The 100 Mile Challenge is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment and aired on Food Network Canada.

[9] J.B. MacKinnon (James) and Alisa Smith hold an information and recruitment session at a community hall in Mission, British Columbia.

Many people sign up and James and Alisa focus on six families whose progress the series will follow: Clark-Vernon, Hawes, McIntosh, Peters, St. Cyr and Weremchuk-Williams.

The next day, James and Alisa remove from each family's home all food, drinks, spices and condiments that are non-local — meaning anything grown or produced outside of the prescribed 100-mile radius.

The six families, who were previously unaware that the vast majority of the food in their home was grown and produced well over 100 miles away, are now left with mostly empty cupboards and pantries.

Items removed from homes included such staples as bread, milk, eggs, potatoes, rice, pasta, oil, coffee, sugar and salt.

Steve dedicates a section of his store to food that strictly conforms to the guidelines of the challenge in order to help out the other families.

Kyle McIntosh, husband and father, works long hours to support his family and is unable to stay away from fast food.

While all agreed that eating locally required more time and planning and, in many cases, was also more expensive, many families reported positive health changes such as weight loss and increased energy.