We all know we should eat at home more often.

Study after study shows that home-cooked meals are linked to:

• Better health
• Big savings
• Less food waste
• More control over ingredients
• And even helping fix a broken food supply chain

Honestly, the list goes on.

But here’s the thing: none of that matters if it doesn’t change behavior.

And we know it won’t. Not on its own.

No article, stat, or food pyramid ever stopped someone from hitting the takeout app after a long day. No guilt trip has ever magically cleaned a kitchen or planned next week’s meals. We get it — because we’ve been there too.

We’re the founders of Wholesome Farms. And before we started this, we were just like you.

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What People Need Isn’t More Reasons — It’s a Better System

The problem isn’t that you don’t know the benefits. It’s that life is busy. Habits are hard to break. And the way food is marketed, sold, and delivered right now? It’s not designed to make healthy eating easier.

So we built a system that is.

Wholesome Farms is designed with one goal:
Get real food on the table, shared with people you love — with less effort and zero stress.

Here’s how we do it:

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1. We Cut the Cost, Waste, and Guilt from Meal Kits

We’ve stripped away everything people hate about traditional meal kits:

• The sky-high prices
• The landfill of packaging
• The constant upselling
• The pressure to cook like a chef on a time crunch

Instead, we focus on premium ingredients and practical recipes you’ll actually want to make — and none of the waste.

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2. We Deliver Farm-Sourced Ingredients + Recipes That Work

Unlike meat boxes that drop a pile of protein and call it a day, we take things further:

• We source from real American farms: Creekstone Beef, Murray’s Chicken, Cheshire Pork — top-tier suppliers known for quality and humane practices.
• We tailor the ingredients and recipes to your preferences.
• We help you answer the most stressful question in any home: “What’s for dinner?”

We take care of that part. So you don’t have to guess.

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3. We Help You Build Habits Without Even Noticing

Our weekly plan fits around your real life. No rigid schedules, no subscription traps. Just meals that work with your time, your kids’ soccer schedule, and your budget.

Most plans average under $3.20 per serving — no, that’s not a typo.
That’s cheaper than a fast food combo — and 10x better for your body.

And as you keep going, you build:

• Real-life skills in cooking and planning
• A more connected family routine
• A genuine, healthy relationship with food

And it doesn’t feel like work. It just becomes your new normal.

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Final Thought

You already know why you should cook more.
We’re here to make sure you can — and want to.

Wholesome Farms is for people who want real food, real connection, and real simplicity.

So if you’re ready to break the takeout loop, stop throwing out unused groceries, and finally feel good about what’s going on your plate —
Wholesome Farms is your next step.

Let us help you make it easy.

A sweet-and-spicy chicken dish that’s packed with flavor and perfect for meal prep!

This Honey Gochujang Chicken with Broccoli recipe is the perfect solution when you want something crave-worthy, fast, and healthy. It’s made with wholesome ingredients, packs a punch of bold flavor, and comes together in under 30 minutes.

Using high-quality All-American chicken breast and fresh organic broccoli straight from your Wholesome Farms box, this meal is simple, balanced, and downright addictive. The sweet heat from gochujang and honey caramelizes beautifully in the pan while the broccoli adds crunch and color. Served over your favorite grain, it’s a meal prep dream.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Flavor Bomb – Gochujang and honey create the perfect spicy-sweet glaze.
  
• Balanced and Nutritious – Protein, veggies, and pantry staples in one bowl.
  
• Wholesome Farms Approved – Our chicken and veggies are flash-frozen at peak freshness.
  
• Meal Prep Friendly – Makes 4 portions, perfect for lunch or dinner all week long.
  
• Budget-Conscious – Under $3.20 per serving when using Wholesome Farms ingredients.
  

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Ingredients

(The main ingredients can be included in your Wholesome Farms box!)

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  
• 1 , 8oz pack of broccoli florets (about 2 cups)
  
• 1 tablespoon avocado or neutral oil
  
• 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  
• 2 tablespoons honey
  
• 1 tablespoon gochujang (Korean chili paste – sweet, spicy, and savory)
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
  
• Cooked white or brown rice, for serving
  
• Sesame seeds & scallions, for garnish (optional)
  

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How to Make It

Step 1: Make the sauce.
In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, gochujang, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Set aside.

Step 2: Cook the chicken.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, then add chicken in a single layer. Let it brown undisturbed for 3-4 minutes, then flip and cook another 3-4 minutes until golden and cooked through.

