Getting Started

Realizing that everyone is in different stages of their "real food journey," admittedly it can seem overwhelming.  "Where do I start?" is a common (and acceptable!) question.

Some suggestions are:

- Take baby steps - click here to download.  Read stories of how others have taken baby steps.
- Buy a copy of Nourishing Traditions and read it.  The first 90 pages or so is a nutrition course all by itself.
- Go to the Weston A. Price Foundation website and take the beginner tour.
- Become a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation to receive their excellent quarterly journal, Wise Traditions.
- Read and follow real food blogs (see right column.)
- Find a mentor, someone who is one baby step ahead of you.  
- Read the article Healthy Living Shouldn't Cost an Arm and a Leg:  Food Budget Strategies that Help Avoid the High Cost of Illness.
-Julie's husband, John, wrote this post about how to talk with your husband about real food.


When to Buy Organic? 

If you are going to buy organic produce, the Dirty Dozen contain the most pesticide residue.  Buy organic with the following:

Apples
Sweet bell peppers
Celery
Nectarines
Strawberries
Lettuce
Grapes (imported)
Spinach
Potatoes

Peaches 

Pears

Cherries

Clean Fifteen - safe to buy conventional

Eggplant

Sweet Potato

Tomato
Broccoli
Cabbage
Bananas
Asparagus

Sweet peas (frozen)
Mango
Pineapples
Sweet corn (frozen)
Avocado
Onions

Kiwi

Papaya
Watermelon


Print this pocket guide to clip and keep in your wallet to help you remember when shopping.