By Dr. Mercola Americans are slowly waking up to the sad fact that much of the food sold in the US is far inferior to the same foods sold in other nations. In fact, many of the foods you eat are BANNED in other countries. Here, I’ll review 10 American foods that are banned elsewhere. Seeing how the overall … Read More
Oh Lardy! Our Real Food Podcasts for the New Year!
Are you ready to go further with your real food journey this year? We have some real food podcasts that might help you! Tamara has had the opportunity in 2013 to record 3 podcasts with Kathy Hart for her Healthy with Hart program. If you are in the Chicago area, you will know Kathy Hart as the co-host of the … Read More
Donate to Charity Water this Holiday Season!
Our household uses water every day! While I try not to take my water supply for granted, I know my kids have no idea how much water they use, and possibly waste, every day. I can’t imagine how my life would be if I didn’t have easy access to clean and safe water. Sadly, that is the case for many … Read More
My son’s journey with ADD
I could fill volumes with stories about my oldest son – the one born on my birthday. Today, I want to share one particular story, experience really. My son was diagnosed with “ADD” when he was in Kindergarten. He was five.
I drink RAW milk.
Yep. You read that right. I drink raw milk. My milk comes straight from the cow to me. No middle man really. The only way my real milk could be fresher is if I were to milk the cow myself. But, let’s be real here, I don’t have the time for that.
10 Ways to Beat Sugar Cravings
Do you feel like you are addicted to sugar? Constantly needing to ‘fuel up’ to increase your energy? Many people battle intense sugar cravings day in and day out. It can be very frustrating! You end up on a sugar roller coaster…going up and crashing down…needing more sugar to get your up again. Sugar cravings are caused by many things. … Read More
5 Reasons to Ditch Low-Fat Dairy
I grew up drinking 2% milk. As a child I did not like skim milk because it didn’t TASTE like anything (I was on to something). Once I was in college, and in charge of buying my own food, I only bought skim milk because I WOULD GET FAT IF I DRINK ANYTHING ELSE. Seriously, everything I bought was fat … Read More
My Experience at a Food Swap
**This is a ‘repost’ of a previous article I wrote. We had some technical problems and lost a few posts. I tried to recreate what I wrote before!!! Have you ever been to a food swap? Ever heard of a food swap? I hadn’t either. Until my friend, Kristyn, called me up to see if I wanted to participate in … Read More
Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Fast Food?
There are many, many fast food restaurants out there these days. Obviously, if you are following a Real Food lifestyle, fast food is usually off limits! But, there are many fast food type restaurants that are marketed as being ‘healthy fast food’…or at least ‘healthier’. Is this true? Do you follow The Food Babe? She is an awesome blogger and … Read More
Guess what? You’re Buying Fake Maple Syrup!
This post has been rattling around in my head for almost a year! Last summer, my husband, daughter and I were staying at a mountain cabin we share with other family members. We took some time to clean out the refrigerator and pantry….Nothing was rotten, just tossing things that had expired, dressings that were mostly empty, etc. You know those … Read More
What is a CSA and Why Should You Join One?
In Real Food circles, you may hear the term ‘CSA’ thrown around a lot. “Oh, I just got the most beautiful chard from my CSA.” “My CSA gives such a beautiful variety of vegetables.” “I can’t wait for my CSA to start back up.” In Chicago, it is getting to (finally) be the time when our CSA will start back … Read More
Mobility Scooters, Obesity and Wall E…what is happening to our health?
If you have been reading Oh Lardy, you know that my family loves going to Disney World! We went this February and had a great time, even ate some real food while we were there! My husband and I did notice something during this recent trip that alarmed both of us and made us sad and scared for the future of … Read More
Stop Feeding Your Baby Cereal!
BABY CEREAL IS A COMMON FIRST FOOD TODAY Your baby is getting older, starting to develop an interest in solid foods. How exciting! While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a variety of foods for baby’s first foods, what is one of the first traditional solid food recommended?? Rice, oat or wheat cereal or other pre-packaged baby cereal. … Read More
The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen (free printable and app)
Do you struggle deciding which fruits and vegetables to buy organic? Does your budget not allow you to purchase everything organic? Does your grocery store not have a large selection of organic produce? I struggle with the same thing! In the spring, summer and fall, I participate in a CSA program in which a receive a boxful of beautiful, organic, … Read More
5 Reasons to Stop Using Crisco – Plus a Healthy Alternative!
I’m just going to go ahead and say it, trans-fat is some nasty stuff. Trans-fats can be found in our food supply in most processed foods like bakery goods, potato chips, and of course, Crisco. Here is the scary part, friends: legally companies can claim that their product has ZERO trans fat if there is half a gram or less … Read More
Is it Really ‘Just’ a Popsicle? Or is it Just Junk Food?
A couple years back, someone on Facebook asked for ideas for healthy alternatives to an annual ‘popsicle’ party at her child’s school. The comment storm that ensued was quite crazy. People getting upset that ‘it’s just a popsicle…back off’. Readers suggesting that bloggers like us who are advocates for real food and healthy eating are infringing on the rights of … Read More