S11 EP12 How to Read Food Ingredient Lists That Are A Mile Long
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
You’re at the grocery store. You pick up a package and flip to the back. What are you looking for? Do you know? You are worried about what’s going into your mouth and rightfully so. In today’s episode, we take a closer look at nutrition labels and ingredient lists. We tell you which one is more important and what to look out for.
This episode is our response to those who say, “I ate like that and look at me, I turned out just fine.” Because times have changed and so has food! It’s well known that the US and the EU take different stances when it comes to food safety. Want to know what they are? We want you to leave today’s episode feeling informed and empowered. There’s no reason to throw in the towel. Listen for tips on how to feel good about your food choices when you return home from the grocery store.
(00:00:00) Welcome to the podcast and crockpot season!
(00:06:00) It can feel overwhelming but the reality is, times have changed and so has the food.
(00:10:11) Interesting facts and timeline regarding nutrition labels and the FDA
(00:13:05) The differences between ingredient lists and nutrition labels and which is a better place to start
(00:19:00) The ingredient list explained: length, the first 3 ingredients, recognition and organic
(00:33:00) Nutrition labels explained
(00:41:10) What people consumed 40 years ago isn’t even remotely the same as food on the shelves now.
(00:47:37) The FDA and the EU take different stances when it comes to food safety.
(00:49:42) Don’t be afraid of food and how to find balance.
(00:51:10) Brands committed to doing better. And Wasim Syed.
(00:58:53) Quick summary list of tips
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| 0:00.0 | I wouldn't get yourself so deep into some of these, especially if you're just starting out when you're thinking about like what to, like, you're just overwhelming yourself. |
| 0:11.0 | You're like, forget it. |
| 0:11.7 | This is just the space is crazy. |
| 0:14.2 | I would just take some of these, like we've sifted through some information, kind of like giving you what's the most important and practical and then try to implement some of those in your life instead of any of the major overhauls. |
| 0:29.0 | Hi, guys, and welcome back to the Thick Thys Dave Lives podcast. I'm Kelsey. |
| 0:32.9 | Welcome back, guys. We get a little foodie episode for you today which reminds me um it's crockpot season y'all |
| 0:42.2 | if you participate in crock pot season you need to get her out dust her off i don't know about |
| 0:49.2 | you i don't use my crock pot like in the warmer months do you um so i got away from it a little bit and then |
| 0:56.3 | there was like this serious discussion in my house about the use of the crockpots that it needed |
| 1:01.9 | to make a strong comeback because it makes our lives better like that's what we said like this improves our quality of life is the crock pot. |
| 1:15.7 | I mean, it's like electricity, like plumbing, crock pot. |
| 1:20.1 | It's like these are the things that I really feel the improvement to your life is vast and far-reaching. |
| 1:28.7 | And it's Crockpot season, which means I like to have, first of all, definitely every |
| 1:35.7 | weekend. |
| 1:36.3 | I like to have something. |
| 1:37.5 | I like to have a smell of brewing. |
| 1:39.5 | Mm-hmm. |
| 1:40.3 | Mm-hmm. |
| 1:40.6 | I like to have it all around me. |
| 1:50.5 | And then obviously on the weekdays, it makes life immensely easier. |
| 1:53.2 | So I just wanted to... And then it's the gift that keeps on giving, right? |
| 1:55.1 | Because when you use your crock pot, like you never eat the full crock pot. |
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