Chicken Broth: “No MSG” Labels Are False

Do you buy chicken broth in tetrapaks or cans labeled “No MSG” from the store thinking this is a safe and healthy option for homemade soups you make at home? Maybe you even go to the trouble and expense of buying chicken broth from the healthfood store that is labeled free range and organic believing this [...] Continue reading

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The Beauty of Birth

Words Like Stunning, Unforgettable and Triumphant Don’t begin to describe the words and images I am privileged to share today. These are my real-life friends . . . I won’t spoil their stories for you. Read and bask with me in the beauty…… Continue reading

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Real Food Wednesday 2/22/2012

NEW HERE? Welcome and PLEASE read below before you link up as this is a REAL FOOD carnival, and very different from others you may have joined in on. I LOVE WEDNESDAYS! It’s that crazy time of the week when you entice us with your links and comments … Continue reading

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Building fertility.

Apricot Lane Farms officially has two new compost piles, almost three – one day we’ll have as many as 6.  Aren’t we big.  The picture above shows one of these piles in front of the trees it will one day nourish – my heart’s a flutter.  No puny piles here, but 100 – 200 foot [...] Continue reading

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Fructose: Friend or Foe? Part 1

There has been a lot of talk about sugar, natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners in the news lately. However, there is a controversy brewing about the safety and benefit of fructose. We all know that fructose is the natural sugar found in fruits. But recent articles and research are indicating that fructose may not be [...] Continue reading

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Sh*t Crunchy Mamas Say Part 2

Hey, crunchy mamas! Are you ready for ANOTHER laugh?

This video is just as funny as the first one! Continue reading

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GAPS Challenge: How Did it Go?

Pin It Starting January 15 of last month we all took on the GAPS Challenge.  There were three different options: going gluten/grain-free, doing the Full GAPS Diet, and doing the Intro Diet complete with Intro Diet ebook. Every week I … Continue reading Continue reading

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Homemade Baking Mix – Better Than Bisquick

Did you know that you can make your own “Better Than Bisquick” homemade baking mix to have on hand? The boxes from the store still had trans-fats last I looked! Continue reading

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Hidden Dental X-Ray Danger

I don’t get dental x-rays very often, certainly not every six months like most dentists seem to recommend even for children.  I don’t buy the argument that “you get more radiation walking to your car than what you get from this digital x-ray machine.” Doesn’t that sound like the hollow argument the TSA uses that [...] Continue reading

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Fat Tuesday: February 21, 2012

It’s that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Every Tuesday come join in this Real Food Free For All! Today it’s the REAL THING [...] Continue reading

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