Step 3: Add the sauce.
Pour the sauce over the chicken and toss to coat. Let it simmer for 2–3 minutes, until the sauce thickens and becomes sticky.

Step 4: Steam or sauté the broccoli.
Meanwhile, steam broccoli in a separate pan or microwave until just tender (about 2–3 minutes). You can also stir-fry it with a bit of oil for added flavor.

Step 5: Serve.
Serve chicken and broccoli over rice. Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced scallions if desired.

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Meal Prep Tips

This recipe makes 4 servings and keeps well in the fridge for up to 4 days. Store in airtight containers with rice and broccoli. Reheat in the microwave or a skillet with a splash of water to loosen the sauce.

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Wholesome Farms Tip

No need to shop for obscure ingredients or throw away unused produce. Wholesome Farms delivers perfectly portioned pasture-raised meats, organic vegetables, and AI-powered meal planning tools that make recipes like this one achievable—any night of the week.

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More Easy Dinner Ideas

Looking for more recipes like this one? Try:

• Garlic Butter Chicken & Green Beans
  
• Beef Stir Fry with Bell Peppers
  
• Sausage and Peppers
  

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Honey Gochujang Chicken with Broccoli proves that you don’t need a long ingredient list or complicated steps to make a meal that hits every craving. Try it with your next Wholesome Farms box—and see how easy dinner can really be.

At Wholesome Farms, we believe AI and food aren’t a strange or scary pairing — they’re a natural match. Food is one of our oldest human needs. AI is simply a modern tool to help us meet that need — not to replace the kitchen table, but to help more people gather around it.

When I was growing up, my pastor would often tell a story in his homilies — one borrowed from many traditions and faiths — that points not to any one religion, but to something deeper: a big-T truth about how we care for each other.

The story goes like this:

At a wedding feast, two powerful kings — one from the North, one from the South — fell into an argument about the afterlife.

The northern king claimed it was obvious: hell was a realm of eternal fire where the damned were burned like firewood. Heaven, of course, was the opposite — cool, serene, and made of clouds.

The southern king scoffed. He had a different vision: hell was full of devils wielding scythes, chasing and slicing the wicked for all eternity. Heaven, naturally, was a place of harps and angels, where everyone was crooned into bliss.

The argument escalated, and just as it was about to ruin the wedding, the bride interrupted. “Why not ask the holy hermit in the mountains?” she said. “He sees things clearly, and speaks only when he has something worth saying.”

So the two kings left the feast, still bickering, and set off on horseback. They traveled for weeks through wind and storm, convinced the hermit would confirm each one’s version of the truth.

At last, they reached the summit. The hermit sat quietly, deep in prayer. The kings approached and asked, “Wise one, what is the nature of hell? And what is the nature of heaven?”

The hermit was silent for a long time. Then he said:

“Hell is a banquet. A table overflowing with the most delicious foods imaginable — sweet, savory, rich, and rare. But every guest is given utensils that are ten feet long — spoons, forks, knives — so long they can’t bring food to their own mouths. Though they can reach the food, they cannot feed themselves. So they fight, they suffer, and they starve forever.”

The kings recoiled. “That’s a horrible fate,” one said. “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. But tell us — what is heaven like?”

The hermit smiled gently.

“Heaven is the same table. The same feast. The same ten-foot utensils. But in heaven, the people don’t try to feed themselves. They feed each other.”

With that, he stood and walked away, leaving the kings to think in silence.

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So why am I telling you a story about ten-foot spoons on a blog about food?

Because Wholesome Farms isn’t here to replace the cook or the family table. We’re here to extend it. We built our AI meal planner — a very long spoon, if you will — not to isolate people, but to help them nourish each other.

AI is just a utensil. What matters is how we use it.

Our hope is that Wholesome Farms can reach far enough to help someone across the country — or just across the street — plan a meal, save time, feel less overwhelmed, or share something meaningful with their loved ones. And maybe, by using it, you’ll have just a little more space to feed the people at your table, too.

Heaven, we think, is just a well-fed family — serving each other with whatever tools they have.

Emma

Hi, my name is Emma. I grew up just outside Philadelphia, PA, in an Italian-American family with three siblings. To outsiders, it’s probably not much different than any other American household—except for one important distinction: we have better taste. It’s a hard truth, and no, I won’t apologize.

