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Natural Products That Can Help With Hay Fever And Boost Your Wellbeing Too

Summer sunshine is lovely – unless hay fever has you sneezing and itching. The good news? Natural products can help ease symptoms and support your health too.

Summer Berries

Berries have been eaten in Britain for centuries, find out more about them

Traditionally held on or around the 25th January (Robert Burns' birthday) - this year it's Wednesday 25th January 2017. Here's a quick guide to the poet, the traditional food and the toasts and poems that accompany it.

Summer Sun, Picnic Fun

Some great ideas for picnic food this summer

Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday Recipes and Ideas

A quick history of Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday), some great free-from recipes and the best topping ideas we've come across

Spring time to be fruitful

What do we need after months of darkness and warming meals made from squirrelled-away stores? Oodles of fresh, organic fruit.

Activities for kids in the holidays

A few cheap and cheerful ideas to entertain the kids in the holidays, including how to make a CD Hovercraft, papier-mache, ideas for picnics and painting and links to some interesting sites for kids.

Summer’s here, go out and play

It’s Summer and so far we have already had some fantastic, warm, sunny weather so let’s all get outside, enjoy the sun and top up the vitamin D levels.

Stocking Fillers Small Medium and Large

Ideas for stocking fillers, including nuts, fruit and chocolate. Want to decorate a gingerbread house? Or track down chocolate coins? Here's our guide...

Christmas Baking around Europe

If you’ve ever wanted to include something different to your usual, traditional Christmas dishes you don’t need to travel around the world to do it – now you can be inspired without even leaving your kitchen! There are great recipes to discover, but if the feeling of organising a completely different Christmas seems a little too overwhelming, you can just try some of our favourite baking specials without turning your Christmas entire plan upside-down. Ready for a trip?

Vegan food ideas to celebrate Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is a time of great celebration when families gather to enjoy delicious food together. From spring rolls and dumplings to longevity noodles, food is a key part of the festivities and various dishes hold special significance. As we usher in the Year of the Dragon in 2024, Real Foods explores some vibrant vegan recipe ideas that honour the rich culinary traditions of Chinese New Year.

Free From Easter Recipes for Stress Free Celebrations

Easter is a joyous time of year which coincides with Spring, heralding a time of new life and new beginnings. This Christian holiday is celebrated in many ways around the world, and traditional foods are very much part of the proceedings. Easter eggs, hot cross buns and Simnel cake are just some of the goodies that are enjoyed by all. The good news for anyone following a free-from diet is that traditional Easter recipes can easily be adapted to cater for various dietary restrictions. Whether it’s vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free or nut-free, you can prepare a delectable Easter feast without compromising on flavour or tradition.

Take on the Veganuary challenge

Have you been wanting to move to a plant-based diet? Perhaps you’d like to give veganism a try but don’t know where to begin? Well, January is the perfect time to dip your toe in the water. This is when the annual Veganuary campaign takes place. Each year, as part Veganuary encourages people to give the vegan diet a try for the 31 days of January. Here at Real Foods we’re keen supporters of Veganuary. We have plenty of tips and handy hints to get you started if you’re planning on trying vegan. But first, let’s take a brief look at the history of veganism and where it all began.

Easter around the world

Each year in the UK we munch our way through a whopping 80 million Easter eggs. And it's not just chocolate eggs, but hot cross buns and Simnel cake too. But other countries have their own ways of celebrating Easter, as we will see here. And food plays a big part in the proceedings.

Christmas baking for festive inspiration

As the song goes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is a joyous celebration when we exchange gifts and enjoy good food with loved ones. Preparing a festive feast can take up a lot of time and energy though. That’s why it can really help to get a head start on your Christmas baking so read on and discover more about some of the well known seasonal staples and more festive food ideas.

A Plant Based Christmas that Benefit the Planet

Christmas dinner is traditionally associated with roast turkey and all the trimmings. But have you ever considered going plant-based for your festive meal? There are plenty of vegan and vegetarian Christmas recipe ideas which will not only benefit your health but also the environment. Let's take a look at some of the reasons why you should consider a plant-based Christmas feast this year.

A Christmas Pudding alternative for the whole family

Christmas is the time of year when families, and dietary requirements, come together. It can be difficult to accommodate everyone’s needs, especially when it comes to the most important part of the meal (for me, anyway), pudding! These are four of my favourite vegan and gluten-free dessert and sweet snack options, which all make a wonderful Christmas pudding alternative. They can all be made ahead, which saves work on the big day, and they’re all crowd pleasers.

