Category Archives: real food

Real Food Pledge: Day 7 & 8

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Kristen

(We completed a very successful 10-day Real Food Pledge in October 2011, but I am catching the blog up to date after a LONG vacation.) Days 7 and 8 of the Real Food Pledge fell on the weekend. In some … Continue reading →

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Real Food Pledge: Day 6

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Kristen

Friday I got a break from cooking! I didn’t plan to, but it’s good to be flexible. I prefer to plan ahead for this food pledge, but it’s not too hard to be spontaneous and make good choices when necessary. … Continue reading →

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Real Food Pledge: Day 5

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Kristen

Thursday was the first time I went out to eat during the Real Food Pledge, and I accidentally made it more challenging than necessary. I had lunch at the wonderful Worth It Cafe in the shopping center at the corner … Continue reading →

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Real Food Pledge: Day 4

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Kristen

Completing four days of the 10-day Real Food Pledge feels like we’re really going to succeed! Breakfast was our usual oatmeal with apples or bananas and cinnamon. Lunch was left-overs (finally!) I’m so glad that Patrick enjoys vegetables: I finished … Continue reading →

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Real Food Pledge: Day 3

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Kristen

Patrick goes to preschool 2 mornings a week, and I pack his lunch. He also has a morning snack, provided by a different parent each day. I assumed that his snack would not be Real Food, but I did not … Continue reading →

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Real Food Pledge: Day 2

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Kristen

We started “day 2” of the 10-day Real Food Pledge with oatmeal. Patrick already eats oatmeal for breakfast most days. We like to make the “old fashioned” oats in a 1-to-1 oats to milk ratio, microwaved for one minute. We add … Continue reading →

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Bev Balhoff’s Easy Red Beans

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Kristen

My mother-in-law told me an easy recipe for making red beans, and we’ve cooked this recipe several times (even before the Real Food Pledge). You throw everything in the pot and cook it half a day. You don’t even have … Continue reading →

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Real Food Pledge: Day 1

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Kristen

Last night we shared a delicious chocolate chess pie and ice cream with friends. That was the last refined sugar we’ll eat for a while. Today was our first day of the 10-day Real Food Pledge, and I’m happy to … Continue reading →

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Reluctant spouse? Not here.

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Kristen

Although my husband and I have watched Food Inc. together and talked about nutrition, I was the one who read several books, found the 100 Days of Real Food blog, and suggested we try the 10-day Pledge. We’ve been shopping … Continue reading →

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Pantry: before and after

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Kristen

I cleaned out our pantry today in preparation for taking the 10-day Real Food Pledge soon. I am pretty familiar with all of the rules, but most of the food that I eliminated was due to one of two things: … Continue reading →

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