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2026-09-09
We’re getting an early start to pumpkin season! 🍁 🧡Our Pumpkin Chana Curry* is NEW for the herbivores and inspired by a beloved RFRK throwback, our Pumpkin Roti, which we’ve given a glow-up. This new spin includes chickpeas, which bring plant-forward protein, a flavourful blend of herbs & kid-friendly spices, and pumpkin, which adds a creamy, cozy texture with a hint of natural sweetness. The appetizing orange celebrates the colours of the season, plus Canada’s Food Guide recommends eating orange veggies a few times a week.
Served today with quinoa or a locally-baked whole wheat roll, baby romaine with housemade balsamic dressing, and orange.
💡Fun fact: “chana” means chickpeas in Hindi & several other South Asian languages.
We’re rolling this one out for our vegetarians to start, but it may be too delicious not to share with all of our little eaters. Let us know in the comments if you think it should become a kid-appoved meal for everyone. 😊
*Omnivores will enjoy Chicken and Wild Rice Stew today.
2026-09-07
Happy Labour Day! We blinked & somehow it’s already September, aka the final day of sanity before back-to-school mode officially begins. 😱 Because once school starts, the family calendar goes from “what should we do today?” to “who has to be where, and when?!”
Here’s to one last chill day before the busy family routines kick back in. Tell us how you’re celebrating, or maybe celebrating means doing absolutely nothing at all. 😎
2026-09-04
🧀🥕Our famous Mac’n Cheese gets some extra goodness from puréed carrots, rich umami flavour from nutritional yeast & its ooey-gooey texture from real Ontario cheese.
RFRK’s most popular recipe EVER is the solution to your back-to-school stress. One of our best parenting tips? There’s no shame in getting a little help with meals when life gets busy. That’s why we’ve got THREE ways for you to enjoy it from the comfort of your own home when the busy season kicks into high gear.
✨Option 1: Put on your chef’s hat and make a batch you know is already kid-approved! Make it at rfrk.com/real-food-recipes/mac-n-cheese
✨Option 2: Get it delivered through our partnership with , where you can also order more easy frozen meals from RFRK you know your kids already love, available in handy, kid-sized 4-packs. First time Spatula customers can enjoy 50% off with code REALFOODLAUNCH. spatulafoods.ca
✨Option 3: Get it delivered through our partnership with , where you can order RFRK kid-sized tray meals along with Mama’s Earth’s selection of high-quality, thoughtfully sourced groceries. Get 50% off your first 3 produce boxes when you use code: REALFOOD*, valid until September 30. mamaearth.ca
However you get your Mac’n Cheese fix, you can’t deny it’s a GRATE meal idea.
*Mama Earth Organics Offer applies to select produce box subscriptions only. Excludes Butcher Boxes and Harvest Rescue Boxes.
2026-09-03
💚 A classic with some lentil love. Our Lentil Bolognese* is our plant-based take on this comforting fave, featuring protein-rich lentils simmered with Italian-inspired herbs & seasonings. Served with its bolognese bestie, some whole grain penne, plus veggie rainbow and local stone fruit from longtime partners Vineland Growers Co-operative. What a balanced lunch!
For us, developing our childcare menus involves including plenty of plant-based variety for our herbivores.
*Omnivores will enjoy Beef Bolognese made with Ontario beef raised without routine antibiotics or added hormones.
Some centres will enjoy our famous Mac’n Cheese.
2026-09-02
Consider this your sign to introduce your little ones to fish. ✨🐟 Our Carrot & Flax Fish* is a delicious creation made with real ingredients: a nourishing & flavourful carrot & flax marinade on top of ASC-certified basa filets. This is a great introductory fish, with a delicate flavour & tender texture that makes it an easy choice for kids on their food exploration journey. And judging by the feedback we hear from parents, our fish dishes are becoming some of those favourites!
Paired with RFRK’s housemade coleslaw (a fan fave fave that brings the perfect crunchy component), locally-baked focaccia slice or yellow rice, and orange.
Comment “carrot” to turn this lunch into one of your easy family meals! We’ll DM the free home recipe to your inbox. 💌
*Herbivores will enjoy our homemade Spinach Quiche.
2026-09-01
🙌 Burrito lovers know what’s up! Our Bean Burrito Filling comes with either yellow rice or a whole wheat wrap, local sour cream, and our red cabbage & spinach salad with RFRK’s housemade apple c***r vinaigrette.
For a balanced lunch, we serve this with pineapple on the side, bringing a naturally sweet finish, or to nibble on in between. 🍍
It’s a delicious plant-based lunch that brings plenty of flavour to the table, and makes a great healthy meal for kids.
2026-08-31
🥣 Our Soup & Sammie is a choose-your-own-adventure style lunch that encourages yummy food exploration.
