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What Does Soil Health Have to Do With Our Food?

Many of you know that my husband Scott and I recently moved to southwest Missouri and bought some acreage.  Needless to say, we feel like we are beginning a new and exciting chapter of our REAL food journey. We are diving in and learning so much – how to start and grow a garden, how […]

Let the Nutrients Take Care of Themselves

“If you eat a wide variety of REAL food, the nutrients will take care of themselves.” We say this often at Eat REAL America—but for many people, it almost sounds too simple. After all, we’ve been taught for years to track, count, and worry: It’s easy to feel like you need a spreadsheet—or a tracking […]

Are You Ready?

You are probably asking, “update of what?” Federal law requires that the U.S. Dietary Guidelines be updated every 5 years.  Since the last update was done in 2020, the new guidelines must be finalized and released in 2025. Like many things with the government, there is A LOT involved in updating these guidelines.  The 5-step […]

AI’s Take on REAL Food!

Have you encountered AI yet?   If you haven’t heard of it, we are talking about “artificial intelligence.” Even if you think it hasn’t affected your life, it probably has.  I know I have run into it, and I expect it is about to become a bigger part of all of our lives over the […]

Does Variety Matter?

Do you know someone who eats the same foods over and over, each and every day? Some people may find comfort in this routine.  Others would find themselves in the uncomfortable and frustrating situation of feeling “stuck in a rut.”  A few years ago, we ran across someone who literally ate the same thing every […]