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What is the number one superfood? Can the NuVal nutrition score help us find healthy foods?

Real Food Houston Posted on September 2, 2014 by Carolyn BiggerstaffApril 26, 2016
Liver with onions

Wouldn’t it be great if we could glance at a food on the grocery shelves and know how nutritious it was?  We could then spend our food budget on those foods that would give us the most benefit.  There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cholesterol, Dairy, Diet, Eggs, Food on a budget, Health, Nutrition, Pastured Eggs, Real Food | Tagged health, healthy fats, healthy foods, nutrition | Leave a reply

On the Real Food News Front – 07-24-14

Real Food Houston Posted on July 24, 2014 by Carolyn BiggerstaffApril 26, 2016
Houston Chronicle and mug

Good morning! It’s Thursday news time at Real Food Houston. I’ve had my cup of homemade chicken broth and a banana cocoa smoothie for breakfast (today with raw milk and 2 egg yolks), followed by a cup of Dandy Blend … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Diet, Ferments, Food Freedom, Food on a budget, Food Rights, GMOs, Health, Home Remedies, Local Farming, Nutrition, Raw Milk, Real Food | Tagged food freedom, food rights, health, nutrition, organic, raw milk, real food | Leave a reply

We Simply Can’t Avoid the True Cost of Cheap Food!

Real Food Houston Posted on July 23, 2014 by Carolyn BiggerstaffApril 26, 2016
CAFO Cows

In the U.S. we spend less of our household budget on food than any other county in the world.  We only spend about 6.9% of our household income on food.  What do other countries spend on food?  Here are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Food on a budget, Health, Nutrition, Organic Food, Real Food, Sustainable Farming | Tagged health, nutrition, organic, real food, sustainable farming, WAPF | 3 Replies

Recipe: Home Cooked Beans Can Boost Your Food Budget

Real Food Houston Posted on July 21, 2014 by Carolyn BiggerstaffNovember 6, 2015
Bowl of pintos with shredded cheddar cheese

I love beans, especially pinto beans, and home cooked beans are absolutely the best!  In fact, if you have only eaten canned or commercially cooked beans in the past, you are in for a real treat if you try these … Continue reading →

Posted in Food on a budget, Nutrition, Organic Food, Real Food, Recipes, Traditional Food | Tagged beans, health, legumes, nutrition, real food, recipes | 2 Replies

Co-op Membership Can Really Help the Budget – Introducing Natural Living Food Co-op

Real Food Houston Posted on March 19, 2014 by Carolyn BiggerstaffApril 28, 2016
Co-op fruit shares

Update August 8, 2015:  Natural Living has moved to a new location, 219 N. Michigan Ave, League City, and is now open more days each week.  The shop is open Wednesday from 9am-4pm, Thursday from 9am-4pm. Friday from 9am-7pm, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Co-ops, Farmers Markets, Food on a budget, Organic Food, Raw Food, Real Food | Tagged co-ops, grassfed beef, healthy foods, local food, organic, pastured eggs, pastured meat | 10 Replies

Food Banks CAN Provide Healthy and Nutritious Food!

Real Food Houston Posted on July 19, 2013 by Carolyn BiggerstaffJuly 22, 2018
Farmers Market

I appreciate that food banks help many people who need food to eat, but, as I learned more about nutrition, I realized that almost all of the foods collected and distributed by most food banks are not the nutrient-dense, fresh … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Good Food, Access to Real Food, Farmers Markets, Food on a budget, Health, Nutrition, Organic Food | Tagged farmers market, food banks, health, healthy foods, nutrition, organic | 1 Reply

The Pantry Principle, excellent reference for the Real Food newbie

Real Food Houston Posted on June 17, 2013 by Carolyn BiggerstaffJuly 22, 2018
The Pantry Principle by Mira Dessy NE

If you already cook from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and have read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A. Price and if you follow the websites of The Healthy Home Economist, Dr. Mercola, and GreenMedInfo, you may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Fake Food, Food on a budget, GMOs, Health, Healthy Fats, Raw Milk, Real Food | Tagged GMOs, healthy fats, healthy foods, nutrition, organic, pasteurization, real food, real food on a budget | Leave a reply

Meat Stock or Bone Broth – which do you make?

Real Food Houston Posted on February 6, 2013 by Carolyn BiggerstaffFebruary 6, 2013

I just read an interesting article by Kim Schuette in the latest Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation Journal about bone broth, or is it stock?  Kim begins by explaining that the French term for stock and broth is fonds de cuisine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Food on a budget, Health, Home Remedies, Nutrition, Real Food, Traditional Food | Tagged grassfed beef, health, healthy foods, nutrition, real food, traditional food | 1 Reply

REAL FOOD in Houston – Bare Bowls Kitchen Food Truck

Real Food Houston Posted on March 4, 2012 by Carolyn BiggerstaffMarch 4, 2012

My daughter is a Houston food truck foodie, and today she took me to one that serves REAL FOOD!  Yes, REAL FOOD from the Bare Bowls Kitchen food truck.  Take a look at that yummy bowl (cup) topped with a freshly poached duck egg.  Homemade … Continue reading →

Posted in Food on a budget, Health, Organic Food, Pastured Eggs, Real Food, Restaurants | Tagged healthy foods, local food, pastured eggs, restaurants, sustainable farming | 4 Replies

Southwestern Beef Stew

Real Food Houston Posted on August 7, 2011 by Carolyn BiggerstaffOctober 25, 2018

My family really likes this version of beef stew.  It’s made with local, tasty grass-fed beef.  It’s easy, takes about 15-20 minutes to chop the onion and brown the meat and onion, then an hour of simmering. Here’s the recipe … Continue reading →

Posted in Food on a budget, Healthy Fats, Local Farming, Real Food, Recipes | Tagged grassfed beef, healthy fats, local food, recipes, sustainable farming | 2 Replies

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