager to eat more real food. However, although 92 per cent of Canadians with kids feel that consuming real food is important, only six per cent are making all of their meals using only real food.* No matter what your age, that is a HUGE change from when any of us grew up. The concern is, how this is going to affect the future of our children in terms of their health and longevity.

Hellmann’s is committed to making it easier for Canadians and their families to enjoy the pleasure of real food. As a result, they are providing $100,000 in Real Food Grants to support initiatives that bring Canadian families and kids together with real food in their community.

The good news is that families and community organizations across Canada can take part in this initiative and help promote healthy eating for kids and you can get a grant from Hellmann’s to help do it. Here’s how -

Eligible Programs & Who Can Apply

Hellmann’s Real Food Grants will fund projects that take place in Canada in 2010. Their priority is to support programs or projects with tangible results that connect Canadians and their families to real food versus submissions without specific outcomes.

To be eligible, an initiative must achieve one of these goals:

• Educate Canadian families and kids about real food
• Connect Canadian families and kids with real food through an experience or event

The following groups* can apply:

• School based groups
• Community groups
• Families

*All groups must create a community event or experience that involves kids.

Hellmann’s Real Food Grants Ideas:

Grant ideas could be small initiatives such as:

• A Canadian family hosting a real food picnic
• Organizing a real food lunch week for a classroom or school
• A group / class trip to experience real food. For example: a farmer’s market, a bakery, cheese, meat, fish shop, etc.

Or larger initiatives such as:

• Starting a community based garden or greenhouse
• Organizing a community real food festival or event
• Starting an in-school real food lunch program

The Grant Application Process:

Hellmann’s Real Food Grants applications will be accepted between April 7, 2010 and June 30, 2010. Applications will be evaluated on an on-going basis. To apply, please fill out the submission form located online online at RealFoodMovement.ca.

So get going creative thinking families and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help people to start thinking of real food!

We can do this.

* Hellmann’s Real Food survey was conducted by Ipsos Canadian Online Omnibus for Hellmann’s. Data was collected via an online poll between February 11-14, 2010 from more than 1,000 Canadians ages 18 and older. For the purposes of the survey, and our Real Food Grants Program ‘real food’ is defined as authentic food that is made with simple, natural ingredients; and ‘Canadians with kids’ are defined as ‘Canadians with kids under 18 in the household.’ Survey data is statistically accurate +/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20.

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