Let’s face it. Sometimes we just get off track with healthy eating. Maybe it was summertime. Or the holidays. Or vacation. It may have been on purpose (gotta eat on a cruise to get your money’s worth!) or maybe life just got in the way. Whatever the case may be, you clicked on this post […] The post 6 Tips to Get Back On Track with Healthy Eating appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

I love to travel. Whether it is by plane or car, I always look forward to a fun trip. I love seeing new places, taking tons of pictures, learning about new cultures and eating at new places. But I don’t want travel to end my real food diet. I don’t want to feel sick or […] The post 4 Tips to Eat Real Food While Traveling Away From Home appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Do you ever feel like you are fighting a losing battle with your food storage? You keep buying food randomly while you are at the grocery store. You put it in your pantry in hopes that you’ll have extra food around if you need it. And it just sits there, occasionally being used but mostly […] The post 12 Pantry Restocking Do’s and Don’ts to Keep Your Food Fresh Longer appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

If you are used to eating the Standard American Diet (SAD), your kitchen is probably filled with boxes of this and cans of that. Premade frozen dinners and unhealthy snack foods. This is how I grew up and I didn’t think anything of it. But as I transitioned to being a mom and wanting to […] The post 12 Types of Real Food Pantry Staples for a Well Stocked Kitchen appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Going to the grocery store is not one of my favorite things to do. Actually, I don’t like it at all. So anytime I can get out of it, I do. I just moved to the city (a suburb of Dallas), but for 16 years I lived in a small town in Colorado. We had […] The post 6 Reasons I Love Buying Groceries With Curbside Pickup appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Now hear me out. That isn’t just a catchy headline. It’s the truth. If you have the ability to plan ahead for emergencies and you don’t do it, that’s selfish. There are people that don’t have that ability, and emergency services should go to them in an emergency, not you. When our house burned down, […] The post Not Preparing For Emergencies Is Selfish appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Going to the grocery store is a task most of us don’t enjoy. Especially if you are on a healthy diet or on a strict budget. There are just too many distractions at the grocery store. Too many shiny objects that can derail our diet or budget or both. So today, I just want to […] The post 10 Grocery Shopping Tips to Keep You On Budget appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Do you sometimes get over zealous when starting a new diet or lifestyle? If you are trying to eat healthy, do you buy all the things at the store? Even if you don’t know how you’re going to use them. You’ve seen those memes that say something to the effect of “Almost left the grocery […] The post 5 Steps To A Waste Free Kitchen That Will Save You Time & Money appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

One of the biggest benefits to eating a real food diet is all of the nutrients you get from fresh, whole foods. If you choose your food well, it will provide you with all of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to be healthy and strong. But in our modern society, the trend is […] The post 4 Elements of Serving Well Balanced Meals to Your Family appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more

Most people think that eating healthy is too expensive. Shopping at Whole Foods or in the organic section of the grocery store seems out of reach. But healthy, real food eating doesn’t have to be expensive. It just takes some preparation and planning to pull it off. So today, I want to talk about how […] The post 6 Tips to Stock A Healthy Pantry on a Budget appeared first on Real Food Homestead ..read more