Psstt.. every Wednesday I write a post called “Why I” and last week I wrote one on Why I Don’t Use Vegetable for Cooking — just in case you missed it. I’d love to see a raise of hands to see how many people actually enjoy the taste of whole wheat baked goods. Guessing from my invisible audience,…
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It may come as a surprise to you when I say I don’t buy everything organic, but it’s true. The reality is that organic food is more expensive… there is no hiding that. Even though it’s expensive, I feel it is totally worth it and the benefits of reduced pesticide exposure — especially for children —…
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This part 10 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here, step 2 here, step 3 here, and step 4, and step 5, step 6, step 7, step 8 and step 9. Don’t forget that you can buy…
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This part 9 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here, step 2 here, step 3 here, and step 4, and step 5, step 6, step 7, and step 8. Don’t forget that you can buy your own…
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This part 8 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here, step 2 here, step 3 here, and step 4, and step 5, step 6 here, and step 7 here. Don’t forget that you can buy your own…
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This part 7 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here, step 2 here, step 3 here, and step 4, and step 5, and step 6 here. Don’t forget that you can buy your own copy of How…
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This part 6 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here, step 2 here, step 3 here, and step 4, and step 5 here. Don’t forget that you can buy your own copy of How to Switch Over…
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By definition, the word ‘Activism’ means, “The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.” The truth is you don’t have to stand on the street with a sign in your hand to take part in activism. It’s fun but it may not be the kind of “act”…
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This part 5 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here, step 2 here, step 3 here, and step 4 here.Don’t forget that you can buy your own copy of How to Switch Over to a Real Food…
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This part 3 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here, step 2 here, and step 3 here. Don’t forget that you can buy your own copy of How to Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in…
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This part 3 of my video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can view the introduction video here, step 1 here and step 2 here. Don’t forget that you can buy your own copy of How to Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps …
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This is part 2 in the video series, Switch Over to a Real Food Lifestyle in 10 Easy Steps. You can click here to view the previous video (step 1) and here to view the introduction video. Step 2: Cook From Scratch as Often as Possible If you are new to cooking meals from…
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Our journey to real food has officially commenced! If you are unsure what this video series is about, I encourage you to check out the introduction video here. Step 1: Learn How to Read Labels Out of all the possible things there are to learn about real food, I believe learning how to read labels…
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You have good intentions, you really do. You’ve done your research and you kind of have an idea of what you need to do to switch to a real food lifestyle but life gets in the way. Kids, jobs, spouses, you know, all those sorts of things. Whether it was to lose weight, feel better…
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You may have heard about genetically modified organisms, dubbed “frankenfoods,” but do you really know the story behind them? Do you know why there has been such an uprising in the natural food world and why people are so passionate about getting GMOs out of the food supply? The following 10 things you may not…
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GMO’s are lurking everywhere. They are popping up in places they shouldn’t be and are in foods we wouldn’t dream they would be. Like these chocolate chip cookies from the restaurant, Sweet Tomatoes. Grandma’s favorite place to eat is at Sweet Tomatoes– it’s like a buffet style salad bar with soups, pizzas and other food….
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GMO’s are lurking everywhere. Who would have ever thought that GMO’s would be in pet food? It’s simply insane that not only do I have to monitor what is in the food I buy for my human family, I also have to monitor what I buy for my little and crazy ball of furry fluff….
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Some people dream about meeting celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Kobe Bryant and Brad Pitt… Myself, on the other hand dream of meeting people like world renown anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith, Joel Salatin (the “crazy lunatic” farmer from Virginia) and Heather from the popular and amazing blog, Mommypotamus. Yup, I am a bit of a dork….
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Oh boy friends, do I have a bone to pick with you. Or actually, I have an apple to pick with you. A genetically modified, frankenfied apple to pick with you. Pretty soon, you’ll be eating apples that — can you guess it — never brown! Never brown? Yup, that’s right folks, never browns. Jesus,…
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If you’ve been hanging around here for a while, you probably have noticed I use the term “real food” quite often. If you are new to this whole real food thing, you’ve probably asking yourself “What’s this “real” food everyone talks about? Don’t I already eat it?” In short, probably not. Although Bisquick and Hamburger…
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