Besides the great food, what made our family special was how we expressed love through meals. Even when we had nothing significant to say—too busy teasing each other or annoying my sister by putting my foot on her chair—sitting down to dinner was a sacred ritual. Healthy, well-balanced meals. Stories. Jokes. Chaos. That was our recipe for life.

It’s a cliché to say, “I don’t know how my mom did it all,” but clichés exist for a reason. In this case, I do know: she did it by putting us first. She shopped, prepped, and cooked nearly every day. It nearly drove her insane—but she had a system. It wasn’t called “meal planning” back then, but that’s what it was: a hard-earned rhythm built around our picky appetites, her nursing job, and a giant beige Sears freezer stocked with enough meat to feed a small army.

There was always something good in the works—Sunday sauce, meatball sandwiches, baked ziti, chicken parm, or spaghetti with red sauce. Meals didn’t just appear; they were planned, sometimes weeks in advance, and always cooked with love.

Now, decades later, I’ve grown up and moved out—but that spirit lives on. For me, Wholesome Farms is a continuation of that family legacy, passed from my grandmother to my mom, and now to me. Our mission is simple: farm-sourced meals ready in under 25 minutes, powered by love, care, and smart planning. We want to make sure you’re not just fed, but nourished—physically and emotionally.

Because real meal planning doesn’t start with a recipe—it starts with love. Love for the people you’re feeding. Love for yourself. The alternative—giving up—is easier. But showing up, even tired, and making something that says “I care”? That’s the good stuff.

So yes, we want your belly full—but your heart even fuller. That’s how I was raised. That’s the world I want to build. And that’s what Wholesome Farms is all about.

Thanks, Mom.

Emma

And How Smart Meal Planning Can Change Everything

These days, it’s easy to believe that it’s cheaper to grab takeout or fast food than it is to cook at home.

You’re not imagining it — that belief is everywhere. It’s in the headlines. It’s on reddit and on TikTok. It’s the little lie exhausted parents are telling themselves while pulling into the drive through after a long day of work , errands and chauffeuring kids all around town . 

And let’s be honest: when you’re staring down the choice between a $7 value meal or filling up a shopping cart for just 1 meal, it does feel cheaper. It feels easier. It feels like relief.

We get it.

But here’s the thing no one wants to say out loud: it only feels cheaper because so many families are burned out, disorganized, and overcharged by a broken food system. That’s not your fault. But it is costing you — financially, physically, and emotionally.

Let’s unpack it.

Why Takeout Feels Like a Better Deal (Even When It’s Not)

When life gets chaotic, home cooking gets hit first.

Recipes require weird ingredients you only use once. Grocery shopping is overwhelming, especially as the cost of just one meal hits you at the checkout line. Food goes bad before you get to it.  And somehow, you still end up ordering pizza by Thursday night.

Meanwhile, takeout promises one thing: no thinking. No mess. No planning. Just food in a bag, ready when you are.

But here’s the catch:

• That $15 burrito with added Guac is gone in 10 minutes.
  
• That $35 delivery order including tip, delivery fee and tax was one meal.
  
• That $7 value meal becomes $35+ when you feed the whole family.
  

And yet, because it was fast and didn’t leave your kitchen looking like a crime scene, it feels cheaper than the $200 grocery haul you never fully used.

The emotional math makes sense — but the real math doesn’t.

The Truth: Home Cooking Is Cheaper — If You Do It Right

According to USDA data, the average cost of a home-cooked meal is around $4.31 per serving. But Wholesome Farms members get primary meal ingredients for under $3.20 per serving — using better quality than most restaurants, including:

• Pasture-raised meats
  
• Wild-caught seafood
  
• Organic vegetables
  

Our customers are feeding their families for less than what they’d spend at a drive-thru — and they’re doing it with better nutrition, less waste, and more predictability.

And when you plan your meals (instead of improvising nightly), cooking doesn’t just save money — it also saves time. It saves stress. It builds momentum and confidence and turns dinnertime into something you actually look forward to.

The Problem Was Never Cooking. The Problem Was How We Were Doing It.

The real issue isn’t that people don’t want to cook — it’s that cooking feels like one more job on top of too many.

That’s where Wholesome Farms comes in.

We’ve rebuilt home cooking from the ground up — sourcing top-tier ingredients and shipping them straight to your door, matched with easy, family-friendly meals and AI-powered meal planning that adjusts to your schedule and preferences.

