A Former Food Industry Insider Dishes on Big Food Profits After working as a processed food marketer for over 15 years Bruce Bradley has had enough of Big Food companies, and he's taking a stand for real food. At his website brucebradley.com he shares the tricks, traps, and ... Continue Reading
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Is Organic Milk Healthy? 4 Myths about Organic Milk
While it is true that organic milk doesn't contain pesticides, antibiotics or growth hormones, there are some dirty little secrets about some organic milk brands that you probably don't know. Going organic for most is a really good baby step and I commend those who have ... Continue Reading
Weston A Price Wise Traditions Conference 2012 Roundup
This past weekend I attended the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions Annual Conference in Santa Clara, California. If you aren't familiar with the Weston A. Price Foundation, it is a not-for-profit which supports teaching people and organizations about traditional foods and ... Continue Reading
Why Saturated Fat Is Here to Stay
"Don't eat anything your grandmother wouldn't recognize as food." - Michael Pollan So much of the Real Food dogma is to 'eat like your grandparents did' because the food was unprocessed. Well my grandparents, like all of their generation, initially ate a lot of butter and fat. ... Continue Reading
Traveling? 5 Secrets to Keep Your Family Well-Fed While you are Away
Those who follow my blog know that I work for IBM and that means a lot of traveling on business trips. This poses two challenges for me. Not only do I need to have real food I can eat while I am on my business trips but I also need to ensure that my family has real food while I ... Continue Reading
Sometimes it feels impossible to keep it REAL in a FAKE food world
I am all about keeping this blog positive but today I am not feeling so positive. Today I am angry and you should be too. I am angry that we have to fight and work so hard to keep our kids nourished and safe from the constant and borderline criminal bombardment of unsafe food. It ... Continue Reading