See ya later gross vegetable and soybean oil and loads of white sugar.

Unless of course, you LIKE having lots of inflammation in your body.

If not, don’t worry my darling. There’s a much better way. It’s called eating real food.

No matter what it is, or what you want to have. I think there is always a way to upgrade and swap ingredients so you can still enjoy everything you love, and leave behind all the rest. And it has nothing to do with making something reduced in calories or fat to be “healthified”. Please.

Instead, it has everything to do with using better quality of ingredients and identifying what you truly LOVE. So you can have those things  and treats (upgraded if they need to be) and not ever feel guilty. Because you’re leaving behind all the rest- the stuff you consume mindlessly or without a second thought, but that you don’t really love or care about. If you want a fast track to the guilty-train, that’s exactly how you do it.

But, you don’t want that. Right? Me either. Life is so much better without it.

So. Today. A lesson otherwise. How to make kettle corn a great real-food sweet treat (minus the crap that is usually contains). So you can enjoy it more and feel better in the hours and days that follow it. A recipe for a healthier life, in other words.

Healthy Kettle Corn

Makes 8 servings

2 cups organic popcorn {very important it’s organic. if not, it’s probably GMO corn}

1-2 tablespoons organic raw honey

3 tablespoons organic unrefined extra-virgin coconut oil

sea salt for sprinkling

Use a whirly pop (if you do not own one already, I highly + lovingly recommend it) or 1 heavy stock pot with a lid. Get 2 large bowls ready before you start poppin’.

Melt 1 tablespoon coconut oil in your pot or whirly pop, on medium-high heat. When pot is hot, add popcorn kernels. Whirl or cover with lid and shake until you hear popping, until it starts to slow. Dump the popcorn into your bowls. Add 2 tablespoons coconut oil and 1-2 tablespoons raw honey to the hot pan or a small saucepan. When melted, pour the mixture over the popcorn. Sprinkle with sea salt and toss to coat the ‘corn with your hands.

Photo by Jasmine Pulley for the upcoming Simply Real Health Cookbook