Featuring hummus & cheddar cheese slice, a locally-baked multigrain pita bun, apple, and our Squash-Coconut Soup. One of the best things about this meal is how customizable it can be! Our favourite way to enjoy it is with everything together: hummus, cheddar cheese slice, and apple layered onto the multigrain pita bun. But there are no rules: maybe the hummus becomes a dip for the apples, while the cheese finds its way into a sandwich. 🍎🧀
Feeding kids is so fun when there are different ways to enjoy a meal!
✨ Soup season will be here before you know it! Make the free Squash-Coconut Soup recipe at rfrk.com/real-food-recipes/squash-coconut-soup. Available to our newsletter subscribers rfrk.com/what's-cookin
2026-08-28
✨Reviews are in, and our partnership with SPATULA Foods is bringing the smiles! Just like these happy parents, you can order RFRK meals for delivery and enjoy the same kid-approved goodness from childcare at home.
Sarah C. is giving our Chicken Meatballs with Carrot Gravy & Potato Mash a big thumbs up:
“Fantastic! I was so excited to see these meals from RFRK, as they supply all the food for my child’s daycare and every meal has been a hit. These have been the perfect portion sizes for when we need a last minute healthy meal at home or need to pack a hot lunch for my school age child that we know she will eat. I hope these meal options don’t go away, as they will certainly be a staple in our house!”
✨ Lauren C. is loving our White Bean Curry with Basmati Rice, especially because one package means multiple meals.
“Best kids lunch. My kids love this delicious and healthy dish. It comes in a package of 4 which allows me to have 4 lunches ready to go! Four portions = four easy lunch ideas for kids ready to go. Now that’s a win for busy family mealtimes!
✨ And Alison M. has some simple yet impactful words for our Mac'n Cheese, our most popular recipe… ever: “A hit. So tasty, little one loves it”
Looking for easy meals you KNOW your kids already love from RFRK that you can make at home? Comment “spatula” below & we’ll DM you the link to get started. 🙌
2026-08-27
Welcome to the Chicken Fajita* fan club. 😋Made with organic Ontario chicken, bell pepper, carrots and Mexican-inspired herbs & spices, all wrapped up in a whole wheat wrap. It’s a kid-approved meal that makes trying Tex-Mex inspired flavours so much fun. Also served with sweet corn & banana.
*Vegetarians will enjoy Curried Lentils. Also deliciously wrappable! 😊
Are your kids fajita fans? Let us know in the comments!
2026-08-26
We put raisins in beef, and it’s amazing. ❤️🇵🇭
Our Filipino Beef Giniling* (that’s gee-NEE-ling 😉) is a comfort meal that celebrates family traditions.
This recipe was inspired by Crissy, an ECE who shared a beautiful memory of cooking giniling with her grandmother in the Philippines as part of our contest. We loved her story so much, we turned it into a recipe we couldn’t wait to put on the menu.
We use Ontario beef raised without added hormones or routine antibiotics, gently sautéed veggies & raisins for a touch of natural sweetness. Served with brown rice, napa cabbage & spinach salad with housemade Caesar dressing made with Canadian, organic tofu from PH Food, plus pineapple. It’s real food for kids with a whole lot of heart!
✨ Make it at rfrk.com/real-food-recipes/filipino-beef-giniling. Available when you subscribe to our newsletter, What’s Cookin’.
*Herbivores will enjoy Chili Chili Bang Bang, another free recipe available on our Real Food Recipes page.
2026-08-25
It’s giving très délicieux! 🇫🇷Our French-inspired Provençal Fish* is a great healthy meal for kids, proving many are ready to dip their toes into the world of fish. Made with ASC-certified basa filets, its mild flavour makes it an easygoing choice for food exposure and curious little palates. In fact, many RFRK’s fish recipes get rave reviews from the little ones, with parents asking us what our secret is! Today it’s served with quinoa or sweet potato mash, green beans and banana.
Psst: this recipe might not be staying an RFRK secret forever! 👀Drop a 🐟 in the comments if you’d like to see it make its way to your kitchen.
*Vegetarians will enjoy our Red Pepper Quiche instead of fish.
2026-08-21
🥳Fri-yay feast! Our Vegetarian Pasta Bake* wraps up another delicious week. This hearty comfort meal has everything from a touch of ooey-gooey local cheese from our friends at , to rigatoni pasta that soaks up the yummy tomato-based sauce, and of course, the perfect blend of veggies. Served with a side of mini broccoli and local peach.
😋Heads up! You can also make & bake the family-style version at rfrk.com/real-food-recipes/vegetarian-pasta-bake, available exclusively to our newsletter subscribers. Comment “pasta bake” and we’ll send you a clickable link.
Have you tried making it yet? Let us know if it was kid-approved!
