The Real Food Gallery
Creating a collection of over 100 familiar foods profiled and highlighted in stunning detail
What food is more synonymous with summer than freshly picked corn on the cob? Corn grows in "ears," each of which is covered in rows of kernels that are then protected by the silklike threads called "corn silk" and encased in a husk. Corn is known scientifically as Zea mays. This moniker reflects...
Barley is a wonderfully versatile cereal grain with a rich nutlike flavor and an appealing chewy, pasta like consistency. Its appearance resembles wheat berries, although it is slightly lighter in color. Sprouted barley is naturally high in maltose, a sugar that serves as the basis for both malt s...
Carotenoid pigments offer you outstanding health benefits—but only if they are absorbed up into your cells. Intake of fat along with carotenoids greatly helps to improve their absorption. However, many of our best foods for obtaining carotenoids—for example, sweet potatoes, carrots, and leafy gree...