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The Allergy Solution
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A review of the Allergy Solution by Dr Leo Galland, including a summary of the main points and links to the products suggested in the book.
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The real food diet
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A recent study which looked at more than 65 000 randomly selected people for the Health Survey for England has shown that the protective effects on health of eating fruit and vegetables rise the more portions you eat. At 7 or more portions a day your risk factors for death from any cause drop by 33%.
This article looks at a range of diets and their impacts on your health.
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Confidence in the Food You Buy
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Trust in what food labels say is under attack with all the horror stories in the media. We want to tell you why you can trust our Real Food Organic range.
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Real Foods and the Soil Association
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So you can be confident about what you will find in our organic goods, we are licensed by the Soil Association, the UK's leading food and farming charity and organic certification body.
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Early Bird Discount
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Visit our Edinburgh shops early in the day for 10% off your full price shopping
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It's A Fair Crop Guv
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A brief introduction to Fair Trade, its background and some of the more unusual products available
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Allergen Labelling at Real Foods
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This is a guide to the Allergen labelling policy at Real Foods, the legislation regarding labelling and how to ensure you are buying the right product for your diet.
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Meet the Producer Mani Organics
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This February, Real Foods is happy to introduce a new addition to our range of olives. MANI takes their name from the Mani Peninsula in Greece where their business is based.
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Meet the Producer Over Langshaw Farm
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It takes a great deal of hard work and dedication to be an organic supplier, so when it comes to finding a good local organic and free-range egg, it's not quite so easy, you must have heard the expression 'rare as hens teeth'. So can you imagine our joy when we discovered the lovely folk at Over Langshaw Farm, who not only produce free-range organic eggs for us, they also make their own very delicious luxury ice-cream which you'll be able to try for yourself in both our Edinburgh stores in June.
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Meet the Producer Over Langshaw Farm
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It takes a great deal of hard work and dedication to be an organic supplier, so when it comes to finding a good local organic and free-range egg, it's not quite so easy, you must have heard the expression 'rare as hens teeth'. So can you imagine our joy when we discovered the lovely folk at Over Langshaw Farm, who not only produce free-range organic eggs for us, they also make their own very delicious luxury ice-cream which you'll be able to try for yourself in both our Edinburgh stores in June.
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Fair's fair Your guide to Fairtrade
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You’ve heard about Fairtrade fortnight, you’ve bought Fairtrade tea but are you really clear on what Fairtrade means and how your Fairtrade swaps can bring about lasting change? Here’s our handy guide...
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Why is CBD oil good for you
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CBD oil has become a global phenomenon and is being touted by the British media as a miracle medicine to cure all ails. According to The Cannabis Trades Association UK, the number of British people using CBD oil doubled in 2017 to a whopping quarter of a million. But what is CBD oil? Is it really that effective and is it legal? As Scotland’s largest independent retailer, the Real Foods team, answers these frequently asked questions.
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Meet the Producer Kwan's Kitchen
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Kwan’s Kitchen have been running Chinese restaurants in the Scottish Borders for over 35 years using traditional family recipes, They’ve now branched out to create restaurant quality foods, using authentic and easy to use Chinese ingredients, without artificial additives and suitable for vegetarians. Find their products here in our online webshop.
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Real Foods from 1963 to the present day
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You may not have realised but Real Foods has been serving it's customers for over 50 years. Here's a potted history of our business since trading began back in good old 1963.
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Meet the Producer Roots Soda Co
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Meet our producer of the month in August 2016 - Roots Soda Co, a local business providing sodas packed with fruits and vegetables and using minimal levels of cane sugar... You can find their products here in our webshop
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Why can't I buy the raw Ecuadorian cacao
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We have had a recent update from our suppliers regarding the raw Cacao that is sourced from Ecuador. There have been supply issues recently and we hope this will help explain what has happened. Find our cacao here in the superfoods webshop
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Multinational Real Food
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Real Foods answer to the question that apparently stumped a multinational supermarket giant
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YHLS review
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Jenny our Broughton Street manageress reviews the Your Healthy Living Show.
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Chocolate and Wine Tasting with Linda Ward
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We will have a chocolate and wine tasting evening with expert Linda Ward on the 30th November at Real Foods, 37 Broughton Street from 19:30 - 21:00
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Chocofrolics
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A review of a wine and chocolate tasting evening held in our Broughton Street store...
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Bursting with life
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Find out what Tom Phillips of Cyrenians Farm has to say
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Beremeal is back in stock
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A quick guide to the ancient grain, a recipe for bannocks and a link to where to buy it...
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A real village in the city
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Meet Irene, one of our loyal customers, and hear what she has to say...
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The natural way to beauty
Summary: Face masks you can make from the kitchen cupboard, the best pampering products and organic essentials, plus what to avoid...
