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I’m excited to announce that next Wednesday, January 14th, I will be hosting my first blog carnival, Real Food Wednesdays!

Kelly the Kitchen Kop and I teamed up to devise an idea for a blog carnival that would feature real food. We’re taking turns each week, hosting the carnival on our blogs.

What’s the heck is a blog carnival, you ask? And what’s “real food”?

Carnivals are a great way to get more exposure to your blog! And real food means healthy, unprocessed, whole foods. Read all about it here.

We hope you will participate in Real Food Wednesdays and help get the word out about real food!

We are going to have a different theme each week. This week, Kelly’s theme was Healthy Low Carb Meal Ideas.

Next Wednesday, my theme will be (drum roll…) Real Food on a Budget.

All you have to do to join in next Wednesday is:

Post on your blog either a frugal recipe for healthy, real food (click here to see what I mean by “real food”) or an idea for saving money (so you can spend more money on your food budget — on better quality food, organic milk, etc.)

For example, maybe you have a great inexpensive dinner recipe for a stew or casserole? Or perhaps you want to share ideas for making your own cloth diapers or making natural household cleaners?

Note: If you don’t have a blog, you can still participate. Just post your recipes and tips in the comments.

Sound like fun? I think it will be. I’m so excited to see everyone’s ideas and recipes!

Go to the Real Food Wednesdays page to read all the guidelines before you post. See you next Wednesday!

Oh, and PS: I will try to have the post up by 10 pm PST each week. So if you want to get a jump on everyone, check my blog on Tuesday night!