food deserts

Health and Wellness by RealHomeMattersNovember 24, 2013

Food for Thought!

Imagine living in an area, without access to healthy, fresh foods. For many, in the United States, this is a daily reality. They live in areas defined as “food deserts,” which lack quality supermarkets or farmers markets, where residents can buy fresh foods. Not being able to buy affordable healthy foods is bad enough, but […]

Health and Wellness by RealHomeMattersJuly 9, 2012

Life without Fruits & Vegetables

Imagine for a minute a life without fruits and vegetables, and only having access to poor quality food. Day after day your meals consist of foods high in sodium, preservatives, and sugar. I couldn’t imagine a life without a good salad. Could you? Yet, for many people living in rural and urban areas, a life […]