The Real Food Company

30/05/2026

We highly recommend you book your tickets for this event in August :-)

https://ancestralhealthfestival.com/

We will again be there with a stall filled with interesting goodies, so...... shall we see you there? I do hope so 😊

– Red Pill Sangha podcast episode – and meet Sara at the Ancestral Health Festival!

Dr. Sara Pugh is one of my absolute favourite people and so incredibly knowledgeable in so many fields, so I couldn’t resist re-uploading this podcast I did with her a couple of years ago – link in the comments. If you think health was all about diet, prepare to be blown away. You can also meet Sara and the other amazing speakers at the UK Ancestral Health Festival in August, so click the link, also in the comments, to get more info and book your tickets!

01/05/2026

With all the recent talk about the quality of eggs in supermarkets, we thought we should mention the wonderful eggs we supply.

They are high quality really fresh eggs that are truly free range.
Our eggs and are produced to the highest standard of care for both the hens and the land the hens forage on.

Soil Association Certified Organic. The Soil Association demands the highest welfare standards for egg production.

This level of organic certification ensures the hens are free to roam on organic pasture with a low stocking density and access the shelter when they want it. They are out in the fresh air wandering around and searching for insects and fresh grasses to eat and any supplementary feed is certified organic with no genetically modified grain and absolutely no glyphosate included.
aThis level of certification also ensures the pastures the hens roam on has not been treated with pesticides and chemical fertilizers (and no Round-Up!).

We choose to buy our eggs from small family farms located in the North West of England.

01/05/2026

"Enliven" Your Meals
Live fermented foods are now discussed in mainstream magazines and are all over social media. They are not just the preserve of the traditional food enthusiasts from The Weston A Price Foundation.

When we began offering really live, fermented foods in our Cheshire shop way back in 2005, we could not find a UK producer and we imported a range from the USA. Wow - hard to believe as, 20 years later, there are now fermenters busily producing various vegetable concoctions all over the UK!

Ever on the lookout for interesting live foods, we discovered a super-exciting range from Wild & Cultured that sits in a niche that is not occupied by many producers at all - live and really tasty sauces. Sauces to add zest, not forgetting live probiotics to your plate.

These are bottles packed with concentrated flavour and goodness and of course offer another way to incorporate gut-friendly organisms into your daily diet.

Maybe some of those people who would love to be eating live foods, but just don't get on with sauerkraut and kimchi should give them a try. My favourite of the moment is the Lemon Harissa and so far in the shop it is the Ploughman's Pickle that is selling the fastest, closely followed by the Brown Sauce.

They are, of course, more expensive than a commercial sauce - but that is because of the care and the quality of these condiments. They are so tasty, a little goes a long way.

https://therealfoodcompany.org.uk/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=Wild*+%26*+Cultured*+Probiotic*+Foods*

30/04/2026

It sometimes blows my mind when I think about how long we have been in business as The Real Food Company. We opened our doors for the first time in the summer of 1990!
From that very first day we have supplied organic oats from Mornflake, just down the road in Crewe. People love them as they taste so good! I was reminded of what a wonderful a company they are the other day when I was following one of their delivery lorries - written on the side it said they have been milling oats in Cheshire since 1675. That is quite something, and they are still a family run business. That is over 350 years!

28/04/2026

You may have noticed more interest in an odd and ancient traditional fermented food from Japan - natto. Joe Rogan was even discussing its benefits on a recent podcast.
What is it about natto that has caught peoples' attention?
Recently published research (especially 2025–2026) supports natto as a functional food with multi-system benefits, particularly for:

*bones,
*heart health,
*gut micro-biome

Cardiovascular Health.
Nattokinase, a key natto enzyme, is being shown in ongoing research to help break down blood clots and may also reduce blood pressure and improves lipid profiles.
(https://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/natto-health-benefits-food-research-fermentation-soybean.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Regular natto intake is associated with higher vitamin K2 (MK-7) levels and improved bone metabolism markers
Why it matters:
MK-7 helps activate proteins involved in bone mineralisation
and may support osteoporosis prevention, especially in older adults
(https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1713726/full?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

We have a regular supply of UK made, fresh natto. Only organic soya beans are used to make this artisan food.
We sell this from our fridge in our Alsager shop and also on our web shop here: https://therealfoodcompany.org.uk/collections/tempeh/products/live-natto-150g

02/04/2026

12/03/2026

We are once again fully stocked up with this natural treasure from the Celtic Sea coast of Brittany, France. You can read about the way the residents of the Guerande region have worked in harmony with their environment so successfully and for so long. Amazing!

Find our range of Guerande salt here:
https://therealfoodcompany.org.uk/collections/le-guerande-unrefined-celtic-sea-salt... and also in our Alsager shop :-)

Using Le Guerande Fleur de Sel on the table reveals all the taste of your meal. Use with seasonal raw vegetables for a flavoursome salty bite, or just sprinkle on your food at the end or after cooking. Le Guerande Fleur de Sel is delicately collected following a thousand-year-old method. The "flower...

05/02/2026

We are so excited! Long have we wished for a proper, organic ploughman's pickle. We have now found one and as a really wonderful bonus - it is also live, fermented and really tasty!
https://therealfoodcompany.org.uk/collections/sauerkrauts-fermented-vegetables/products/ploughmans-pickle-275ml

01/02/2026

Have you noticed our new toothpaste from Orawellness? This is the best, most researched and most effective toothpaste containing the ingredient Calcium Hydroxyapatite. This ingredient is showing huge promise in preventing cavities and also improving cavities that are already present.
Listen to why you should be using this particular toothpaste here:
https://therealfoodcompany.org.uk/blogs/news/how-to-read-a-toothpaste-label-for-optimal-cavity-protection
and you can buy it here
https://therealfoodcompany.org.uk/collections/orawellness

22/12/2025

Are you roasting vegetables this Christmas. For the very best roast potatoes and parsnips you need to be using the best tallow, pork fat or lamb fat. Animal fats like these are all are able to withstand the high temperatures needed to make them glorious and crispy - without becoming damaged and problematic to your body.
A great plate of roasties is a joy 😍
https://therealfoodcompany.org.uk/collections/animal-fats