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Real Foodie Gifts | Roots & Boots

30 Real Foodie Gifts Under $30

Looking for real foodie gifts for your favorite kitchen nerd?  These simple kitchen tools will delight any real foodie on your gift list.

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7 Ways To Use Dehydrated Tomatoes | Roots & Boots

7 Ways to Use Dehydrated Tomatoes

Dehydrated tomatoes are a lifesaver for anyone with a serious tomato explosion.  Whether the tomatoes come from your own garden, the farmer’s market, or a gardening friend, dehydrated tomatoes can take you from overwhelmed to overjoyed.

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Tomato Powder Is the Answer: How to Make it & Use it | Roots & Boots

How to Make & Use Tomato Powder

If you aren’t using tomato powder, are you even cooking? Just kidding, I myself only discovered tomato powder a few years ago.  It totally changed my game in the kitchen, which is why I’m excited to share how to make it, how to use it, and why it’s so awesome!

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40 Ways to Eat More Real Food

40 Ways to Eat More Real Food

Most people agree it’s a good idea to avoid processed foods and eat more real food instead.  But it can be overwhelming to know where to start!

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Revolutionize Your Family Meals with My Real Food Family Meal Plan

I have exciting news to share today, and I think you’re going to love it!

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3 Easy Ways to Prepare Any Vegetable

3 Easy Ways to Prepare Any Vegetable

Last week, we talked about 8 ways to help kids eat more veggies.  Today I want to focus in on #5 from last week’s list, which is all about a few easy ways to prepare any vegetable.

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Do This With Homegrown Tomatoes

The Homegrown Tomato Trick that Saved My Sanity

I wish someone had told me this homegrown tomato trick long ago!  It’s currently saving my sanity as the tomatoes are rolling in from the garden.

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8 Ways to Help Kids Eat More Veggies | Roots & Boots

8 Ways to Help Kids Eat More Veggies

A diet focused on real foods obviously includes plenty of vegetables. 

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Canning without Sugar

Canning Without Sugar {And a Giveaway!}

Canning is like exercising.  In the moment, it’s all sweaty and intense and even a bit stressful, but the results are soooo worth it.

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Why I Stopped Eating Raw Kale

Why I Stopped Eating Raw Kale

I recently stopped eating raw kale, but not because of its consistent place on EWG’s Dirty Dozen list.

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