Get Real: 52 Ways to Get Real This Year
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Transitioning out of processed foods, and into a whole foods lifestyle
- Purge your pantry
- Break some old habits, create some new habits
- Discover where and how to start eating REAL food
- Watch the movie Food, Inc. and react
- Choose real sweeteners
- Be inspired by others’ journeys
- Make your own pizza dough, tortillas, and sweet breads
- Make your own sandwich and artisan breads, and cereals
- Learn about the benefits of whole grains
- Learn about gluten-free whole grains
- Learn the basics of noodles and make your own
- Make your own egg noodles
- Make your own ravioli
- Make your own potato gnocchis
- Consult the Dirty Dozen list when selecting produce
- Grow your own edible garden
- Consider joining a CSA
- Grow your own container garden
- Shop your Farmer’s Market
- Don’t Compost It, Cook It
- Eat the rainbow
- Be an educated pork consumer
- Be an educated beef consumer
- Learn about whole foods meat alternatives
- Learn how to purchase local grass-fed beef
- Be an educated egg consumer
- Be an educated milk consumer
- Learn to make your own cultured dairy, including sour cream, yogurt, and cream cheese
- Learn about real butter and cheese
- Take advantage of the versatility and goodness of coconut oil
- Learn to save money as you eat more whole foods
- Learn more ways to save on buying as you get real
- Learn why canning and freezing your whole foods are the way to go
- Learn basic tips for beginning canners
- Learn the difference between water bath canning versus pressure canning
- Learn why sometimes freezing can be better than canning
- Be an educated chicken consumer
- Learn how to cut a whole chicken and how to make chicken stock
- Learn more about eggs
- Discover the pros and cons of raising your own backyard chickens
- Discover how to begin raising your own backyard chickens
- Try your hand at some real foods remedies
- Keep a “greener” home
- Clean your home naturally, without synthetic chemicals
- Consider the benefits of using glass as opposed to plastic
- Educate yourself about beans, rice, and grains
- Educate yourself about rice
- Consider eating more beans and legumes
- Learn the difference between dried beans and canned beans
- Assess your journey to Get Real
- Learn about whole foods as a cancer preventative
- Be inspired by others’ journeys to Get Real
