Real Food! Questions I had, and the answers I found.

Real Food!   Real Food!    Eat REAL FOOD!


Questions I asked when I first heard about Real Food; and the answers I have learned:


Well, isn't all food real? 

In a simple sense, No!. Not in today's world of fast, prepackaged, convenience food. Many – if not all- of the fast foods you can buy that are ready to heat and eat, or microwavable, or boxed are processed for long term shelf life are NOT wholesome real food. In order to sell conveniently packaged food, factories over-process, and  many of the nutrients and flavor is lost in the process! This causes manufacturers to replace what should have been naturally been there with artificial, chemical, or synthetic alternates for flavor, texture, and appearance.  To then top these all off with preservatives, added sweeteners, and more chemicals: ie. Fake food.

How can you tell if all that has been put in? 

Read the label. Use a Simple rule of thumb is: if you cannot recognize the ingredient, your body cannot either. If you cannot pronounce the ingredient, your body cannot process it. Simple ingredients do not require help to understand. 

Then what's Real Food?

Real Food is bought Fresh. Raw. Whole. Uncooked. Local.
Real Food actually nourishes your body; fuels the body and maintains the body.  
Real food comes from nature: it’s grown or raised from some plant or animal that was alive.  All vegies, all fruits, all nuts & seeds, beans, whole grains, eggs, meat (not factory processed- but whole cuts from pastured animals like pastured chickens or range beef or wild fish.) Organic is best, the more natural you can purchase it the better. Milk and dairy are fine (as long as they have not been factory over processed like Velveeta.) The list goes on and on. No boxes. Less convenience foods. More REAL food.

Why bother? 

This is your decision; a choice. A change in awareness, a motivation to care, and a step in the right direction. For many it comes down to A simple choice of eating more healthy now; or paying for costly health care later -because you chose convenient quick over nutritious. Every real food choice is a small step in the right direction. It can be done in small baby steps, doesn’t have to be all at once. 

I am never able to finish a diet, why should I try this?

It’s a choice… It’s not a diet!  It is not a fad! It's not a program to break, or a resolution to forget. It's just learning to make better choices. In small steps.

Choosing Real Food is truly is not hard, or overly difficult. It is a choice to make when at the store- a healthier option.  It’s simply a way – a lifestyle - to become aware of more healthy options for yourself and your family. 

The more aware you are of fake foods, and the amount of chemicals put into convenience foods, the more you will WANT to make better choices for yourself. 

Make better choices. Choose real. Real Food!

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Never fear the Squash!

Spaghetti Squash! Yum!

I was not raised with Spaghetti squash! It was just not a staple in my house as a kid. Had to grow up before I found this fantastic vegetable! But now that I have discovered it,  it is a little slice of heaven to eat!

Don’t be afraid to try it! It is simply one of the easiest and most tasty squashes to fix!   Great for variety, and awesome side dish!
You can bake it or boil it. Either one, you do whole! So super super easy!

To bake spaghetti squash, wash it, Place on to baking sheet, and bake in oven at 350 F for about an hour. To tell if it is done, you want a knife to pierce the side easily! 

To boil spaghetti squash, wash it, and place in large pan of water, bring to boil, cover, and cook for about a half an hour. Again-  when done, you want it to be able to pierce the side completely with a knife.

 When you are done cooking it: cut in half length wise. With a spoon (I do this over trash can) scrape out the seeds and center mush. Just takes a few swipes.
Take a fork and scrape out the strands. Top with either pesto sauce, or a melted butter & garlic blend.  Ahhh so good! So easy!

Butter Garlic Blend:   1/2cup real butter, 1 clove garlic chopped finely, a pinch of Parsley or basil to taste.    In small sauce pan heat butter on low and add garlic, simmer gently for about 2 minutes to infuse flavor and soften garlic. Add basil if desired. Pour over vegetable- top with sprinkle of parmesan and parsley. 

Simple Pesto Sauce:  in food processor combine 1 1/2cup fresh basil leaves, and 1 clove garlic fine chopped.  Chop until basil leaves become fine. Add ¼ cup olive oil, 1/8 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp. flax seeds. Chop until comes together as a thick paste.