Remember when the USDA release the My Plate guidelines? Well, someone got creative and made a real food version! Love it! To view the larger image, just click on the picture, or click here. via
Category Archives: Real Food
Fun Video Fridays – The Joel Salatin Folks This Ain’t Normal Edition
I love Joel Salatin and his latest book, Folks This Ain’t Normal, is on my 2012 reading list. In this brief interview of Joel by a member of the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, he discusses the premise of his book and the reasoning behind his writing. Can’t wait to read it! Have you read it… Continue Reading
52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria – Week 5 – Kimchi
Kimchi is something I have been wanting to make for quite some time. This was the first time that I’ve made it and I am so happy with how it turned out. The awesome thing about kimchi is that you can flavor it however you want, and you can add whatever veggies you want to, so… Continue Reading
52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria – Week 3 – Lacto-Fermented Ginger Carrots
Welcome to Week 3 of the 52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria series. This week, I decided to dive into one of the most popular lacto-fermented foods — ginger carrots. If you’re new to fermented vegetables, this is a great way to introduce them to your palate. The flavor is mild, sweet, and a… Continue Reading
52 Uses for Coconut Oil – The Simple, The Strange, and The Downright Odd!
Really? 52 different ways to use coconut oil? How is that even possible?! Well, it is and I’m sure there are ways that people use it that aren’t even on my list! I use so much coconut oil in my house! I go through one and a half to two quarts a month. Not only… Continue Reading
52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria – Week 2 – Orangina (Lacto-Fermented Orange Juice)
I got such an awesome response to last week’s lacto-fermented garlic! I received a ton of questions and did a follow-up post on how to use your LF garlic. The subject started a lot of conversations and I learned a lot of new things from readers. Thank you to everyone who left comments, sent me… Continue Reading
Infographic Sundays – The Real Food is Hard to Find Edition
Welcome to 2012! It’s the first day of a new year! What’s on your agenda for the upcoming 12 months? Is one of your goals to eat more real food? Great! Awesome! Yay! Now that you’ve made a commitment to eat more real food, be prepared to do a little more work than you would… Continue Reading
Introducing 52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria
(Pardon my French, but is a** really a bad word?) Anyways, one of my goals for 2012 is to get more good (bad a**) bacteria in my gut (and hopefully my hubby’s). The way to do this is to eat more cultured and fermented foods. True health starts in the gut — if your gut is not healthy, then you… Continue Reading
My Book List – Recommended Reading for 2012
I get a lot of questions about what books I recommend, what authors I like, where do I find real food information and recipes, etc. I figured it was time to put together my recommend reading list and what better time than now? One of my personal goals for 2012 is to read more,… Continue Reading
Vegan Diets Are Healthy For Growing Children, as Well as Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
Probably not the title that you’d expect from my blog, huh? Well, I was being a bit facetious. I came across an article in the US News Health section yesterday that literally made my blog boil and I felt obligated to post on it. I want to premise this post with a few statements: 1. There… Continue Reading
