August 2015

Fat Tuesday: September 1, 2015

Fat Tuesday: September 1, 2015 post image

It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special meal! Every Tuesday… Click to Continue →

Recipe: Parsnip Soup (Paleo, SCD, GAPS, AIP) post image

While it is still kind of hot for you to be thinking of soup, fall is right around the corner and I am looking forward to warding off a chilly day with a deeply nourishing and satisfying soup. Now is the time to take advantage… Click to Continue →

Sunday Snippets: August 30, 2015

Sunday Snippets: August 30, 2015 post image

Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →

Fecal Calprotectin: Marker of Inflammation in the Gut post image

Technology improves our lives and this non-invasive test is a highly accurate marker of inflammation in the gut and can be used to monitor gut inflammation. For those with inflammatory bowel disease, this can be a lifesaver. In the past, blood tests were used to… Click to Continue →

Fat Tuesday: August 25, 2015

Fat Tuesday: August 25, 2015 post image

It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special meal! Every Tuesday… Click to Continue →

Recipe: Grain Free, Gluten Free Blueberry Banana Breakfast Bread post image

When you first go grain or gluten free it can be a shock because you cannot eat all the convenience foods that are so easy to grab. Who doesn't miss a blueberry muffin in the morning? Now you can have it, just in a slightly… Click to Continue →

Sunday Snippets: August 23, 2015

Sunday Snippets: August 23, 2015 post image

Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →

Vaccination: The Most Important Decision a Parent Will Make post image

I don't watch television much, but at the gym the other day, while on the elliptical, I watched Law & Order. It is usually a somewhat interesting show, but this episode really ticked me off! The show was a repeat, I guess in response to… Click to Continue →

Fat Tuesday: August 23, 2015

Fat Tuesday: August 23, 2015 post image

It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special meal! Every Tuesday… Click to Continue →

Recipe: Bacon and Balsamic Crock Pot Collards post image

I've been meaning to make collard greens for a long time. Since I like to use my crock pot in the summer as it doesn't heat up the kitchen, I decided to try them this way. Slow cooking is a great way to cook collards… Click to Continue →

Sunday Snippets: August 16, 2015

Sunday Snippets: August 16, 2015 post image

Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →

Fat Tuesday: August 11, 2015

Fat Tuesday: August 11, 2015 post image

It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special meal! Every Tuesday… Click to Continue →

Recipe: Homemade Chocolate Buttons (Paleo) post image

If you hunt around, you can still find these candy "buttons" that, back in the day, were made of sugar and food coloring. As a kid, I loved to bite them off the paper! But as an adult in the age of chemicals, I cringe… Click to Continue →

Sunday Snippets: August 9, 2015

Sunday Snippets: August 9, 2015 post image

Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →

Vitamin D Associated with Reduced Intestinal Permeability and Extended Remission in Autoimmunity post image

A recently published study in the United European Gastroenterology Journal found that vitamin D supplementation reduced intestinal permeability (leaky gut) in patients with Crohn's disease. They also found that the supplementation extended periods of remission. That's significant! Crohn's disease, along with ulcerative colitis and Celiac… Click to Continue →