What is "real food"?

I've been asked that question, so let me give the shortest, easiest answer I can.

Real food...
Is or has been alive. It can't be "made".
Rots, wilts, decomposes - and sometimes quickly.
Doesn't have an ingredient label (unless, of course, the only ingredient is the food itself.)
Doesn't have celebrity endorsements.

Like I said in the food shopping post, our goal is for our diet to consist of as much real food as possible. And we can do it simply, once you get the hang of it.