Spice up your Valentine's day with some Natural Aphrodisiacs

Valentine’s day is sure to be a bust for many of us. How can those who are tired of seeing their loving partners face day in and day out spice things up? The answer is natural aphrodisiacs!

The history and traditions of Pancake Day

Whether you opt for traditional lemon and sugar, or a more savoury topping, many of us will be celebrating Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, this February. But have you ever stopped to wonder why we celebrate this tasty tradition?

The Great Christmas Bake Off … Festive Fails and How to Salvage Them

Get ready to transform your kitchen oops into culinary oohs with our holiday special! Whether your treats come out too tough, too burnt, or too bizarre, we've got jolly fixes to turn disaster into delight this holiday season.

Why do we celebrate Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year when love is most definitely in the air. On 14th February people in the UK send over 25 million Valentine’s cards to their sweethearts. But why do we celebrate this date and what is the significance of sending Valentine’s cards?

St Andrew's Day

St Andrew's Day is basically an excuse to indulge in all things Scottish. Frankly if it's named after St Andrew it's likely to have some sort of celebration going on this week! Here's a quick guide to the festival and its food...

Capital Picnics in the Park

Edinburgh is covered in good places to picnic, from the seven hills, to the Water of Leith, the canal and hidden parks, there is something for everyone to enjoy. We'll give you our top suggestions for recipes, ingredients and destinations, from family friendly to the lone picnicker…. (OK person on a lunch break!)

Christmas Baking

A guide to all the Christmas Baking recipes, ideas and tricks.

From starting your Christmas Pudding early, to making desserts that can be stored in advance, we've got some great gift ideas and suggestions to make the festive period a joyous one.

Have a look at the Stollen recipe from Pam Reichhartinger-Lawlor, who writes the blog thebreadshebakes, or our best tips for a tasty Christmas cake.

Swing into Spring and enjoy the season

As fresh as Spring Time – put colourful clothes on, pick up green vegetables and catch the early sunshine. Hopefully you'll start feeling lighter and brighter! Here are a few more ways to get some spring back in your step with a new Real Food’s Newsletter...

Vegan Fairtrade Organic and Gluten Free Easter Treats

Easter, eggsactly what is it all about...

Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables September

A quick guide to what's in season for the next few months, with some links to easy recipes and a few of the products we have available in our webshop. That's right you can even buy your vegetables online now!

Halloween

Did you know that Halloween is a Scottish word? Read on for some history and some celebration suggestions...

Poppies and Remembrance

November 11^th is Remembrance Day and in this country and many other Commonwealth countries people will have been wearing poppies as a sign of remembrance.

12 Days of Christmas

Real Foods take on a traditional Christmas song

Seasonal Eating into Spring

Locally sourced, freshly picked vegetables not only taste better, they're nicer to the environment and quite often a wee bit cheaper too. So here are our tastiest recipes and top tips on how to make the most of the fruit and vegetables available this season...

Boxing Day and Hogmanay

Some facts about the holidays

Crafty For Christmas

Nothing beats a homemade Christmas present (at least that's what generations of grannies have told us!) So here are a few edible treats, pretty decorations and ways to keep kids occupied until Santa comes...

Healthy Lunches Help Children Learn with Infographic

Give your child a head start with a healthy lunch - use these tips from Real Foods

Fruit du jour Cherries

Is there anything so delectable than ripe, juicy cherries in summertime? We love them so much we use one as our emblem!

Tasty, organic French cherries are now in season and available in-store, ideal for summer snacking, picnics, baking and desserts

A vegetarian guide to brilliant barbecues

A step by step guide to having a vegetarian barbecue, with recipes for grilling, side dishes and how to make the perfect summer drinks. We recommend some of our top summer sellers and cool new products for you to impress all your non meat eating friends. Now all you need is some sun!

Father's Day Sunday 20th June 2010

Great gift ideas, family-friendly recipes and a brief history of the day to give you some ideas to make your dad happy.

