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  • Recipe: Zucchini Chips

    Get ready to turn plain old zucchini into something fabulous! Even my picky 4-year-old, who has never voluntarily eaten zucchini in her life, couldn’t get enough of these “chips” tonight. I was across the table trying to hold in my excitement (and shock) as she was busy chowing down. This might just be the perfect way to introduce zucchini to a child that’s never had it before, and it could even work on those picky husbands too! After your child gets a good &l...

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    Jun. 27, 2011 | Permalink

  • Tips for Trips: Real Food while Traveling

    Quick Announcement: I am thrilled to share that Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution just named us as one of their “ Blogs of the Month !” See the exciting news firsthand on Jamie’s website . Our blog also just hit its one millionth pageview! So we have lots of fun news to celebrate today. Thank you to everyone who reads and shares our blog with others. We could have never made it this far without your support! _____________________ As our family gears up to skip t...

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    Jun. 26, 2011 | Permalink

  • Recipe: Simple Spaghetti (plus our sponsor “The Fresh 20”)

      This recipe is incredibly simple, quick and delicious – especially this time of year when locally grown and homegrown tomatoes are available. I used to think making tomato sauce from scratch was a difficult or time-consuming task until I actually tried it. Once you briefly boil the tomatoes the skin peels right off, and then the rest of this delicious meal is a cinch. Even my girls, who normally don’t go for tomatoes or prosciutto, scarf this ...

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    Jun. 24, 2011 | Permalink

  • Recipe: The Popcorn Trick

    When I first heard about microwaving popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag I could not imagine that something so simple would really work. A blog reader actually shared this suggestion with me, and it took me a while to work up enough courage to try it out. I am so glad I finally did because approximately 3 minutes and 15 seconds later I had fresh, fluffy, whole-grain popcorn that hadn’t been touched by a drop of oil, salt, sugar, or any other additives. And after lightly seasoning...

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    Jun. 17, 2011 | Permalink

  • Family Profile: Winner of “Real Food Consultation”

    I recently gave away an in-person “ Real Food Consultation” and $50 Earth Fare gift certificate to one lucky blog reader. And the winner was this adorable family (pictured) whose food shopping and cooking is of course taken care of by mom, Mary. I went to their house to spend two fun hours discussing food with Mary, and I had the feeling we could have easily kept on going for several more hours! I certainly don’t claim to have all the answers, but I felt as though o...

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    Jun. 16, 2011 | Permalink

  • Recipe: Lime-Cilantro Quinoa Salad

    I used to think quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) was a rather strange ingredient. And I vowed to never post recipes on this blog that call for strange ingredients. But it seems as though quinoa is becoming more commonplace, and I am certain some of you have a bag of it sitting in your pantry and don’t know what to do with it. I admittedly let our first bag of quinoa just chill for about six months before I worked up enough courage to try something so unusual and different. It&rs...

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    Jun. 13, 2011 | Permalink

  • Mini-Pledge Week 14: Five-Ingredient Rule

    During our “ 100 Days of Real Food Pledge ” we avoided all packaged foods containing more than five ingredients as well as all refined grains, sugar, and deep-fried foods. During this next challenge, which is the very last mini-pledge by the way, all we ask is for you to focus on the 5-ingredient rule no matter what those five ingredients are. Consider it to be good “practice” if you ever plan to sign up for the “ 10 Days of Real Food ” pledge, wh...

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    Jun. 12, 2011 | Permalink

  • Charlotte Giveaway: $40 Gift Certificate to Santé

    It is worth the drive to South Charlotte to dine at Santé , which is located in a historic building in downtown Matthews. What you’ll get is lots of character, great service, and delicious local food. The restaurant is conveniently located across the street from the Matthews Farmer’s Market where the owner, Adam, shops regularly. And not only does Santé buy locally as much as possible (and have their own restaurant garden out back), but they also compost all o...

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    Jun. 08, 2011 | Permalink

  • A “Real Food” Cookout

    There’s no reason a “real food” diet should stop anyone from havi ng a fabulous backyard BBQ, cookout, camping trip, or picnic this summer. Sure, preparing lots of “real food” from scratch can be more work than the store-bought junk, but the satisfaction of knowing you just fed the neighborhood kids an approved “ 100 Days of Real Food ” meal unbeknownst to them is very much worth it. We hosted an annual street-wide event in our backyard over t...

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    Jun. 06, 2011 | Permalink

  • Mini-Pledge Week 13: Nothing Artificial

    This is one of the last “ real food ” mini-pledges before we reach our goal of 100 days! I did save some of the more difficult pledges for last, but I thought I would be nice and squeeze in an easy one near the end as well. At least I hope this one is easy for those of you who are reading a blog about eating real food! So here is next week’s mini-pledge, which starts on Monday: Mini-Pledge Week 13: June 6 – June 12 – Avoid all artificial ingredients inc...

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    Jun. 05, 2011 | Permalink
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