If you’re a fan of Cultures for Health, you’re probably a follower of natural foods and living a healthy lifestyle. This list is by no means comprehensive, but a general guide of some of the top natural food blogs we’ve received as recommendations from our readers.

NATURAL FOOD STORES

EarthFare's Tumblr

http://earthfare.tumblr.com/  In 1975, a “Mom & Pop” store called Dinner for the Earth opened in Asheville, NC, with a simple pledge—make it easy to shop for healthy food. Forty years later, Earth Fare has grown into a full-service supermarket with the highest Quality Standards, and the promise is more simple more than ever, “Healthy Food for Everyone.”

Whole Story

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/whole-story The official Whole Foods market blog!

The Produce Box - Blog

http://www.theproducebox.com/blog The Produce Box delivers fresh, local produce and specialty products like meats, cheese, bread and a lot more to homes and offices all over North Carolina.

GENERAL RECIPES

Nourished Kitchen

http://nourishedkitchen.com/ Nourished Kitchen is a traditional foods blog that explores the connection between culinary heritage, health and sustainable farming.

The Kitchn

http://www.thekitchn.com/ Inspiring cooks and nourishing homes through daily recipes, tips, kitchen tours, how-tos, news, product reviews, giveaways, and cooking contests.

The Pioneer Woman

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/ Ree, also known as the Pioneer Woman, shares anecdotes from her life as her days “spent wrangling children, chipping dried manure from boots, washing jeans, and making gravy. I have no idea how I got here…but you know what? I love it. Don’t tell anyone!”

Smitten Kitchen

http://smittenkitchen.com/ A home cooking weblog from a tiny kitchen in New York City. The place to find all of your new favorite things to cook.

Naturally Ella

http://naturallyella.com/ Delivering healthy and easy recipes for every occasion

The 101 Cookbooks

http://www.101cookbooks.com/ A natural foods recipe journal

Kalyn's Kitchen

http://www.kalynskitchen.com/ Kayln’s blog can help you find healthy low-carb recipes that are usually South Beach Diet friendly and often Gluten-Free, Paleo, or Vegetarian.

The Nourishing Gourmet

http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/ A website devoted to sharing recipes for nourishing food, that is satisfying, family friendly and often frugal. She talks about many topics regarding health and food, and eco-friendly products.

GLUTEN-FREE

Gluten Dude

http://glutendude.com/ This gluten free blog is made up of a celiac community that is knowledgeable, passionate and snarky. Learn the truth about living gluten-free.

The Celiac Diva

http://www.theceliacdiva.com/ A blog & Online Show where the Diva Team dishes on all things gluten free!

Gluten-free Fun

http://glutenfreefun.blogspot.com/ Don’t just settle into living a boring gluten-free life. Let’s talk gluten-free fun… food, restaurants, recipes, and more

Gluten Free Girl

http://glutenfreegirl.com/ The sweet life, gluten-free. Love to cook and bake? So do we. Let’s talk.

No Gluten, No Problem

http://nogluten-noproblem.com/ No Gluten, No Problem is the blog of Kelli and Peter Bronski. We regularly share new gluten-free recipes, nutrition and lifestyle commentary, and much more. But gluten? Fuggedaboutit…

Celiac Chicks

http://www.celiacchicks.com/ The guide to a hip and healthy gluten-free lifestyle featuring gluten-free recipes, gluten-free restaurants, gluten-free menus, gluten-free bakeries and more!

Poor & Gluten Free

http://poorandglutenfree.blogspot.ca/ This blog posts info on allergies, cooking and recipes, healthy living reviews of products and restaurants and other things pertaining to a gluten-free lifestyle that might help others!

Against All Grain

http://againstallgrain.com/blog/ Author of the New York Times Best Selling cookbook Against all Grain, Danielle Walker provides recipes that are grain-free, refined sugar-free, and lactose-free. Perfect for Paleo, Gluten-Free, SCD, and GAPS.

PALEO (AND AIP)

Elana's Pantry

http://elanaspantry.com/ Author of New York Times best-selling cookbook Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry.

Bravo for Paleo

http://bravoforpaleo.com/ Blog about all things Health & Nutrition, Future Doctor looking to change the way people eat.

Autoimmune Paleo

http://autoimmune-paleo.com/ Information about an allergen-free approach to managing chronic illness.

The Paleo Mom

http://www.thepaleomom.com/ Sarah Ballantyne, Ph.D. is the creator of the award-winning online resource ThePaleoMom.com; cohost of the syndicated top-rated The Paleo View podcast; and New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Approach and The Paleo Approach Cookbook.

A Clean Plate

http://www.acleanplate.com/ A Clean Plate offers simple allergen-free recipes and lifestyle guides to help recover from chronic illness.

Mark's Daily Apple

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence.

Robb Wolf

http://robbwolf.com/ Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist, is one of the world’s leading experts in Paleolithic nutrition. A student of Prof. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet, Wolf has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast and wildly popular seminar series.

The Paleo Diet

http://thepaleodiet.com/ The Paleo Diet is based upon the fundamental concept that the optimal diet is the one to which we are genetically adapted, in theory.

Nom Nom Paleo®

http://nomnompaleo.com/ Michelle Tam is the food nerd and working mom behind Nom Nom Paleo, a leading food blog. The Kitchn has heralded Michelle’s recipes as “often Asian-influenced, often California-inspired, and always popping with flavor,” and in 2012, Saveur Magazine recognized her site as the world’s Best Special Diets Food Blog.

PaleOMG

http://paleomg.com/ PaleOMG was created to inspire, make you smile, and change your meals for the better. If you are not laughing during a post or feeling uncomfortable when I talk about my love life (lack there of), I am doing something wrong. This blog is here to help you believe in your health, believe in your abilities in the kitchen as well as the gym, and believe in yourself during your quest for personal excellence.

Rubies & Radishes

http://www.rubiesandradishes.com/ Real-food and healthy living obsessed. This blog shares paleo and gluten-free recipes, tips and general heath and wellness information.

Real Food Liz

http://realfoodliz.com/ Nutrition, natural skincare & healthy baby makin’! Grab her best-selling book Eat the Yolks & look for the Baby Making & Beyond program in late 2015!

VEGETARIAN

VEGAN 

NUTRITION SCIENCE NEWS

GENERAL WELLNESS

PERSONAL FAVORITES

  • http://www.nourishingdays.com/
    • (Disclaimer: Shannon does a wonderful job coordinating the CFH blog but also has her own!) Interested in sustainability, homesteading, raw milk, pastured animal fats, fermented foods, and off-grid living? So are we…
  • http://www.foodrenegade.com/
    • Challenging politically correct nutrition.
  • http://gnowfglins.com/
    • Raise, save, and prep “God’s natural, organic, whole foods, grown locally, in season.”
  • http://happyolks.com/
    • Recipes & Stories for Happy Folks.
  • http://www.thugkitchen.com/
    • Warning – NSFW language! Verbally abusing everyone into a healthier diet.
  • http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/
    • A family with 2 young children in Charlotte, NC took a 100 Days of Real Food pledge. They didn’t eat a single ounce of processed food or refined ingredients for 100 days in the hopes that they would inspire people to follow suit.
  • http://phickle.com/
    • Helping people make safe, naturally fermented foods like kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut, pickles, miso and vinegar.