*Some kids will enjoy pasta in a different, equally-delicious way with our Marinara Organic Turkey Meatballs, whole grain rotini and the same sides.
2026-08-21
👋😎🍅Hey, it’s me Tommy Tomato! I’ve had my name for years, but my lil buddies need one too! 🫛
These three are always together, you can find them hanging out in both our Chicken Curry w/Basmati Rice & White Bean Curry w/Basmati Rice, available
They are so excited to hear what you come up with!
Head over to our Instagram
❤️Like AND 🔁repost, then comment your best name idea.
🏆 One winning name will become this buddy's official RFRK name (and part of RFRK lore!) and the winner will receive:
✨ a $100 Mama Earth Organics gift card
✨ a custom, one-of-a-kind RFRK Buddy sweater
❤️ See a name you love? Give it a like to show your support!
While you’re here, you can give my carrot buddy a name too.
We'll choose our favourite winning name, and if more than one person suggests it, one winner will be selected at random.
Contest runs until August 26th. Good luck! 🍅🥕
*For full contest rules, click the link in our bio or visit rfrk.com/name-my-buddy
2026-08-21
🍅 Tommy Tomato here! My buddy has been waiting a long time for a name... and I think it's finally time. 🥕
You may already be familiar with this friendly root veggie from our Mac'n Cheese and Chicken Meatballs with Carrot Gravy, now available through . But there's one thing missing...
A name!
What should we call them? 💛
Head over to our Instagram , then drop your best name in the comments!
❤️Like AND 🔁repost the IG post, then comment your best name idea. Funny, clever, cute - we can't wait to see what you come up with.
🏆 One winning name will become this buddy's official RFRK name (and part of RFRK lore!) and the winner will receive:
✨ a $100 Spatula Foods gift card
✨ a custom, one-of-a-kind RFRK Buddy sweater
❤️ See a name you love? Give it a like to show your support!
While you’re here, you can give our lil pea buddies a name too.
We'll choose our favourite winning name, and if more than one person suggests it, one winner will be selected at random.
Contest runs until August 26th. Good luck! 🍅🥕
*For full contest rules, click the link in our bio or visit rfrk.com/name-my-buddy
2026-08-20
RFRK’s Marinara Falafel Bites* are made with our homemade red sauce and locally-made falafel balls from mylittlechickpea! We love showing some love to the plant-based companions of our omnivore lunches, always ensuring delicious & nutritious meals hit the table for everyone! ❤️ Paired with whole grain rotini, red cabbage & spinach salad with house-made creamy parsley-lemon dressing, and apple.
*Omnivores will enjoy Marinara Organic Turkey Meatballs made with locally-raised organic turkey from our friends Yorkshire Valley Farms
Address
115 Saulter Street South
Toronto, ON
M4M3K8
Public Transport:
- Take the subway to Broadview Station.
- Transfer to the 504 King streetcar heading westbound.
- Get off at the Queen St East/Saulter St stop.
- Walk south on Saulter St for about 5 minutes.
Driving/Parking:
- From downtown Toronto, take the Gardiner Expressway East.
- Take the exit toward Jarvis St.
- Turn left onto Jarvis St, then right onto Queen St E.
- Turn left onto Saulter St.
- Limited street parking is available in the area, or there may be paid parking lots nearby.
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| Monday |
8am - 5pm |
| Tuesday |
8am - 5pm |
| Wednesday |
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| Thursday |
8am - 5pm |
| Friday |
8am - 5pm |
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What people say
Real Food For Real Kids on Saulter Street South in Toronto is a beacon of excellence when it comes to providing healthy and delicious meals for children. With a focus on global culinary flavors, they have mastered the art of creating dishes that are not only nutritious but also kid-approved.
One of the standout features of Real Food For Real Kids is their commitment to sourcing ingredients locally. They partner with Vision Greens, a farm from Welland Ontario, that grows fresh produce in a pesticide-free and non-GMO verified vertical farm. This innovative approach ensures that the crisp and refreshing produce travels less than 200km to reach the tables of over 30,000 kids served daily by Real Food For Real Kids. By supporting local producers like Vision Greens, they are able to reduce travel time significantly, offering a truly farm-to-table experience.
In addition to their focus on fresh produce, Real Food For Real Kids also collaborates with local snack producers like Peacasa. By featuring snacks with chickpeas as the #1 ingredient, they showcase the best of Ontario-owned small businesses. The dedication to supporting local entrepreneurs and providing wholesome snacks further highlights their commitment to quality and community engagement.
Overall, Real Food For Real Kids stands out as a caterer that goes above and beyond in delivering nutritious and flavorful meals for children. Their partnerships with local producers demonstrate their dedication to sustainability and supporting the local food ecosystem. If you're looking for a catering service that prioritizes health, taste, and community connections, look no further than Real Food For Real Kids on Saulter Street South in Toronto.
