whole foods

Q&A Video Blog: Eating Healthy During Summer Travels and in Other’s Homes

June 30, 2011

In today's video, I'm answering this question from a reader:
How do you handle situations where you know you will be eating at someone else's home... and the home you are eating at does not eat whole foods? I am trying to get my family on a more whole food/healthy food diet but when we [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It, Part 2

May 6, 2011

Yesterday I began by sharing about where I buy our meat, fish, eggs, dairy and fats. Today I'll continue on, sharing the particulars of what I buy where.
The goal isn't to tell you that you should buy your foods just as I do, but rather to give you a detailed, inside look at how it [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It

May 5, 2011

Today and tomorrow, I simply want to share where I buy what, the best prices I've found, and some of the excellent deals that help our family to be able to eat plenty of wholesome, real foods on a tight budget. This isn't a "how-to" post necessarily, because most of you don't live where I [...]

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Giveaway Winners: In the Kitchen, Real Food Basics

November 3, 2010

Out of 239 entries, the winners of In the Kitchen: Real Food Basics are:
Elizabeth (lizhull@...)
MomOfFour (reaching5678@...)
Christine (rivdet@...)
Congratulations!
For those who didn't win, Kate is offering a coupon code, KOTH25, for 25% off Real Food Basics.  This coupon code has been extended and is good through Thursday, November 4th at 11:59 PM.  Don't wait to take advantage [...]

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Whole Foods for the Holidays: A Real Food Progressive Dinner!

October 16, 2010

With both Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, it’s time to begin thinking about holiday menus!
Serving food that is both nourishing and frugal (and still delicious!) is absolutely possible and our family and friends will thank you for it. I’ve paired up with 7 of my favorite real food bloggers and [...]

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Real Food Makeover: The Startup Family

May 24, 2010

This week's makeover is for the Startup Family. Meet Kim, Jim and sons Matthew (16) and Stephen (14).
How They Currently Eat:
I am so pleased to introduce you to the Startup family, because I admire what they are doing. Mom is aware of just how much their diet needs to change, and I think it is [...]

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Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Making Room for Bulk Storage

March 8, 2010
full-length-pantry

When you think of storing bulk food, what comes to mind? Do you wonder where you will ever keep it? Do you dismiss the idea because your kitchen storage is already on the small side? Do you envision hefty, 25 lbs bags of grains sitting in your dining room, with no where else to go?
Most [...]

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Almost-Christmas Ramblings

December 22, 2009
Baby-Johanna-birth-card

Just a few thoughts as I prepare to take a little time for celebration, relaxation and meditation this next week:

1) The picture you see above is Johanna's birth announcement. It may make some of you feel oddly comforted to know that I picked them up last week. Yes, she's 4 months old. I figured it [...]

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Real Food Recipe Roundup: December

December 15, 2009
granola-bars

Welcome to my newest monthly feature, the Real Food Recipe Roundup!
Back when I did my readers survey, I learned that finding nourishing, whole food recipes is right up there among your favorite topics on this blog. I thought that it might serve you all if I shared some great recipes from around the web and [...]

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