Real Food Kitchen

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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. I’m not a Type-A organized person, so I tend to bristle against planning. But the past couple weeks, I’ve started making a menu plan and it’s making dinner times a lot easier!

I learned about the importance of soaking grains and started soaking my own beans, rice, and oatmeal overnight.

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I know fried veggies aren’t known for their health benefits, but hear me out. Carrots contain vitamins A and E, among other nutrients. Many people don’t realize this, but vitamins like A and E are fat-soluble, which from my understanding, means your body absorbs them better in the presence of fat. (You’ll notice that the color of the carrots also colors the grease, so your stirring utensil will actually turn slightly orange during the cooking process. I assume this is related.) Simple Fried Carrots Recipe Ingredients:

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} 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. 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.Unprocessed sweeteners like honey, maple syrup, or unrefined cane sugar ( Sucanant is my personal favorite that I use in a lot of my recipes) 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! Heat oil or lard in a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Once hot, add carrot slices to the oil. Stir to coat.

Read Next: 7 Simple Natural Living Changes You Can Make Today Nice-to-Have Foods for Your Real Food Kitchen There seems to be so much confusion about this in the healthy living community, but let’s be clear – the term ‘real food’ does not refer to any specific diet. It’s not Vegan, Keto, or Paleo.This book is genuinely impressive! I can’t wait to make a bunch of these recipes – they are simple and prepared traditionally while also helping families save money. The Better Kefir-Chia Soaked Granola is next on my to-make list! I love how Shannon also explains the food preparation concepts and gives lots of practical information along with her recipes. 5. Cook from scratch.

When we have more wiggle room in the budget, I’d love to buy more organic produce using the dirty dozen& clean fifteen list as a guide. Okay, all these guidelines and tools are great, but what does real food eating look like on a day-to-day basis? I’m so glad a reader asked for a sample menu from our family so I could share with you!

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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. We’ve outlined the basics of a real food kitchen above. The following are staples that are nice to have, but not 100% necessary: