Q: Where do you find Real Foods?
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NATIONAL FARMERS’ MARKET DIRECTORY
Search your area to find your local farmers’ markets.
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CSA
Search for Community Supported Agriculture near you...
...where you sign up for a share of a farm’s produce that’s delivered to you on a regular basis.
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LOCAL HARVEST
Local Harvest is a great resource for people in the United States who want to find local farmers to buy their food from directly. Their website has a directory of over 30,000 farms and farmers’ markets as well as restaurants and stores that sell local food. Each farm or company maintains its own listing so you can keep track of their offerings, specials, and events.
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EAT WELL GUIDE: LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC FOOD
Eat Well Guide is another directory to help you find locally grown food, but it’s not just limited to US farms – it includes listings in Canada. This site lists the normal farms, farmers’ markets, grocery stores, and restaurants... it also includes CSAs and orchards to provide you with even more options. Every listing in the Eat Well Guide offers sustainable, organic, humanely raised food so you know whatever you’re getting is good and good for you.
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USWELLNESS
If you want pasture-raised, grass-fed meat, USWellness is the place to go. They’ve even done lab tests on their meat that has shown, time and again, that their meat has more important nutrients (like omega-3s, vitamins, CLAs) than grain-fed meat does. They offer beef, lamb, bison, and goat, grass-fed dairy, and free-range poultry.
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HERITAGE FOODS USA
Heritage Foods offers heritage turkeys and has also expanded to raise cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and other poultry naturally, the way the animals would live in the wild. They also slaughter their animals seasonally, believing that animals are better in certain seasons just as produce is, and they can ship any of their meat straight to your house.
Find a store you trust
With so many options, find a few sources that you trust that will work for you.
The important thing is that you buy the foods you need to support weight loss...
...and leave the rest behind!
(If you find a resource in your area you can share it with others by typing it here in the comments.)
BONUS: Meal Delivery Services
Freshly
PRICE: 4–12 meals per week, $8.50–11.50 per meal. Shipping fees based on your location.
It offers a rotating menu with over 30 entrées each week, including many that are high in protein, gluten-free, dairy-free, low carb, or low calorie.
All meals contain one portion and can be heated in the oven.
The Good Kitchen
PRICE: 5–35 meals per week. $11–14 per meal depending on how many you select. Shipping is free within the contiguous United States.
The Good Kitchen delivers nutritious, fully prepared meals with keto, paleo, gluten-free, and Whole30 options.
It also takes into account any food allergies and preferences to build custom weekly menus.
The Good Kitchen uses high quality, sustainably sourced grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, and antibiotic- and hormone-free poultry and eggs. Its produce is free of
genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Snap Kitchen
PRICE: 6 or 12 meals per week at $9.50–12 per serving. Shipping is free.
Snap Kitchen offers low carb,
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Snap Kitchen uses high quality, sustainably sourced ingredients and offers detailed nutritional information on its website.
Factor
PRICE: 4–18 meals per week, $11–15 each. All plans include free delivery.
Factor is popular for its delicious menu of dietitian-designed meals.
Keto, low carb, low calorie, and plant-based meals are available, and all recipes are free of gluten, refined sugars, hormones, antibiotics, and GMOs.
All subscriptions include a free 20-minute consultation with a registered dietitian. Monthly coaching packages are available for an additional fee.
Sunbasket
PRICE: $11–13 per serving. Shipping: $8 per box after your first order.
Sunbasket is an organic meal delivery service that specializes in chef-designed, dietitian-approved meals.
It provides options for nearly any eating pattern, including vegetarian, paleo, gluten-free, carb-conscious, and diabetes-friendly diets.
Martha & Marley Spoon
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Martha & Marley Spoon is ideal for those looking to brush up on their cooking skills while enjoying a variety of fresh and healthy seasonal dishes.
This meal kit service features a rotating menu with 22 new recipes each week and provides options for low carb, vegan,
dairy-free, and family-friendly meals.