Real Foods Blog

Gut Bacteria and Gut Dysbiosis

The bacteria in our gut can have a profound affect on our general health and sense of well being. Have a read on our brief post about gut bacteria and gut dysbiosis.

Published: September 5, 2019
Author: Ruth Mildred
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Coco Fina competition (also an in-store tasting)

To extend the celebrations of our in-store CocoFina Edinburgh tasting today (19/8) from 2pm-6pm at both of our Edinburgh stores, we are giving away this fab Cocofina bundle (entry closes 12pm 25/08/19). More info on the prizes and entries below.

Published: August 19, 2019
Author: Real Foods
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Real Foods Edinburgh Festival Competition!

Are your family/ friends visiting Edinburgh for this year’s Festival? Let them know where to go for all their Vegan, Vegetarian, Organic, Fairtrade, Free-from, Ethical, Eco-friendly and Plastic-free products. As a thank you, you could #WIN £40 to spend online at: http://www.realfoods.co.uk .More info on entering below:

Published: August 2, 2019
Author: Real Foods
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Enjoying The Edinburgh Festival

Love it or loathe it the Edinburgh Festival will soon be upon us along with the many thousands of visitors from all around the globe. Real Foods has been in Edinburgh for 45 of the 62 years the festival has been running and we want to share with you our ideas on enjoying the festival season.

Published: July 25, 2019
Author: Ruth Mildred
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Plant-Based Living

For decades the Real Foods family has been advocating the benefits of plant-based living. Now there is more and more evidence that we would all be better for making our meals plant-based. Not only would we and our families be healthier, but we would be doing the planet a favour as well, helping to preserve our wonderful world for future generations.

Published: June 14, 2019
Author: Ruth Mildred
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What is the best vegetarian diet for you?

Are you vegetarian, vegan, reducetarian, flexitarian, or planetarian? Because of all the hype around new diets that are better for the planet and our health, the team at Real Foods decided that it was time to give the lowdown, so you can determine the best vegetarian diet for you.

Published: June 14, 2019
Author: Pip Phillips
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How Do I Cook?

Looking for something new to eat and asking ‘How do I cook that?’ Here at Real Foods we have a wealth of information available to help you make some small changes to your weekly menus so that you are eating healthier foods.

Published: May 16, 2019
Author: Ruth Mildred
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Real Foods Christmas Charity Raffle (2 of 2)

To support some of our regular charities we are holding two amazing raffles throughout the next two weeks with each of the two prize packages worth over £210 and containing products from your favourite brands. Here is our second, supporting the charity ActionAidUK – an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.

Published: January 16, 2019
Author: Real Foods
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Organic Wines

Organic wines are delicious, but have other important qualities too. Read on to discover the difference between biodynamic, vegetarian, vegan and low/no sulphur organic wines.

Published: November 20, 2018
Author: Ruth Mildred
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Real Foods Competition -win a Christmas Baking Bundle

In the run up to Stir-Up-Sunday, we’re giving you the chance win a baking bundle. It contains all of the ingredients needed to make our delicious gluten-free and wheat-free Christmas Pudding recipe) plus more goodies. See below for the full prize list and for details on how to enter. Closes midnight on 17/11/19.

Published: November 4, 2018
Author: Real Foods
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