Another great thing to do is to shop seasonally. Seasonal fruits and veggies taste best and are usually cheaper because they are in abundance. Here’s a wonderful g uide to which foods are in season and when. There’s a running joke in our house when we really love a particular food that’s pricey. We say, “If I was Donald Trump, I’d eat raspberries every day for breakfast, and steak every night” (or whatever food we are currently loving). Priorities are different for every family. Can’t live without steak? Then have porridge for breakfast! It’s all about balance. One of the most fun ways to adopt a real food kitchen is to embrace what’s local. Find a farmer’s market near you and buy some veggies or meat. Breakfasts are usually boiled eggs with toast or soaked oatmeal, always with a fruit and kefir smoothie.

To make the work load lighter, I cook in big batches and freeze the rest. For example, I soak a huge pot of beans and and another of brown rice overnight, cook the next day, and divide into freezer bags to use in meals for the next couple of weeks. The Real Food Table includes more than 100 easy and delicious mostly gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free recipes for every day. Next on my list is learning to bake our own sourdough bread, but I’m not there yet! And one day I want to learn how to garden and can my own food.

Real Food Kitchen

When trying to decide whether something is okay to eat, use the great-grandma rule. Would your great-grandmother have recognized this as a food and eaten it? Then it’s probably okay to eat. Sundays and Wednesdays are always leftovers because of church services. This way we have the convenience of not having to cook, plus we can go home and rest and not spend extra money. We live by this principle in our home. Because let’s be honest – having a real food kitchen is more work than buying everything pre-made. But it’s sooooo worth it.

Having a real food kitchen is easier when you’ve got some trusty tools to simplify things. Of course, you don’t need fancy appliances to eat healthy – people have been doing it for thousands of years! Do you want your family to eat more real food, but you don’t know where to start? Use this easy-to-follow guide to help you get started with real food! Nix the processed ingredients and start nourishing your family with God’s amazing whole foods. What’s the definition of ‘real food’ anyway?Did you know that animal foods are the most important to buy organic? That’s because toxins accumulate in larger proportions in meat/dairy products. Homemade bread. You can definitely live without bread. But if you choose to consume it, learning how to make your own sourdough is a wonderful healthy addition to a real food kitchen. You can even grind your own flour for more health benefits! It feels daunting, but it’s not! Learning and growing is a gradual, step-by-step process. Just keep plugging away and you’ll get there! What does a real food menu plan look like? {a sample menu for our family} Real food simply refers to food that hasn’t been processed, adulterated, or changed from it’s original form as God created it. It has everything to do with how the food is grown and prepared. It includes a wide variety of foods, as outlined below.