No decision fatigue. No wasted food. No last-minute takeout.

Just a fridge full of possibilities and a clear, flexible plan to make them real.

Here’s the Bottom Line:

• Cheaper? Yes. Under $3.20 for premium Wholesome farms ingredients, just add pantry staples like rice and spices to round out meals.
  
• Healthier? Absolutely. No mystery oils, no preservatives, no compromise.
  
• Faster? When you meal plan with Wholesome Farms, most meals are ready in 25 minutes or less.
  
• Better? You’ll taste it. And feel it.
  

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It’s not more expensive to cook at home — it’s just been harder than it needs to be.
Let us make it easier. And better. And more delicious.

Because real food shouldn’t be a luxury. It should be normal again.

In today’s hectic world, deciding what to cook and finding quality ingredients can feel like a full-time job. At Wholesome Farms, we set out to change that by making mealtime easier, healthier, and far more satisfying. Whether you’re feeding a family or cooking for one, here are the top 10 reasons why Wholesome Farms is the smarter, better choice for your dinner table:

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1. American Raised — No Outsourcing, No Gimmicks

Unlike other meat services like ButcherBox or WildFork, Wholesome Farms proudly sources all proteins from farms right here in the United States. That means shorter travel time, better oversight, and support for American ranchers and farmers. You know where your food comes from—and it shows in the taste.

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2. Every Box Comes with Protein and Vegetables

Wholesome Farms isn’t just sending you meat. Every order includes high-quality proteins paired with  Organic vegetables, so you’re not left scrambling to complete your meal. It’s everything you need to start cooking with real, whole foods in one convenient delivery.

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3. More Affordable Than Take Out, Meal Kits or Meat Boxes 

Our meals cost under $3.20 per serving for the main ingredients—well below the USDA’s reported average of $4.21 per dinner meal. By cutting out the meal kit packaging and waste , and sourcing directly from trusted farms, we pass those savings on to you without compromising quality.

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4. Delivered Right to Your Door

No traffic. No long lines. No impulse buys. Your Wholesome Farms ingredients arrive directly at your doorstep, flash frozen and vacuum sealed, so you can cook when you’re ready. It’s all about convenience—without sacrificing nutrition or flavor.

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5. Our AI Tool Answers the Daily Question: “What’s for Dinner?”

Let’s be honest: figuring out what to cook is often harder than the cooking itself. Our AI-powered meal planner takes your preferences, schedule, and inventory into account and gives you dinner ideas that actually work. Say goodbye to staring helplessly into your freezer wondering “Whats for dinner?”and hello to dinner confidence.

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6. Flash Frozen and Vacuum Sealed for Peak Freshness

Our ingredients are vacuum sealed and flash frozen at the height of freshness, locking in flavor and nutrients. That means no spoilage, no limp vegetables, and no guesswork. Cook what you want, when you want—and eliminate food waste in the process.

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7. Perfectly Portioned for Real-Life Eating

Each ingredient pack is portion-controlled, so you’re not overbuying—or worse, throwing away uneaten food. Whether you’re cooking for one, two, or a hungry crew, you’ll have exactly what you need to get a nourishing meal on the table.

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8. Unbeatable Taste—No Compromise Required

We don’t cut corners on flavor. From pasture raised beef to tender chicken thighs and crisp organic vegetables, our food is farm-fresh and flavor-forward. Customers rave that our meals taste better than restaurant takeout—at a fraction of the price.

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9. Free of Hormones, Steroids, Antibiotics & Preservatives

We only deliver ingredients that we’d feed our own families. That means our proteins are hormone-free, antibiotic-free, steroid-free, and completely free of chemical preservatives. Just real food—pure and simple.

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10. Free Access to Our Recipe Database, Nutrition Tracker & Personal Dashboard

Every customer gets access to our Wholesome Farms Recipe Database, a personalized nutrition tracker, and a secure online account dashboard—completely free. It’s everything you need to plan, cook, and stay on track with your health and lifestyle goals.

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Ready to Try Wholesome Farms?

If you’ve been burned by meal kits, overwhelmed by grocery runs, or just want to feed your family better without overspending, Wholesome Farms is here to help. Better ingredients. Smarter tools. Real convenience. All rooted in our belief that good food should be affordable, local, and delicious.👉 Join us today and see why more families are ditching the box kits and coming home to Wholesome Farms.

