What Is Real Food? (With Examples & Recipes!) – Fit Mama Real Food (2024)

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What is an example of a real food? ›

For example: vegetables, tubers, greens and fruits; nuts, legumes, herbs, spices and seeds; coffee and teas; 100% whole-grain cereals; unprocessed fish, seafood and meat; eggs and fresh milk.

Real foods include animal products like beef, pork, poultry, seafood, eggs and dairy, and plant-based foods like whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts and seeds. Real foods are filling when you eat them in combination with each other because they contain protein, fiber and water.

Real food basically means anything not highly processed (like artificial additives) and containing only five or fewer whole ingredients. It means mostly avoiding ingredients you would not cook with at home.

Real foods are foods that are a single ingredient, unprocessed, unaltered foods made without any chemicals or additives. While processed foods are foods that have had their nutritional composition changed by any means. Processed foods include foods that have been cooked, canned, frozen or packaged.

Food is any nutrient-rich material consumed or absorbed by humans, animals, or plants in order to sustain life and growth. The major sources of food are animals and plants. It is consumed because it provides energy and nourishment and keeps humans and animals healthy.

Pasta (UK: /ˈpæstə/, US: /ˈpɑːstə/, Italian: [ˈpasta]) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking.

Choose fish, poultry, beans, and nuts; limit red meat and cheese; avoid bacon, cold cuts, and other processed meats. Eat a variety of whole grains (like whole-wheat bread, whole-grain pasta, and brown rice). Limit refined grains (like white rice and white bread).

Food containing additives and preservatives is far from “real food” such as fruit, vegetables, fresh fish or meat, and whole grains such as oats or barley. Real food is food in its natural, home grown state.

Rice is a rich source of carbohydrates, the body's main fuel source. Carbohydrates can keep you energized and satisfied, and are important for fueling exercise. Brown rice, especially, is an excellent source of many nutrients, including fiber, manganese, selenium, magnesium, and B vitamins.

Traditional style pizza is a relatively simple food, made with flour, yeast, water, salt, oil, tomato sauce and fresh cheese. Pizza made from scratch using these limited ingredients can be quite healthy.

Who said eat real food? ›

Eat food. When Michael Pollan says, “Eat food,” what he means is, “Eat real food,” as in food that is unprocessed and doesn't come from a factory.

Yes, as noted above, Real Bread is a processed food. Rather than growing on plants, roaming on land or swimming about, before being harvested or caught, then eaten more or less as it's found, Real Bread is crafted from unprocessed and minimally processed ingredients.

A healthy balanced diet can include protein from meat, as well as from fish and eggs or non-animal sources such as beans and pulses. Meats such as chicken, pork, lamb and beef are all rich in protein. Red meat provides us with iron, zinc and B vitamins. Meat is one of the main sources of vitamin B12 in the diet.

Think about the supply chain. Fresh produce, fish and meat need to be refrigerated and restocked, unlike shelf stable items. Those transportation and replenishment costs get passed on to the consumer. Other factors include labor shortages, inflation, and most importantly: supply and demand.

Why are homemade meals generally healthier? It's because they are usually less expensive, made with fewer ingredients, made with more nutritious ingredients, and great opportunities for family time, cooking, and bonding in the kitchen. What's not to love about that?!

For example, grass in a forest clearing produces its own food through photosynthesis. A rabbit eats the grass. A fox eats the rabbit. When the fox dies, decomposers such as worms and mushrooms break down its body, returning it to the soil where it provides nutrients for plants like grass.

While many types of pizza are high in calories, fat and sodium, those made with fresh, whole ingredients can be a good choice. Traditional style pizza is a relatively simple food, made with flour, yeast, water, salt, oil, tomato sauce and fresh cheese.

Yes, as noted above, Real Bread is a processed food. Rather than growing on plants, roaming on land or swimming about, before being harvested or caught, then eaten more or less as it's found, Real Bread is crafted from unprocessed and minimally processed ingredients.