By 100 Days of Real Food, on February 17th, 2012 Not that it’s any surprise, but our family obviously follows a “real food” diet. And I don’t even really think of it as a “diet,” at least in the sense that we are restricting ourselves from certain foods, because my husband and I honestly don’t even want highly processed food anymore. All those packaged foods that contain artificial flavoring taste, well, artificial to us now. And since we’re a little more particular about what we put in our mouths thanks to our “new and improved” taste buds, it’s actually pretty easy to avoid that kind of stuff. Now my kids are a completely different story and while they eat mostly “real food” at home, they’d be happy to indulge in bright blue packaged cupcakes tomorrow if someone offered them up (and just for the record – we would let them participate, within reason).
But let me get back to the topic at hand. While eating “real food” is somewhat self explanatory, I am finding there are a lot of other other diets out there that don’t tell you much by just the name. Some of these I was already familiar with and some are fairly new to me, so I did some research. For everyone’s reference you’ll find a list with some general explanations below. And if I left anything pertinent off the list please feel free to share with us in the comments below.
Note: Just to be clear I am not necessarily promoting or demoting any of these diets…I was simply curious and wanted to share my findings. Think of this as a vocabulary lesson!
- Paleo a.k.a. Caveman Diet:
According to Wikipedia, “The paleolithic diet (abbreviated paleo diet or paleodiet), also popularly referred to as the caveman diet, Stone Age diet and hunter-gatherer diet, is a modern nutritional plan based on the presumed ancient diet of wild plants and animals that various hominid species habitually consumed during the Paleolithic era—a period of about 2.5 million years duration that ended around 10,000 years ago with the development of agriculture …Centered on commonly available modern foods, the ‘contemporary’ Paleolithic diet consists mainly of fish, grass-fed pasture raised meats, vegetables, fruit, roots, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils.”
- Feingold Diet:
Developed a few decades ago by Dr. Feingold, a pediatrician and allergist, Continue Reading »
By 100 Days of Real Food, on February 7th, 2012  Until we took our “No Refined Oils” mini-pledge last year I had never before purchased or cooked with coconut oil. And, like many others, I was surprised when I first learned that coconut oil is – or should I say “can be” – a solid. I set out to use unrefined coconut oil in baked goods (like muffins, banana bread, pumpkin bread, and waffles) instead of the typical refined oils like canola/vegetable/grapeseed, which are obviously always in liquid form. Coconut oil, on the other hand, can actually change from a liquid to a solid (and then back again without causing any harm) pretty frequently because the melting point is 76 degrees F, which is fairly close to room temperature. And since my husband is a little stingy with the A/C and heat usage in our house, I’ve found that our coconut oil is actually in liquid form in the summer and in solid form in the winter…talk about throwing me for a loop! So I thought it was pretty appropriate to put together this post today on how to work with these changes in consistency.
Coconut oil tips that I’ve collected from various sources… Continue Reading »
By 100 Days of Real Food, on January 27th, 2012  I don’t know about you, but at this point in the school year I feel a lunch rut coming on. It can be a challenge to come up with real, portable, creative (and for my daughter’s school – nut-free) ideas for the lunchbox every single day! If you feel like you could use some “fresh” inspiration at this point as well then I have the perfect solution for you. One of our long-time sponsors, The Fresh 20, has expanded their dinner plan offerings to now include lunch! And aside from getting their 6-week lunch plan package The Fresh 20 has put together the cutest little lunch e-book that contains lots of “getting started” tips as well.
Now feel free to visit their website to purchase this package OR you can buy it here and get something extra for free.  I just love getting the best deals for you guys! As a special bonus “The Fresh 20” is going to offer our readers 3 weeks of FREE dinner plans when they order the 6-week lunch plan package. Don’t forget this means they’re doing all the work for you (including making out the shopping lists) and it’s all “real food.” So just to recap: Continue Reading »
By 100 Days of Real Food, on January 20th, 2012 There are millions of blogs out there so last month I asked my facebook fans what other “real food” blogs they follow (and possibly even write themselves). Some of these blogs aren’t solely about real food, but they’re obviously doing something right to be inspiring others. So without further ado…here’s the list! And feel free to share any others in the comments below.
By 100 Days of Real Food, on January 13th, 2012 A lot of readers have been asking lately if I can recommend any other “real food” blogs or cookbooks, and I think Deliciously Organic is your answer. It’s both a blog AND a cookbook…and weekly meal plans, too! And for one week Carrie Vitt, the lovely woman behind Deliciously Organic, is extending two very special offers to my readers. Here’s the deal… Continue Reading »
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