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There are a number of meal-planning services floating around the internet now. You’ve even heard me talk about a few of them before. But this is an area where I believe that subtle differences between the services make for better fits with different families. (We all eat differently!) That’s why, even though I like some of the others I’ve tried, I was excited to hear about a new service: Real Recipe Plans.
Real Recipe Plans
Real Recipe Plans is distinct in two particular ways:
1. These are real food recipes (or “whole food” recipes). No junk. No prepackaged stuff. Just real ingredients – real food.
2. All of the recipes are gluten-free, dairy-free, and soy-free! For those of us with these food sensitivities, this is huge! No more need to adapt everything before we can cook it.
I was given the opportunity to try it for a while to check it out.
It’s a very simple service – no frills, but no fluff, either. Each week, you will be emailed a set of five recipes, and a grocery list for those recipes. The plan is downloadable in PDF format so it’s easy to save. It’s also very easy to print.
Many recipes have little tips or ingredient information at the bottom.
Honestly, for us, it’s not a good fit. For two reasons. We’re not very adventurous eaters, so the recipes overall have more “gourmet” a feel than what would be readily eaten around here (especially by the kids). More significantly, though, we eat Biblically clean in our household. The biggest practical difference this makes is that we don’t eat pork or shellfish. (There is a vegetarian option that would eliminate the need to substitute these, but we do need meat around here.) It’s unfortunate that our own options are so narrow, because these are great menus. If your family isn’t as picky as ours (y’know, if you eat pork and seafood like normal people 
), then you will probably love these naturally healthy plans.
However, I really like it. If it weren’t for this dietary “quirk” of ours, I would love it. I like that it’s simple and utilizes real food. I like that I don’t have to figure out what to substitute for pasta, bread crumbs, or “cream of” soup at every turn. It’s just real food that’s naturally gluten- (and dairy- and soy-) free. And it’s only $10/month, which should fit into nearly any budget.
Try It
Would you like to try it out? “Like” the Real Recipe Plans Facebook page, then message them your email address to get a free 1-month trial. (When your emails arrive each week, the subject line will be an order number. They’re not duplicates, although they may initially appear to be.)
A Little Taste
And just to whet your appetite, here’s a little taste:
- 2 Cups Almond Flour
- 2 T. Arugula, chopped
- ¼ Cup Coconut oil, melted
- 2 eggs
- 2 pears, sliced thin
- 6 very thin slices of Prosciutto*
- 1 cup Arugula
- Salt and pepper (S&P)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl and mix until combined. Pat into a ball and then press out onto a greased baking sheet, to about ¼” thick. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just browning and remove from oven to cool.
- When flatbread is cool, add the sliced pear, and top with prosciutto. Return to oven for 5 minutes until the toppings are warmed through. Remove, sprinkle with arugula and season with S&P. Enjoy!
Real (Food) Recipe Plans is a post from: Titus 2 Homemaker