223. Decoding Food Labels and Making Informed Decisions | Tara Vander Dussen, the New Mexico Milkmaid

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

There are so many buzzwords and labels and opinions floating around when it comes to sourcing healthy food. If you want to have confidence in the food you are feeding your family, it is important to understand what terms like “grass-fed” and “free range” and “all natural” really mean. Join me for this fascinating conversation with Tara as she shares what she has learned from her years of experience in the dairy farming industry and how she navigates the complexities of our current food system.

In this episode, we cover:

Diving into the information overload available to us on the internet
An examination of the “organic” label and what it does and does not mean
Why the rBST labels on dairy products are misleading
How to know what terms are actually beneficial on food labels
A discussion on GMOs and hybrid crops
Why it is important to understand the truth behind the buzzwords
The simplicity of building your plate around animal protein
Decoding the dairy aisle
Finding the middle ground in the raw milk debate
The importance of making your own informed decision

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ABOUT TARA

As a fifth-generation dairy farmer hailing from the beautiful state of New Mexico, Tara has built a successful career out of a love for the land and her roots in agriculture. As an environmental scientist, Tara has worked on agricultural projects throughout the southwest, and as a professional speaker, her influence extends far beyond the borders of her home state. She has been invited to speak at prestigious national and global conferences, showcasing her knowledge and insights on agriculture sustainability.

Tara is also the co-host of the popular podcast and tv series Discover Ag where she melds food and pop culture to create captivating conversations that dive into the intricacies of our food system in a fun, light-hearted way. A fast talker with a quick wit, Tara engages audiences with her vibrant energy and captivating storytelling.

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0:00.0	One of my favorite quotes is actually if you tell me what you care about I'll tell you like what you should buy
0:04.5	It depends what you care about of where you want to like spend your dollar in the grocery store if you are like oh I want grass fed because that's you know
0:11.5	Regenerative you believe in the animal welfare or whatever it may be grass fed because that's you know regenerative you believe in the animal
0:13.0	welfare or whatever it may be grass fed doesn't necessarily tell you about animal
0:16.8	welfare you can be still in a confined animal feeding operations like a Kefo and
0:21.3	be grass fed it doesn't necessarily mean they were out at pasture.
0:24.4	Like that's not what that wording means.
0:25.8	It's simply telling you what was in the cow's diet.
0:29.0	My name is Lisa, mother of eight and creator of the blog and YouTube channel Farmhouse on Boone.
0:35.0	Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home from scratch cooking and a little mom and entrepreneur life along the way.
0:50.0	Welcome back to the Simple Farm House Life Podcast. Today I'm having on Tara from Discover Ag. It's a podcast with Natalie Koberic if you remember was it last year. I had Natalie on and we discussed a lot of the same things that Tara and I are going to discuss today. There's a lot of the same things that Tara and I are going to discuss today.
1:04.0	There's a lot of bad information floating around the internet when it comes to
1:10.0	being able to share such fast info in our short content fast-paced society with
1:16.3	Instagram, Tik-Tok, YouTube shorts, all of that. When it comes to food labels
1:21.0	agriculture and the two of them together share to food labels, agriculture.
1:22.6	And the two of them together share on their podcast
1:25.9	in a very entertaining way.
1:27.5	A lot of this information to help demystify
1:30.9	and help educate consumers on agriculture. They both come from an agricultural background.
1:36.7	Tara has been in the dairy industry from when she was born, I believe she said. So she has a lot of insight on that. Let's dive in and enjoy this chat.
1:45.4	All right, hey Tara, how are you? I'm looking forward to having you on. I was just
1:50.0	listening to you and Natalie's podcast, Discover Ag and thinking through all the many things
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