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How to EASILY Make Your Favorite Foods Healthier!

May 17, 2018 by Laura 2 Comments

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Just when you thought eating healthy meant that you could never eat Pizza or French fries again, we’re swooping in to tell you how to easily make all of your favorite foods healthier!

At the beginning of our family’s real food journey, I went from a confident cook to suddenly feeling completely intimidated by my kitchen.

I stood at my pantry looking at my Crisco, white sugar, vegetable oil, Velveeta, and cans of cream soups wondering how I’d possibly re-learn to cook “the real food way.” Even worse, I worried about how I’d afford the high cost of real food.

I worried over how I’d ever get my little boys to eat healthy food. After all, they were used to pop-tarts and white pasta. How willing would they be to try new, better food?

I started our real food changes by tearfully throwing out all the junk. Then I decided to try making Homemade Chicken Nuggets with wholesome ingredients. Maybe that would be a good way to transition my family?

Ah-ha! My kids gobbled them up. Maybe this real food thing wouldn’t be so bad?

As it turns out, I learned quickly that real food is just…food. Thirteen years later I’ve confirmed that it actually isn’t hard to make a real food meal because well, have you ever sliced an apple? Washed a strawberry? Tossed a salad? Cooked a roast?

Real food is just food.

It’s easy to prepare and much to our surprise – it is actually affordable! Healthy food doesn’t actually cost more. I proved it here.

Not sure where to start when it comes to switching from processed food to real food? Wish you had a better idea of what real food substitutions you can make to easily transition your family to eating real foods?

We created this Simple Real Food Substitutions FREE PRINTABLE for you to use as an easy guide!

Make Your Favorite Foods Healthier!

You’ll be amazed at how simple these real food substitutions are!

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