Wise Nutrition

Nourish-Nurture by Monica Macdonald

REAL food is essential to optimal health, but unfortunately most of our modern dietary habits focus on marketing and convenience rather than true nourishment. Modern foods are over-processed in a factory, packaged in colorful cardboard boxes or plastic bottles, shipped across the world and designed to have an infinite shelf life. ‘Real’ food is the

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How to Make Kombucha – A Visual Guide

January 21, 2012
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Kombucha is a delicious probiotic-rich drink that’s thrifty, fun and easy to make. Rumored to have originated in China around 200BC, societies throughout the world have been brewing kombucha for centuries. It is made by placing a strange gummy mushroom-like life form, called a scoby, into a … [Read More...]

Vitamin A Toxicity – What You Need to Know

January 18, 2012
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  Naomy writes... I’m still confused and concerned about the Vitamin A during pregnancy and causing birth defects since I’m only 5 weeks pregnant... I’ve read various and conflicting information. I want to start taking a blend of fermented cod liver oil/butter oil and not sure if I should … [Read More...]

10 Grain-Free Dinners on a Budget

January 11, 2012
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Perhaps you are on the GAPS diet, eat low carb, or do Paleo. Personally, I just feel better when don't eat grains, beans, and white potatoes - even when the grains and beans are properly prepared through soaking, sprouting, or fermenting. I feel less bloated, less cranky, and even have clearer skin. … [Read More...]

Real Food Done Frugally – Getting Started

January 8, 2012
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The holidays are officially over at our house, so it's time to get our hands dirty with the Real Food Done Frugally budget. Since my post last week, I've gotten plenty of great tips. Some of my favorite ideas from readers for sticking to a budget: Soli @I Believe in Butter is planning to make … [Read More...]

Get Ready for Real Food Devotee Fridays!

January 4, 2012
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  Meet Monica Ford.  She is one of my favorite friends and quite possibly the coolest Real Food rock star I know. I first met Monica as she passed me a cooler of kombucha, kraut, and other mysterious ferments out of the trunk of her very yellow car. I am so excited to announce that … [Read More...]

Pork and Sauerkraut Over Mash ~ GAPS Friendly

January 2, 2012
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It is a tradition on my mom's side of the family to eat pork and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes every new year's day. Growing up, I never appreciated the deliciousness of this Pennsylvania Dutch comfort food - though I really loved instant mashed potatoes out of a box! Now a Real Food- lovin' … [Read More...]

How to Eat Real Food on a Budget

January 1, 2012
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Tee hee. [nervous giggle]  Do you think I actually have an answer to that? Well... "2012 is the year of fiscal conservation"  - or so says my husband. Hmph.  I've never been one for budgets, and while I don't fancy myself an extravagant shopper (no Manolo pumps or Louis Vuitton hand bags in … [Read More...]