Review: The Vintage Remedies Guide to Real Food

The Vintage Remedies Guide to: Real Food
by Jessie Hawkins

Book Description:

VR Guide to Real Food is a paperback book on the current food industry, how it got here, how that impacts health and how to change. It includes tips for changing the diet to real foods on a budget, with kids, etc. It also covers 7 confusing foods such as seafood, meat and sweeteners. It ends with a guide to over 150 foods, including not only descriptions, but medicinal and nutritional benefits, how to select and purchase them and recipes to try out the new foods. End of book materials include an index to food additives and additional recipes.

About Vintage Remedies:

Vintage Remedies provides resources for natural and healthy lifestyles. Our website offers free tips, recipes and formulas for natural living, we provide books and kits forgetting your feet wet and out School of Natural Health trains herbalists and holistic wellness professionals across the globe.

About the Author:

Jessie Hawkins is a clinical herbalist, traditional naturopath, green and sustainable living advocate and former childbirth professional. She is the founder and Executive Director of Vintage Remedies. In addition to her writing and speaking career, she is a wife and the mother of four. Her family resides in the rolling hills of middle Tennessee.

Book Details:

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: Thistle Publications; 1st edition edition (May 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982231873
• ISBN-13: 978-0982231876
• Retail Price: $18.95

My Thoughts:

Real Food is packed with an array of information to help anyone on their journey to healthier eating.  Jessie does not come off as preachy.  Instead, she gives practical, down-to-earth advice and information.  The book is broken down into five main sections: Why We Eat…, What to Eat…, How to Eat…, Let Your Food be Your Medicine, and Resources.

The first section of the book talks about food.  It talks about the history of food, the nutrition of food, modern food, and more.  It helps readers understand the whys behind food and eating.

The second section delves into what real food is and isn’t.  It guides readers in their quest to really eat healthier, real foods.

The third section goes into how to really make the changes.  Knowing what we should do and actually doing it are two different things.  This section will help readers make the transition to eating real food.

The fourth section is my favorite section.  In my opinion, this is the real heart and value of the book.  (That is not to say that the rest of the book isn’t great, but this section is a must read – must keep resource.)  In this section, Jessie takes readers through the food journey from Agar Agar to Zucchini.  Each food is talked about in detail so readers understand the nutritional value in the food.  Most foods have recipes that accompany their entry in the “food journal”.

The final section contains valuable resources to help readers better understand food.  Resources include an appendix about food additives, an appendix about sweeteners, an appendix about natural leavening bread, and a section on future learning (where to learn more about the topics).

This is a great book for anyone who is seeking to learn more about the foods that they are eating and who is wanting to start a healthier lifestyle.

I received a copy of Real Food from Vintage Remedies as part of MamaBuzz in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.