Preparing for a holiday

Why you should take a small bottle of Dr Bronner's Castile Soap in your holiday luggage

Spring cleaning, naturally

A brief introduction into how you can keep your house clean without making the environment dirty

Afternoon Tea

With the warm weather of Spring and Summer arrives daydreams of sitting in a beautiful, sunny garden enjoying the great British tradition of afternoon tea... and cake, everyone deserves a little cake! This is a quick guide to the traditions of a British afternoon tea, some great ideas for tasty recipes, the best biscuits for dunking and a few links to our bestselling teas.

Summer fruit salvation

Here at Real Foods we know what’s good about fruit – and how to take as much enjoyment as you can from the summer months!

What's in season at Real Foods

A quick guide to some of the current and upcoming vegetables this season. With a few handy recipe ideas...

Get fresh for the New Year

Ready for a new start in the New Year? Remember that it doesn’t mean your diet has to be brand new! Mixing it up with a few exciting but wholesome alternatives can be enough to keep you and your body happy. Welcome the New Year with Real Foods and a balanced, healthy diet.

Meadowsweet Organics

Rosy and David, proprietors of Meadowsweet Organics, have a shared passion for organic growing at their new enterprise in Fife.

Holiday essentials and treats

Travel-size lotions and potions, links to amazing self tanning and sun care, some natural remedies and a range of the all important drinks, snacks and treats. We've even got some recycled toothbrushes!

Summer Time is Party Time

10 quick and easy recipes to make your summer party go with a zing

Seasonal Vegetables For Winter

Real Foods is committed to buying organic fruit and vegetables, in season and as local as we can get it.

Countdown to Christmas 2015 Infographic

An infographic showing Real Foods' last ordering dates to get your goods in time for Christmas. Along with the last international posting dates.

Fasting for better health

People often fast for health or religious reasons, here are a few of our do's and don'ts...

Gather at the allotted time

A brief history of the traditions of Harvest, a few links to some of the most popular produce and a guide to allotments – so you can get properly into the spirit of things and have your own harvest!

August Edinburgh Festival Tips 2016

Tips and hints on how to survive the Edinburgh festival season

Real Foods guide to the Great British Bake Off 2016

On your marks… get set… Bake!

Bake Off is back on Wednesday night telly on BBC1 and we’re ready for the Bake Off related questions and queries…

Summer Fruits and Superfoods

The best selection of local, seasonal, vegetarian, organic, ethical and free-from foods in Edinburgh.

Advent Calendars from Real Foods

Real Foods top advent calendars for 2017

Valentine's Day

Read up on your Valentine's history and see what Real Foods have to offer by way of gifts and pampering for the one you love.

Keeping an eye on the pounds

Want to stretch your budget a little further? Keen to find out about Real Foods' special offers, bulk discounts and other great savings? Read on for our guide to budgeting and still eating well...

Alternative Tipples

Looking for alternatives to the usual wine or beer this winter? Look no further, here are the Real Foods staff favourites for when you want a treat, but don’t want the hangover in the morning!

Mum's Day Off

Try our Natural Beauty shop for luxurious pampering treats, the Chocolate shop for decadent delights or buy her favourite ingredients and bake her a cake!

Go on, spoil your mum!

Christmas 2015 Opening

Here are the details you need to plan your shopping with Real Foods in the run up to Christmas and beyond

Get Ready for Christmas

Make start now and beat the rush with some suggestions from Real Foods for making your own delicious Christmas cake with the kids this half term.

Top Tips for last minute cake decorations

Suddenly decided you must have a Christmas cake and are panicking. Here are a few ideas...

Independent Reviewer on making a tipsy Stollen

Take a look at what Independent Reviewer Pam Reichhartinger-Lawlor, who writes the blog thebreadshebakes, has to say about making Stollen. Christmas Stollen is a rich, sweet bread made with butter, milk, spices and rum-soaked dried fruit and nuts.

To see ready made Stollen click here

Our Christmas Shop is now online

A quick guide to our Christmas Shop, from baking cakes and puddings (or if you prefer, simply buying them!)

We have gorgeous gifts and treats, a great range of advent calendars and sparkling wines! (We've got some hangover cures too...)

As always, we have a wide range of ethical, organic and free-from goodies, so whether you're looking for a dairy free chocolate bauble for the kids or a luxury gift for your gran, we've got it here...

Remember Remember the 5th of November

10 things you might not know about bonfire night and our recipe for the traditional Parkin cake. A quick guide to local Edinburgh events, or try our winter warming soup recipes and hot toddy drinks.