REAL food does not come from a package. It is not fried, refined, or fake. It has ingredients you can read and understand.
“Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.”
REAL food is……….
- Fresh whole unprocessed food.
- Fruits/veggies(preferably organic)
- Humanely raised meats fed their natural diet (pastured)
- Raw full fat dairy
- Eggs from hens able to forage for seeds and worms and roam outdoors
- Fermented foods and beverages
- Nuts/seeds (preferably soaked or sprouted)
- Properly prepared grains (soaked), and quinoa, rice (in moderation)
- Healthy fats from olive, palm or coconut oils, coconut, avocado, flax, and pastured butter and ghee to name a few- with emphasis on proper Omega 3 and Omega 6 balance.
Eating REAL food is not restrictive and it does not follow a specific dietary theory. It is keeping these guidelines above and finding what works for you.
Most people will see their health improve and lose weight eating minimal or no grains and getting off of the processed carbohydrate cycle. On the other hand most ALL people also will improve their health dramatically by eating more vegetables AND healthy fats.
Getting back in the kitchen and cooking is another tip to get yourself eating more REAL food.
Eating REAL food given to us by God the ultimate creator is not a diet but a lifestyle choice that will prevent disease, heal or improve existing health conditions, increase longevity, improve mood and zest for life and make you overall happier and healthier! Food is medicine!
Be Well 🙂
Susie R.
I am being challenged by your blog. I am trying so hard to eat healthy. I am a stress eater. Keep up the posts, I am being encouraged
Blessings
Jill Roper
Jill- Stress can definately be a trigger to overeating. Have you tried journaling? or writing the days or things that are causing the stress. Maybe you can pin-point what it is that sends you over the top and see a pattern. Then you can work out a strategy. Also if you have go-to junk foods you like then you can try to recreate them with healthier ingredients. I make healthy treats with things like dates, peanut butter, real cacao, honey, oats, sometimes cookies or bars and freeze them. Then I always have on hand a sweet “treat” if I am really craving it. Also clearing your cabinets of junk food and having cup up veggies and fresh fruit on hand is key. If there is any other way I can help you please let me know! I am glad you are enjoying the posts!