Rookie Tips From YOU (advice for beginners) – Real Food Wednesday

Cheeseslave & I take turns hosting Real Food Wednesdays, where we hit on various Real Food topics and ask for your input.  The topic today is “advice for beginners“.  Most of us remember what it was like when we were just starting to eat a better diet.  (Read my “food conversion” story.)  There can be many emotions involved.

Here are some feelings I had at the time (& still have now and then):

• Overwhelmed!  So much new information, and a lot of it I had never heard before.  (Where do I start?!)
• Frustrated – do I believe this or that?
• Satisfied & thankful – when I began making my family delicious nutrient-dense meals, it felt great knowing I was learning how to nourish them well!
• Challenged:

1. Where do I find all this healthier food?
2. Can we afford it?
3. Will I have time to make more nutritious meals at home?

I’m still learning and messing up…

These days I really enjoy playing around with recipes trying to make them healthier and/or easier, and if you’ve been at it a while, you may be feeling more confident in the kitchen now, too.  However, some of you may also feel how I still do at times:  like there’s always more to learn, and plenty of trial and error to continue muddling through.  As a matter of fact, just a few days ago I ruined some beef fat that I was attempting to render for my first time…I wonder how much I paid for those hunks of fat?  It’s probably better that I don’t know…  The point is, we can ALL benefit from hearing your advice, and I hope you’ll jump into the conversation!

So what would be your advice to those who are just starting to eat a more nutritious diet, or who are new to the Weston Price/Nourishing Traditions way of eating?

• What tips, ideas or advice helped or hindered you along the way?
• What has overwhelmed you in the past, and what helped you get a handle on it?
• What was the “one” thing you started with?
• Share about your journey, what prompted you to start eating healthier, etc.
• Or share whatever else you think could help any beginners out there!

–IF YOU DON’T HAVE A BLOG, add your comments below!
–IF YOU DO HAVE A BLOG, use “Mr. Linky” below to add a link to your post on this topic, keeping these rules in mind:

1. PLEASE be sure to add link in your post back to this post, so your readers can benefit from all the ideas, too.  Also this helps out the other participants who are hoping for more traffic to their blogs.  Call it “blog carnival etiquette“.
2. And do not link to your home page, only link to the specific post.  (Otherwise later when new readers stumble upon this post and they go to your link, they won’t be able to find what they’re looking for.)

First, look these over and see if you missed any Real Food Wednesdays:

• Gluten-free Real Food (hosted by Cheeseslave)
• Healthy fast food (last-minute meal ideas)
• Real Food on a Budget (hosted by Cheeseslave)
• Low-Carb Ideas

Also, read about our upcoming topics, and don’t miss NEXT WEEK’S TOPIC: Healthy Desserts for Valentines Day! UPDATE! Recipes using bone broth will be our topic at Cheeseslave’s blog this week on 2/11 – read why Ann Marie decided to change topics.

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