What is Whole Food?

So what is whole food anyway?  Below are some guidelines to help define food and get you started.

Real Food = Food in it's original state, unaltered or changed by humans out of it's form as found in nature. 

• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, wheat berries)
• Fish
• Poultry (chicken, turkey)
• Beef 
• Dairy Milk
• Nuts & Seeds
• Sweets (honey, dates, fruits)

Food Products = Real food that has been altered in any way, shape or form from it's original state as found in nature. As in, "Look Mom, I see an orange tree!" growing along side of the road.  Have you been to a bread farm? Seen a fruit chew tree? Gone cookie picking? Hmmm, me either.

Real Food is....

• made with little or no refined sweeteners like corn syrup or white sugar
• made with ingredients you recognize
• more of a product of nature rather than a product of industry
• 100% whole grain rather than parts 
• organic and humanely raised

Real Food is NOT....

• low fat, low carb, sugar free
• made with artificial sweeteners
• deep fried in refined oil
• made with refined grains like white flour, potato starch, rice starch
• highly processed food with "natural" or "organic" label
• made with ingredients you do not recognize
• made with dozens of chemicals, preservatives, or food dyes

Stay tuned for "Real Food" education series classes, coming soon!