Shane's Blog

Just wanted to share an hilarious birthday gift from my brother-in-love.  He took a lot of time putting together this "food" collage for me and included it in my birthday card this year and I have not stopped laughing!  Some might sound familiar to us. :-) Write me with some of your own new food concepts...I want to hear that this gave you a good chuckle.  Happy Friday everyone and keep on keeping it real!  

Chef Shane Kelly tells you why commercial sports drinks aren't the answer to hydrating your body in a real food way.  Listen to this week's Real Food Pep Talk to discover the best ways to replenish your body's electrolytes while we are still in the dog days of summer.   MP3 Click here for the podcast audio  

Listen to why you should break free from boxed cereal for Breakfast  Be sure and tell me about some of your breakfast foods... beyond cereal!  MP3 Click here for the Podcast audio.

This Blueberry Crisp Recipe is loaded with the goodness of oats, pecans, almonds and coconut and not to mention, loads of fresh blueberries. And for those of you who are watching your gluten intake this recipe is wheat-free and would be dairy-free if you just wanted to change the butter to coconut oil in the recipe. But, most importantly it’s just yummy and comforting on a hot summer day…with some real whipped cream, of course. Click here to get the Blueberry Crisp recipe!

Here is your Chef Shane Real Food Pep-Talk for July 26th, 2010.  It is HOT!  MP3 Click here for the Podcast audio

My heart breaks every time I read an article like the one I read a few days ago in the Wall Street Journal called, “Worried About a Moody Teen?”  The reason my heart breaks is because there is hardly ever any mention of what those moody teens are eating or what they should be eating.  Because I can tell you for sure teens will have mood swings and all kinds of related issues if the bulk of their diet is low-fat, fat- free, sugar-laden, ultra-processed, nutrient-vacant foods and not enough good...

   I had my first tomato of the summer season this morning for breakfast and it was really delicious!  I bought it last Tuesday at the Franklin Farmer's Market (they are now also open on Tuesdays, 3pm-6:30pm and of course on Saturdays, 8am-1pm) from Rocky Glade Farm .  Let me tell you it was surprisingly good since it's still early June.  You may be asking, "why did this woman just have veggies for breakfast?"  Well, let's just say I had a lot of fun eating lots of stuff I don't normally...

I was just out taking Lucy, my precious puppy for an early morning walk and since she’s not very chatty in the morning I was busying myself checking out everybody’s recycling bin.  It’s kind of like what I do at the grocery store…I can’t seem to help myself, always curious about what America is eating.  Sugar is the constant theme running through most bins and carts that is for sure.  Sugar, as we all know comes in many forms and you can even think of white bread pizza as sugar in a way because...