Whether you're new to eating a Traditional, Real Food diet, or know a Real food newbie, here's a list of gift ideas sure to be a hit this holiday season (or any time of year, for that matter).
1. Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig – the essential Real Food classic.
2. A gift certificate from your local farmer that raises pasture-raised meats or a great company that sells online.
3. Nourishing Our Children DVD – Audio/visual inspiration for eating a traditional diet.
4. An immersion blender for whipping up blended soups, sauces, and smoothies.
5. A slow cooker – for savory stews, stock, and more.
6. A case of mason jars for culturing and storing real food.
7. A big food processor to save time on chopping, grating, and blending.
8. A gallon of coconut oil – for cooking with healthy fat.
8. Your very own kombucha scoby – a gateway starter into culture foods.
10. A stocking stuffed with various funnels, strainers, and other must-have kitchen tools.
What essentials would you add to this list for the Real food newbie???
Sarah @ Mum In Bloom says
Oh what a great list! I want all of those ;o) On my wish list for this year is a dutch oven! I have a glass cooktop stove (such a bummer) but I understand I can still use these lovely dutch ovens on it. I’d also love a cast iron pan *sigh*.
Emily says
Thanks, Sarah! I want a dutch oven too! A big white Le Creuset one! Have you check thrift stores for an old cast iron pan? I hear they show up often and just need to be reseasoned.
Amy @ Wildflower Ramblings says
We bought our big and small cast iron skillets, “shiz nillets” as my husband calls them, and we love love love cooking with them! Just have to condition with coconut oil — and making tallow
Meagan says
Good list I would add a “cheesecloth” to the top of the list, were it mine.
Emily says
Good idea Meagan. In my kitchen I tend to use flour sack cloths for straining and covering ferments more than cheese cloth, but I haven’t adventured into cheese making yet. What else do you do with your cheese cloth?
Dawn says
I consider myself a newbie foodie and will be giving out one of my favorite products, the Laptop Lunches Bento Sets, for the holidays this year. This was my gateway product for getting into the foodie world and now I’m hooked! You can check them out at http://www.laptoplunches.com.
Amy Kliesch says
Tea towels, sea salt, an ice cream machine… OH and metal mixing bowls!
CindraLu says
The very first food essential I had was a crockpot/slow cooker. It was great! Another kitchen essential – at least for me – is an ice cream maker. And, cast iron cookware is always an essential.
Stephanie says
I love my reusable coffee filter…..I use it to strain yogurt! You can get one on Amazon for $5 and it fits perfectly on top of a commercial yogurt container. This way, you can make your own greek yogurt, yogurt cheese and whey! No more cloth messes, plus it just rinses clean.
Trish says
Great list! Other inexpensive ideas: Reusable produce bags, portable utensil set, sprouting lid for mason jar…The ideas are endless…
Emily says
Thanks Trish! Great ideas.
Trish says
A kraut ponder and good quality pans and a very good juicer and dehydrator