Is Your Grass Fed Meat Really Grass Fed?

Tamara MannellyAll Articles, Food News, Healthy Lifestyle, Real Food3 Comments

Is your grass fed meat really grass fed?

  I get so so excited when I see more and more organic, non-gmo, grass fed and other ‘real food’ items in all types of grocery stores!  I love that what was once ‘weird’ and ‘alternative’ is becoming more mainstream, particularly when it comes to meat.   But I do keep wondering…is that grass fed meat really grass fed? I was recently talking … Read More

Organic, Antibiotic-free Meat: Why is it Better?

Kelly ListonAll Articles, Food News, Healthy Lifestyle, Real FoodLeave a Comment

By Leslie Vandever If you like meat, you’ll probably agree that there’s hardly anything tastier than a thick, savory hamburger fresh off the grill with all the fixings. But what if that hamburger is instrumental in making you sick? Like most of the other meats available for sale in your local grocery stores, hamburger and other cuts of beef are … Read More

Grilled Corn on the Cob with Rosemary Butter

Tamara MannellyAll Articles, Recipes, Side Dishes3 Comments

Summer corn.  Oh how I love summer corn.  There is nothing like corn so sweet and fresh, you almost don’t even need to cook it!   To me, corn on the cob, especially grilled corn on the cob,  just says summer…eating outside, catching fireflies, staying up late.  Ah…summer!   Now I know many of you are thinking, CORN? but it … Read More

How to Find Real Food at the Grocery Store – Produce, Meat, Dairy and Eggs

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How to Find Real Food at the Grocery Store

We have started a series on finding real food at the grocery store because often times it can be a very frustrating task!  Never fear!  Oh Lardy is here to help you navigate your grocery store and find the best options. In our first post, we covered some general guidelines to real food grocery shopping, such as shopping the perimeter, reading … Read More

Friday Happy Hour #1

Kelly ListonAll Articles, Friday Happy Hour3 Comments

Welcome to Friday Happy Hour!  Check out all of the interesting things Kelly and Tamara found this week.  Grab a glass of your favorite beverage, enjoy and cheers! This study came out recently and got a lot of attention.  It seemed like every news group carried this, in print, on tv and on the internet.  Really, egg yolks are as bad … Read More

How to make your own Greek yogurt

Tamara MannellyDressings, sauces and dips, Fermenting, Real Food, Recipes10 Comments

How to Make Your Own Greek Yogurt - www.ohlardy.com

If you want to be sure your Greek yogurt is the real stuff, make your own!!   Making your own Greek yogurt/yogurt cheese/strained yogurt is a pretty simple task.  You need the following ingredients:   full fat, plain yogurt (organic if possible) cheesecloth or a very thin dishtowel strainer bowl a large jar with wide mouth (or blender) wooden spoon … Read More

Does your grocery store sell food?

Tamara MannellyAll Articles, Real Food2 Comments

Does Your Grocery Store Sell Food? - www.ohlardy.com

The photo above made the rounds on Facebook recently.  It made me cringe then and it makes me cringe now.  I am sure many people would look at this and think “What’s the big deal?  It’s just a picture of a grocery store.”  However, when I look at an image like this, I think…”Where’s the food?”  I am sure there … Read More