What the Question Means — and How to Answer It

Ever get blindsided with the question: “Where do you get your meat from?”
What used to be a five-second conversation — “uh… the store?” — is now a full-blown ethical and nutritional inquisition.

“Is it organic? Grass-fed? Free of antibiotics? Air-chilled? Was it factory farmed? Local? Humane? Did the cows listen to classical music when they were little?”

Suddenly, you’re sweating like you’re on a witness stand — except the court is your friend’s dinner table, and the jury is half vegan, half paleo and fully judgmental. Heaven forbid you say you just grabbed something on sale from the supermarket. Cue the shame. Cue the lecture. Cue the guilt.

And to make things worse, you practically need a dictionary to keep up with the labels:
Organic

Pasture-raised

Regenerative

Humane-certified

Air-chilled

Free-range

Each label sounds great, but also seems to double the price. And trying to decode them all feels like a full-time job. No wonder many people just give up and order DoorDash from McDonald’s — at least that doesn’t require a moral compass.
But let’s pause here: this collective obsession with meat quality?
It matters.

Why These Questions, Though Exhausting, Are Important

Our food supply chain is riddled with problems:
Over 99% of meat in the U.S. comes from factory farms, also known as CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations). (ASPCA, 2023)

These facilities often raise animals in inhumane, overcrowded conditions.

Antibiotics are widely overused — contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (CDC, 2021)

“Natural” and “humane” are often marketing terms with little to no regulation behind them.

So yes, the questions matter — not just for animal welfare, but for your health, the environment, and the taste of your food.
But answering them shouldn’t require a PhD or cost $30 per pound.

A Simpler, Smarter Way: Wholesome Farms

That’s where Wholesome Farms comes in.
We’ve made it our mission to eliminate the anxiety around sourcing meat. Here’s how:
American Raised & Verified
We only partner with U.S.-based farms that meet transparent, verifiable standards. No mystery meat. No overseas sourcing from countries with questionable practices.
Best-in-Class Brand Partners
We work directly with trusted names like:
Murray’s Chicken – Air-chilled, antibiotic-free, and raised without cages or hormones. Cleaner taste, better texture.

Creekstone Farms Beef – Premium Black Angus beef, born and Pasture-raised in the USA, never given antibiotics or added hormones.

Cheshire Pork – Heritage breed pork with exceptional marbling, raised on family farms with a focus on animal welfare and quality feed.

Each of these partners goes far beyond grocery store standards — not just in how they treat animals, but in how the food tastes.

Our sourcing checks every box that today’s conscious eaters care about — and at under $3.20 per serving for main ingredients, we make sure it’s actually affordable.

No More Guilt. Just Good Food.
You shouldn’t need to feel ashamed, overwhelmed, or broke to eat well and answer confidently when someone asks where your meat comes from.
With Wholesome Farms, the answer is simple — and proud:
“From Wholesome Farms, duh.”

Emma

Most of us aspire to cook and eat more meals at home. It’s a goal we write on sticky notes, make New Year’s resolutions, and spend a lot of time worrying over. And yet, when life gets busy and we hit the drive-thru or open a delivery app, that creeping guilt shows up. But why?

Are home-cooked meals actually better for us? Or are we chasing an unrealistic standard?

The Research on Home Cooking

Studies consistently show that home-cooked meals are linked with healthier diets and better overall health outcomes. According to a 2020 report by the University of Michigan School of Public Health, people who frequently cook meals at home consume fewer calories, less sugar, and less fat than those who rely on takeout or restaurants (University of Michigan, 2020).

A study published in Public Health Nutrition found that people who cooked dinner at home more than five times per week consumed significantly more fruits and vegetables and were 28% less likely to be overweight compared to those who cooked less frequently (Mills et al., 2017).

Moreover, the benefits go beyond nutrition. A 2020 meta-analysis published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health suggested that home cooking was associated with better mental well-being, likely due to a stronger sense of control and family bonding over shared meals (Mills et al., 2020).

The Downsides of Fast Food and Takeout

By contrast, fast food and takeout are often convenient but come with well-documented health risks. Regular consumption of fast food has been linked to increased risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. A 2018 article in Health Promotion Perspectives found that fast food consumption was associated with poor diet quality and higher calorie intake (Azadbakht et al., 2018).

