{"id":3,"date":"2010-05-25T03:35:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T03:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.100daysofrealfood.com\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2022-08-14T09:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T13:39:04","slug":"real-food-defined-a-k-a-the-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.100daysofrealfood.com\/real-food-defined-a-k-a-the-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Food Defined (The Rules)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real food basically means anything not highly processed (like artificial additives) and containing only five or fewer whole ingredients. It means mostly avoiding ingredients you would not cook with at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are the seven rules we followed during our original 100 Days of Real Food<\/a> pledge:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. No refined grains (such as white flour or white rice); only 100 percent whole grain. Items containing wheat must say WHOLE wheat...not just \"wheat\" by itself.<\/li>\n
  2. No refined or artificial sweeteners (such as sugar, any form of corn syrup, cane juice, or the artificial stuff like Splenda); only honey and pure maple syrup in moderation.<\/li>\n
  3. Nothing out of a package that contains more than five ingredients.<\/li>\n
  4. No factory-farmed meat; only locally raised meat products.<\/li>\n
  5. No deep-fried foods.<\/li>\n
  6. No fast food.<\/li>\n
  7. Beverages to include only water, milk, occasional all-natural juices, naturally sweetened coffee and tea, and (to help the adults keep their sanity) wine and beer in moderation!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    I promise, there's still food left after eliminating everything mentioned in our rules!<\/p>\n

    What you CAN eat:\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n