Does anyone here eat real food?

I looked at the "clean eating" brigade, but that's a bit too faddy for me. Our ancestors ate white bread, just not at every meal!
So my ideal is to try to avoid overprocessed food, eat things with an ingredient list I recognise and is in season if possible.
As I'm in the UK, some of the suggestions will be a bit transatlantic for me and the available food market here

(Currently new potatoes are in season, sweet potatoes aren't)

Thank you for all your input so far. Please keep it up. Friend requests also wanted if you think we can motivate each other or swap recipes

The white bread our ancestors ate was significantly different than the mass produced, modern white bread. Bread is easy to make so you can avoid that issue if eating clean. If you don't want to make your own, find a good bakery.

An ordinary kitchen using ITEMS our ancestors would recognised. Check for sentence construction before putting typing fingers in gear
I still use my grandmothers saucepans!

I cook from scratch every day unless away (often cooking while away as well) and cannot imagine my kitchen without many modern appliances including my KitchenAid stand mixer that is used daily, often multiple times. If you restrict with respect to food prep you will of course limit yourself as to what dishes you can make.

Nope, I eat fake food.

How about tabbouleh with lots of chopped parsley, chopped tomatoes and cucumbers, topped with some tangy feta cheese? Hmm, maybe I should make that next week for lunch. It's tomato and cucumber season here.

Are courgettes the same as cukes? Or are they something else in American English?

Where do you find the group?

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/17234-the-perimeter-shoppers

I cook up a big batch of ground turkey with mushrooms, peppers & onions on Sunday. You can put that on a salad, tacos, all kinds of stuff. I also steam up a big bag of kale. Never thought I would like kale, but I actually crave it, so good!! That's real food, no fat free crap or processed junk. Could also grill up some chicken breast to have on hand. I'm all about the prep! Good luck!

Lovin your ideas, yes keeping it simple and pre-prepped is the key!

I didn't read the entire thread...but I do eat all the foods, and since I started logging consistently, we don't really consider anything off limits, because moderation. What we usually do is just cook an extra portion of whatever we had at dinner the night before, and I pack it and bring it to work for lunch.

Because honestly? I don't move too quickly in the morning, so trying to put something together then is just a dumb idea for me, because then there is no telling WHAT is in the box then, LOL... :bigsmile:

My new passion is brocolli slaw. It is in the produce section with the bagged already cut/sliced veggies. I made spaghetti for the kiddos this week and instead of using white pasta for mine I used the brocolli slaw. I opened the bag, added a little ollive oil, a little water to the bottom of the pan and sauteed it until it was slightly tender. Then used it just like noodles. Last night, i fixed it again only this time I used alfredo sauce and a rotisserie chicken I had gotten from the grocery store de-skinned and de-boned and had in my freezer. Made nice leftovers both times for mine and my hubbys lunch.

I'm looking for more ideas for my lunches and dinners, BUT I only eat things that could be prepared in an ordinary kitchen using items that our ancestors would readily recognise apart from minor diversions when I go out to eat! (Ben and Jerrys!):bigsmile:

I eat a baked protein like chicken or salmon with a steamed veggie and some sort of grain. Really easy and I make it flavorful by adding lots of spices.