I love all things real food. My favorite blogs are those like The Healthy Home Economist, Kitchen Stewardship, 100 Days of Real Food and Food Renegade, but I have a confession to make. I love those blogs because somehow, just reading them makes me believe I am more of a real foodie than I really am. I dream about being as disciplined in my kitchen as these women, and I often feel guilty for not being able to muster up the energy to nourish my family perfectly. Truth be told, We occasionally, more often than I would like to admit, eat fast food or cheap food. I’m incredibly undisciplined. My kids are sugar addicts and I’m still trying to get my act together long enough to help them break these bad habits. I often feed my kids real food, only to have them stash it behind furniture so I will think they ate it and my husband has a secret stash of partially hydrogenated oils and food dyes (insert pretty much any snack food you can think of) in the armoire of our bedroom (which I partake of from time to time) and yes, I have a bowl of Andes candies beautifully displayed on the same table as my properly prepared trail mix.
I’m writing this blog because I need grace in my kitchen. I am not a nutritionist, I’ve made every possible sacrifice in our budget to allow for real food without compromising godly stewardship and I am not a doctor. Therefore, don’t expect many posts about the benefits of coconut oil or the ill effects of GMO’s on your body, unless I find someone else’s article particularly intriguing. I am just hoping someone else out there can relate to my real families chaotic journey to real nourishing food.
Nourished Chaos & Everyday Essentials 