'There's a Reason Cheap Food is Cheap' + How Food Ends Up On the Shelf | Kyle Koehler of Wildway

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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EP. 178: Join the conversation with Kyle Koehler, the visionary behind Wildway Foods, as we peel back the curtain on the true cost of cheap food and the monumental challenges those in the health-conscious food space face. Discover how spending less at the checkout may actually be costing us more in healthcare, and why it's essential to support companies that put our well-being at the forefront. From the meticulous processes of regenerative farming to the crafting of additive-free products, Kyle and I explore how every dollar spent is a vote for the future of our health and our planet. If you want to try Wildway, use code REALFOODOLOGY for 20% off at https://wildwayoflife.com Topics Discussed: 11:57 - Regenerative Farming Challenges and Sustainable Sourcing 19:04 - Challenges of Global Supply Chains 24:56 - Product Pricing and Additives 29:07 - Navigating the Food Industry and Choices 41:21 - Food Companies' Retail Challenges 59:29 - Concerns About Food Safety and Regulation 01:04:07 - Regenerative Farming and Health Priorities Sponsored By: ARMRA Colostrum | Get 15% off your first order at tryarmra.com/realfoodology Natural Cycles | for 15% off go to naturalcycles.com with code REALFOODOLOGY Honed Vitamins | use code REALFOODOLOGY for 15% off at livehoned.com Organifi | Code REALFOODOLOGY gets you 20% Off at www.organifi.com/realfoodology Open Guided Meditation | Get 30 days free of Open by visiting withopen.com/REALFOODOLOGY Check Out Wildway: If you want to try Wildway, use code REALFOODOLOGY for 20% off at https://wildwayoflife.com Show Links: Kiss The Ground Common Ground Check Out Courtney: Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! @realfoodology www.realfoodology.com My Immune Supplement by 2x4 Air Dr Air Purifier AquaTru Water Filter EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson Edited & Mixed By: Mike Frey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On today's episode of the Real Foodology podcast,
0:02.5	USDA did a study of the percent of consumer spending that spent on food.
0:06.6	And out of the 104 countries that they surveyed, the United States was the lowest.
0:10.0	That we spend the lowest amount of consumer spending on food,
0:13.0	yet we're consistently one of the countries with the highest amount spent per person on healthcare.
0:18.0	We don't truly understand the true cost of food because we're paying for that on the back end.
0:24.4	Hello friends, welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast. Today's guest
0:28.5	is Kyle Kohler of Wild Way Foods. This was an absolutely fascinating episode. I have been wanting
0:36.7	to do an episode like this for a while because I really want
0:39.9	you guys to understand from a consumer standpoint how really hard it is for these food companies
0:46.3	that are trying to do best by us for our health. The companies that are putting health over
0:52.3	profit are having to go through so many loopholes
0:56.7	and do so much extra work and deal with so many more logistics than the brands that are
1:02.7	just putting out the crappy processed food with all the additives and all the garbage in it
1:07.3	that are doing it the way that our food industry is set up right now.
1:11.5	And unfortunately, it's just the way that things are run right now.
1:15.7	It's why I always say it is so incredibly important that we put our money into the brands
1:20.3	that are doing right by us because the more that we demand this with our dollars, the more
1:24.7	that companies that are creating food are going to go, wow, consumers are
1:29.1	spending so much money.
1:30.5	Like consumers spent X amount of money last year in the regenerative space, which is telling
1:34.6	us that people really want this.
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