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Organic gold award for our local Steiner school
Summary: The Edinburgh Rudolf Steiner School has become the first school in Edinburgh and the first independent school in Scotland to receive a Gold Food for Life Catering Mark from the Soil Association. They've kindly provided an article detailing their triumphs for us here at Real Foods...
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Review of our Raw Food Evening
Summary: Our assistant manager Ben reviews our raw food event with Judy Barber that was held on the 20th July at the Broughton Street store.
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Join us at the Foodies Festival
Summary: We'll be the Foodies Festival on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August. Find out more and details of our competition to win a pair of free tickets...
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Meet the Producer Mara Seaweed
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Have you been thinking about including seaweed in your diet, but you are not sure about which type or how to prepare it? Read about this month's spotlighted producer: Mara Seaweed.
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Meet the Producer Pickled in Scotland
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Ever heard of fruit cheese? Find out all about it and our local producer - Pickled in Scotland.
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Events at Real Foods
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Real Foods regularly runs fun and informative events and here we have listed all past and future events. If you would like any further information on events at Real Foods, please email pip@realfoods.co.uk . If anyone is interested in hosting or running a collaborative event with Real Foods, please do contact us.
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Taste of Edinburgh Review
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Our review of the sunny Taste of Edinburgh event last month where we had a stand
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Local Suppliers
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A quick introduction to some of our local suppliers with some of their best products
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Real Foods goes to the Gym
Summary: We announce a winner of our Factory Gym membership competition and a quick update on what our team's been up to this month...
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Kitchen Cupboard Remedies Evening Review
Summary: Ben (assistant manager at our Broughton Street shop) reviews our Kitchen Cupboard Remedies event, hosted in conjunction with Napiers The Herbalists
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Review of Healthy Eating Evening
Summary: Review of the evening held by Tracy Griffen on Tuesday 19th October at our Broughton Street store.
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Raw Food Night Monday 6th September
Summary: Dr Craig B. Sommers will be hosting, introduced by Judy Barber, on Monday 6th September at our Tollcross store from 19.30.
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Your Healthy Living Show Review
Summary: 2010 Your Healthy Living Show reviewed by Jenny Schofield (Broughton Street store manageress).
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Foodies Review by Ben
Summary: REAL FOODS AT FOODIES FESTIVAL – FRIDAY 13th, SATURDAY 14th & SUNDAY 15th
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Healthy Eating with Tracy Griffen
Summary: On Tuesday 19th October from 7.30pm at our Broughton Street store.The evening will feature tastings (including wine and Fairtrade chocolate oooh..) an entertaining guided tour and hints and tips on seasonal cooking.
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Meet the Producer Chain Bridge Honey Farm
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Chain Bridge Honey Farm produce beautiful honeycombs, delicious honey and are a fount of information on bees!
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Meet the Producer Mother Nature
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It’s organic September, so we thought we should meet the producer of ALL of our organic produce…. Mother Nature!
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Meet the Producer Eteaket
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Based just up the road from us in Real Foods, eteaket have been shaking up the world of tea with fresh ideas, amazingly high quality teas and an innovative approach to tea inspired delights.
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Meet the Producer Stoats
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Stoats are passionate about ‘all things porridge’. They take great pride in sourcing premium Scottish oats and working on different blends to give the best texture to their range. They use unrefined, wholesome ingredients to create delicious snacks, pots and bars.
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Meet the Producer Pudology
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The subject of our March Meet the Producer is 'Pudology' and the woman behind that concept, Lucy Wager. Visit our stores this month for a chance to sample Lucy's delightful range of dairy-free desserts and follow our Facebook page for an indepth look at the products, and for a chance to win some of these delicious sweet treats for yourself.
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Meet the Producer Chilli Papas
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In February, our Meet the Producer event will feature local father-of-four Darren Mollan, founder of Chilli Papas. Chilli Papas spice mixes make child's play of cooking Mexican fare and tasty curries. The mixes are fat-free, gluten-free and vegan and use an oil free cooking method. In this article Darren gives you his account of how it all began...
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Meet The Producer The Raw Chocolate Company
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Meet The Raw Chocolate Company, our producer of the month. All of their products are vegan, most are Fairtrade and Organic and their factory is renewably powered.
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Are Oats and Barley healthier from the north
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A new study at University of Aberdeen’s Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health was announced recently. They plan to investigate if oats and barley grown in the north of the UK are even better at protecting the body against heart disease. The five year study is part of several Scottish Government funded projects being undertaken at the Rowett Institute investigating the potential health benefits of Scottish produce.
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Kate Magic review
Summary: We held a Raw Food class with Raw Living's Kate Magic on Tuesday 14th April...
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Review of Foodies Festival
Summary: Tash (one of our Broughton Street supervisor's) reviews the Foodies Festival we attended 3rd - 5th December at the Assembly Rooms...
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