Another study published in Nutrients concluded that frequent fast food intake is related to greater waist circumference, higher BMI, and poorer metabolic outcomes (Rydell et al., 2018).

Additionally, a review by Medical News Today highlights the additives, sodium, and refined sugars prevalent in fast food that can contribute to chronic inflammation and long-term health problems (MNT, 2019).

So Is the Guilt Justified?

In a way, yes — studies back up the idea that home cooking leads to healthier diets and improved mental and physical well-being. Pretty obvious stuff, right? But guilt doesn’t help anyone. The issue isn’t that we eat takeout now and then — it’s that preparing meals at home has become so complicated, stressful, and time-consuming in modern life.

That’s why services like Wholesome Farms exist: to make home cooking easier, not harder. Wholesome Farms delivers premium-quality, ethically raised meats and organic vegetables straight to your door, sourced from farms like Murray’s Chicken, Creekstone Beef, and Cheshire Pork  . With pre-portioned ingredients, freezer-friendly packaging and vegetables to round out complete meals; you can make simple, delicious meals in minutes.

Final Thought

Yes, home-cooked meals really are better for your health — physically and emotionally. But they don’t need to cause you stress or guilt. With the right tools and ingredients, making good food at home can feel effortless.

So next time you’re debating takeout, remember: you’ve got options. Let Wholesome Farms take the pressure off your plate.

Emma

What is a foodie, really?

On the surface, it seems like a harmless label — someone who “loves food” or “makes eating part of their personality.” Kind of like saying you’re into “deep breathing” or “high-intensity sleeping.” Banal. Harmless. Slightly cringe.

But scratch beneath the surface and you find something more insidious: the cult of the most. The foodie is that friend who can’t stop raving about the best cheesesteak, the most authentic Korean BBQ, or the new pop-up with six courses and zero chairs. Suddenly, your peanut butter and jelly sandwich feels like compost. Your Tupperware lunch? Embarrassing. You don’t spend $400 a day on takeout, iced coffee, delivery apps, and high-end dinners? What are you, poor? 

The Fantasy of Foodie Culture

In their quest for authenticity, ironically, foodies get trapped in illusion. They follow influencers whose job is to eat food dramatically on camera. Their goal isn’t truth — it’s clicks. Their reactions are exaggerated, their praise incentivized. And so, we trust strangers with different tastes and motivations, chasing their experiences as if they’re our own.

We scroll through food photos on Instagram like we’re reading sacred texts. But is the image the meal? Or are we, like Plato’s cave dwellers, starving on the shadows of real food?

The kicker: 60–70% of restaurant food comes from the same handful of corporate suppliers like Sysco, US Foods, or Gordon Food Service. In fact, 90–95% of restaurants use these companies in some capacity.(Hamburger, John. “Sysco and US Foods: The Aftermath”. Foodservice News. Retrieved 27 August 2015.) So even as foodies hunt for “authentic” or “unique” meals, many of the ingredients come from the same sources, processed in the same way. The experience may be wrapped in novelty, but the supply chain is anything but. Weep for the foodies.

What Real Food Looks Like

I once had a friend named Mike, the head cook at a soup kitchen where I volunteered. Over the years, he fed tens of thousands of hungry, homeless folks. People raved about his food. Still, volunteers often worried over how finely to chop the lettuce for the salad or whether oregano or parsley was the right choice for the soup.

Mike had one response, every time:

“It’ll make a turd.”

Crass? Sure. But also wise. Because Mike understood something essential: food is nourishment. It should be made with care, but not fear. It should be shared, not idolized. Taste and presentation matter, but they are not the only things that matter.

Reclaim the Kitchen Table

Here’s the truth: You don’t need to go into debt ordering Michelin star foie gras foam or book a pilgrimage to a Bangkok street cart to eat authentically. You don’t even need a food blog  😁

You just need access to real, quality ingredients — and the confidence to use them.

That’s what Wholesome Farms is all about. We help people return to real cooking with ingredients that have roots. From pasture-raised Creekstone beef to air-chilled Murray’s chicken and rich, heritage-breed Cheshire pork, we source food that nourishes without the pressure to impress.

Final Thought

Let’s stop chasing the fantasy of the perfect bite. Let’s see through the hype, the shilling, the illusion. Let’s sit down at our own tables, cook honest meals, and remember what food is really for.

And the next time someone says they’re a foodie, feel free to smile and say:

“It’ll all make a turd.”

Emma